avocado guacomole

Avocado Guacomole ( to be served with tortilla chips or toastadas)

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2 ripe avocados

½ red onion, minced (about 1/2 cup)

1-2 serrano / jalapeno chiles, stems and seeds removed, minced

2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, finely chopped

1 tablespoon of fresh lime or lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

A dash of freshly grated black pepper

1/2 ripe tomato, seeds and pulp removed, chopped

1 Cut avocados in half. Remove seed.

Scoop out avacado from the peel, put in a mixing bowl.

2 Mash the avocado.

Add the chopped onion, cilantro, lime or lemon, salt and pepper and mash some more.

add the chillies to taste.

Keep the tomatoes separate until ready to serve.

3 Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole to prevent oxidation from the air reaching it.

Refrigerate until ready.

4 Just before serving, add the chopped tomato to the guacamole and mix.