Guacamole
Ah, Guacamole ~ happiness in a bowl and good food that’s always fun! Guacamole is an avocado dip, classic Mexican cuisine that is loved the world over.
Avocados are a fruit rich in healthy fats, vitamins + minerals with anti-inflammatory properties; fab food for our brain, heart, skin and digestion.
There are hundreds of different recipes, and how we like our guacamole & what we put in it can be colourful. If you don’t have a recipe that you love, here’s mine:
- Serves4
- Cooks in 0
- Prep time 15 mins
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Ingredients
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Method
Guacamole
WASH avocados before you slice them; they are often sprayed + have travelled far & wide ~ same with lime and all the other ingredients!!!
CUT avocados in half, remove the pit and scoop the fruit with a spoon into a bowl.
ADD lime juice to avocados and mash to an almost smooth puree using a potato masher, fork or even the base of a clean cup or ramekin – whatever you have!
ADD all the finely diced, sliced, and chopped ingredients and mix well.
TASTE adjust salt to your liking. Add more cilantro if you love it!
SERVE in a bowl as an app with veg sticks, romaine leaves or tortilla chips.
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STORE in a small airtight container in the fridge. The top may go brown due to exposure to oxygen; it is still ok to eat! Using a smaller narrow container reduces surface area at the top; therefore, less of your guacamole will go brown.
Chef tips + Ingredient Swaps + Ideas
LOW FODMAP diet may be irritated by onions and scallions so omit or add in tiny amounts
IBS – avocados are soothing for IBS red onions and scallions may or may not be a trigger for you – you know your body best!
SWAP LIME for lemon if you don’t have a lime.
TOMATOES; can use 4 cherry tomatoes cut in 1/8’s if you don’t have a big tomato, don’t put all the tomato juice in the guacamole.
CILANTRO | fresh coriander substitute; celery leaves are a great substitute for those that don’t like cilantro. You can also use fresh basil, chervil, parsley, french sorrel.
SCALLION | Spring onions substitute use chives or garlic chives.
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