Dip Recipe: Simplest Guacamole

Guacamole can be made many ways, but purists like to keep it simple

Guacamole - One of the Four Essential Summer Foods:

Basil Pesto Slightly Garlicky Hummus Salsa Fresca Simplest Guacamole

How could we live without them?

If you've never eaten them, well! Your new life begins today!

We often combine all of the above in one meal, e.g. on a thick slice of crusty bread accompanied by a simple salad of mixed baby greens and a lemon & oil dressing.

This recipe makes about 2 cups of guacamole. Along with a bowl of corn chips, burrito fixings, crusty bread, rice crackers - or anything really - it'll feed 4 guacamole lovers.

Nutrition Data Per Serving, 107g: 163 calories, 123 calories from fat, 9 g carbohydrate, 15 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 153 mg sodium, 7 g dietary fiber, 1 g sugars, 2 g protein, very low in Cholesterol, good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vit K and Folate. Estimated glycemic load: 2.

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Ingredients:

• 2 medium ripe but firm avocados
• 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1/4 tsp salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
• Optional Additions:
• 2 Tbsp minced cilantro
• Pinch cayenne pepper or chili powder
• 1/4 cup fresh salsa

Directions:

1. Half the avodacos, and remove the stones.
2. Scoop the avocado out of the shells with a spoon into a shallow bowl
3. Mash with a fork, potato masher, or pastry blender until smooth
4. Mix in the remaining ingredients
5. Taste and adjust the seasonings
6. Devour immediately - guacamole is a poor keeper

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