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Video Recipe: Prize Winning Guacamole

Enjoy this guacamole as a topping, spread or a dip. So simple to make, you can mix up a batch almost anytime. Guacamole tastes great with tacos and complements many dishes. Try it on omelets, a rice bowl or a black bean burger.

Prep Time: 5 minutes.

Cook Time: None.

Servings: 8.

Ingredients

  • 2 small ripe avocados.
  • 2 tablespoons Reser’s medium salsa*.
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Directions

  1. Cut each avocado in half and remove the seed.
  2.  Use a dull table knife to cut the flesh into small squares while still in the skin.
  3.  Scoop the flesh out into a bowl by sliding the spoon between the skin and the flesh and moving it side to side.
  4.  Add salsa, lemon juice and salt. Mix together until smooth but still chunky.

Avocados are ripe when they give slightly when pressed. It should feel like pressing the back of your hand when you make a fist. An avocado is not ripe if it feels like you are pressing on your knuckle. Ripen avocados faster by enclosing them in a brown paper bag with an apple or banana.

The one caution when it comes to preparing guacamole – cuts to the hand are very common.  It is recommended that you use a dull table knife to cut avocado and pry out the seed. Do not use a sharp knife. When an avocado is ripe and ready to eat you don’t need a sharp knife anyway.

Avocados are rich in compounds that help protect against heart disease, eye disease and some cancers. They are also a good source for potassium.

This recipe was winner of the 2011 Cinco de Mayo Dip Contest at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. It pairs well with our Savory Lentil Street Taco recipe.

  • Serving Size: 1/8 cup (2 tablespoons).
  • Amount Per Serving
    • Calories: 40.
    • Total Fat: 3.5 g.
    • Saturated Fat: 0.5 g.
    • Trans Fat: 0 g.
    • Cholesterol: 0 mg.
    • Sodium: 90 mg.
    • Total Carbohydrates :2 g.
    • Dietary Fiber:2 g.
    • Total Sugars: 0 g.
    • Protein: 1 g.

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