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Guacamole

Traditional Mexican avocado sauce
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, sauce
Cuisine Mexican

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

Instructions
 

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Add optional ingredients as you wish.
Keyword avocado, chips, Lime, Mexican