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in Recipes, Condiments Guacamole
A little guacamole just makes life better. This foolproof recipe is perfect for a snack with veggies or on top of grilled chicken or burgers. A low carb staple!
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servingservings
Ingredients
- 2 (14 oz.) 2 (400 g) ripe avocadoripe avocados
- ½ (2 oz.) ½ (55 g) white onion, grated or finely choppedwhite onions, grated or finely chopped
- ½ ½ lime, the juicelimes, the juice
- 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) tomato, dicedtomatoes, diced
- ¼ cup (1⁄8 oz.) 60 ml (4 g) fresh cilantro
- 1 1 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- salt and pepper, to taste
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Making low carb simple
Instructions
- Peel the avocados and mash with a fork.
- Add the onion, lime juice, tomato, cilantro, and garlic.
- Season with salt and pepper, and mix until well combined.
Tip!
For an even quicker guacamole, crush 2 ripe avocados with a fork, add 2 tablespoons sour cream, lime juice and salt. Avocado with a spoonful or two of salsa can also be a tasty shortcut.
Another good tortilla replacement for dipping: raw jicama, peeled and thinly sliced. This root vegetable resembles a cross between an apple and a potato in taste and texture. Crisp-crunchy and just slightly sweet.
Another thing you can dip into the guacamole is pork rinds (chicharrones). I like the hot & spicy, 0 carbs. You can also crush up the rinds and use in ground beef as a filler or to coat chicken, after coating with the homemade mayonnaise, like breadcrumbs. Fry in butter or bake.
I'm happy to have another reason to eat pork rinds
I used a small blender with 3 halve's of defrosted avo, mixed in oil, bottled lime juice and olive oil to fine pulp. This is when I discovered I could taste the olive oil and was a bit underwhelmed.
So added the other half avo chopped 3 cherry tomatoes, more lime, lots of salt and pepper. Used dice slider on a mandolin to finely chop the onion. Then used a fine grater (a la the divine Ms Nigella Lawson) to grate the garlic. And then scoffed with pork scratchings (not zero carbs and very hard to find widely in UK, but a tolerable amount) and cream cheese. Now have lunch or dinner for the next few days too.
Overall, one of the better recipes I've found for a keto guac on line.
About 1/8".
Guacamole consists of:
Avocado
Garlic
Cumin powder
Salt
Lemon or lime (whatever your preference)
Can not specify amounts, add spices to your taste.
Adding tomatoes and cucumber is optional but not necessary, does nothing for the taste only adds volume and carbs.
Please also never try puréeing an avocado, it will turn to wall glue. Always use a fork, and if you make ahead of time store in an airtight container with the pit in the mixture to stop it from oxidizing.