Recipe Friday - Hilary With One L

Yesterday, I posted on how my hard work for making guacamole was for naught, seeing as how I didn’t have any chips to go with it. I did find, however, that something will always turn up in the pantry and in my case, it was a bag of sea salt bagel chips. While they did have the requisite crunch needed for a hearty guac, their inherent bagel-ness (if that’s a word) was a poor substitute for the corn flavor that comes with a decent tortilla chip.

Seeing as how this guacamole recipe makes enough for a crowd, I needed to either throw a party, make some tacos, or get myself some chips before the whole thing turned brown. Enter some Tostitos Hint of Lime Tortilla Chips. Perfect addition to the guacamole. . .well a perfect addition would be one of those jumbo sized margaritas that come in a cactus glass, but beggars can’t be choosers and my time is coming (4 weeks left, but who’s counting?).

Enjoy and happy Friday, y’all!

Guacamole from Luna Maya

recipe courtesy of WTKR Norfolk, Look What’s Cooking Segment

Ingredients
4 ripe avocados

2 med. tomatoes

3 tbs finely diced onions

2 scallions

2 jalapeno peppers

1tbs chopped parsley

1 tbs chopped cilantro

1 sprig oregano, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

1tbs freshly squeezed lime juice

1/4 tsp cumin

2 tsp salt and pepper mix

(I omit the scallions because I never have any when I need them. I also substituted dried parsley and oregano, bottled lime juice, and cilantro in a tube because I’m lazy)

Directions

1. Gut tomatoes and reserve guts for future use. Chop tomoateos in a fine dice. Do the same with onions, scallions and peppers.

2. Add cilantro and parsley.

3. In mortar, grind garlic and oregano with salt and pepper until it is a fine paste.

4. Add the cumin and mix in before adding lime juice. Make sure all ingredients are fully incorporated and then pour mix over bowl with chopped ingredients.

5. In a separate bowl, cut avocados in half, removing pit, and carefully cut and scoop flesh out. Add fresh salsa and mix carefully until all ingredients are incorporated. Adjust salt and pepper to taste and add some extra lime juice if desired.

IN: recipes ON: May 11, 2012 BY: Hilary 0 COMMENT