Monday, May 21, 2012

Guaca-holy-mole

Okay, I don't know about you, but I LOVE guacamole! The best I've come across is Chipotle's corn salsa (YUM!), but I like things really spicy, and it still isn't spicy enough for me. I'm not sure why it just dawned on me, but the other day, I decided to make my own so I could control the spice level. I didn't use any specific recipe, I just threw some things together and it actually turned out pretty well! My measurements are approximate, and as you'll see, very technical! ;-)


Guaca-holy-mole
Ingredients
1 large Hoss avocado
1/2 of a white onion (diced)
1 small jalapeno (diced) 
2 squirts of lime juice
1/4 tsp of minced garlic
3 squirts of sriracha (spicy, red sauce, usually found in the Asian aisle at the grocery store)

Directions:
First, I found it easiest to chop the avocado into small chunks to make it easy to mash. After adding it to the bowl, combine all ingredients and use a potato masher to smash everything together. You can dice the onion and jalapeno as small as you'd like. Personally, I like my guacamole a little chunky, so I "under-mash" mine (very technical terms!). Because mine is called "Guaca-holy-mole", it's pretty spicy. You could easily make this milder by taking the seeds out of the jalapeno first, and not adding any sriracha. On the other end of the extreme, if you want it spicier, just add a few more squirts of sriracha. The thing I love about this is that it's cheap, simple, and fairly healthy. Avocado has good fats and oils, and everything else is (almost) in its original form. It makes me feel a little less guilty eating it :)

Enjoy!

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