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Name: Guacamole
Prep time: 1 h 21 min
Total time: 1 h 21 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 2 avocados; 1 shallot; ½ lime; a little Tabasco; 4 tablespoons olive oil; salt; pepper; 1 tomato; 1 pinch vitamin C

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Guacamole

For this typically Mexican recipe there are two main methods: smooth mashed avocado (made with a blender), or simple mashed avocado (made with a fork) with small pieces. And you can add, or not, finely diced tomato. You will find the first version (smooth) below.

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Last modified on: November 26^th 2011

For 4 people, you will need:

1 2 avocados
2 1 shallot
3 ½ lime
4 a little Tabasco
5 4 tablespoons olive oil
6 salt
7 pepper
8 1 tomato (optional)
9 1 pinch vitamin C (optional)
Total weight: 740 grams

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Preparation	Resting	Start to finish
21 min.	1 hour	1 hour 21 min.

Preservation:

A few hours in the fridge, protected by a lyer of olive oil. 1 day with vitamine C.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

15 min.

Open two avocados, remove the stones, and with a tablespoon, extract all pulp and put it in the blender, cutted in pieces to facilitate mixing.

Stage 2

3 min.

Pour in the lime juice, the shallot (or half onion) very finely ghopped or minced, Tabasco, salt, pepper and if you have it, a pinch of 1 pinch vitamin C.

Stage 3

3 min.

Start the mixer and add the olive oil in a thin stream to emulsify the whole.

Stage 4

1 hour

Mix to a lovely smooth consistency, which will only take a couple of minutes. Stop the blender, taste and adjust salt, Tabasco and pepper if needed.

Refrigerate at least an hour, covered, because blending will have warmed the mixture somewhat.

1^st version (without tomato):

It's ready: you can serve it with Mexican nachos, small toasts, or use it in another recipe like 4-tier glasses for example.

Stage 5

2^nd version (with tomatos) :

Peel tomato and dice small, add these to the guacamole, and use as in the first version.

Remarks

The proportions of oil, Tabasco and pepper are just suggestions, do not hesitate to adapt them to your taste.

The shallot must really be very finely chopped or minced, if not, it leaves an unpleasant bitty texture. It's easier to chop it separately before putting it in the blender and transforming it into a kind of paste which then mixes better.

If the guacamole must wait before being served, it is vital to put it in the refrigerator with an film of olive oil on the surface, and in an airtight container. If not, it will darken which is unsightly. Just before serving, stir it to incorporate the olive oil and arrange in small dishes.

You can throw away the stones, the legend which reckons that if you leave the stone in the mixture it does not blacken is... a legend. It's much better to add a pinch of vitamin C. It can be served as an appetiser, accompanied by a Margarita or mexican beer... makes a change from peanuts!

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 0.81 €
Per person : 0.20 €

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And to drink?: A margarita or a Corona beer

Source

Home made

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	Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin slices with spinach, Cauliflower curry, Pan con tomate, Chicken and mushroom pie, Rabbit with mustard, ... All

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