Chunky Guacamole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 small onion, very finely chopped
• 2 -3 serranos or 1 -2 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded and very finely chopped
• 1 medium ripe tomato, cored and very finely chopped (optional)
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and very finely chopped (optional)
• 10 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
• 3 medium ripe avocados
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, about
• 1/2 lime, juice of

Recipe

• 1 additional chopped onion and fresh cilantro for garnish.
• 2 in a medium-size bowl, mix the finely chopped onion and chiles with the optional tomato, garlic, and cilantro.
• 3 close to the time you are going to serve, halve the avocados lengthwise by cutting from the stem to flower ends, around the pits.
• 4 twist the avocado halves in opposite directions to loosen the meat from pits, then scoop out the pits, and reserve.
• 5 scrape the avocado pulp from the skins and add it to the bowl.
• 6 using your hand or a spoon, roughly mash the avocado while mixing in the other ingredients, making a course, thick mass.
• 7 flavor with salt, then enough lime juice to add a little zing, if you wish.
• 8 return the pits to the guacamole and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap pressed directly onto the surface of the mixture.
• 9 set aside for a few minutes to let the flavors blend.