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Guacamole

Traditional Mexican avocado sauce
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Course: Appetizer, sauce
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbls minced shallot
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 2 avocados
  • cilantro optional
  • diced tomato optional
  • small-diced red chile or jalapeño peppers optional
  • smoked paprika optional
  • chipotle powder

Method
 

  1. Combine the shallot and lime in a large mortar. Sprinkle the salt over the shallot and let it all macerate for 10 to 20 minutes.
  2. Scoop the flesh of two avocados into the mortar and smash it with a pestle till the avocado is the consistency you like and the shallot and lime juice are uniformly distributed.
  3. Taste it. Add more acid if it needs it. Add more salt if it needs it. Keep doing this until it's so good that it hurts.
  4. Add optional ingredients as you wish.