Do you love avocado as much as I do? If you know me well you know how much I love anything avocado affiliated. From Githeri with avocado to ugali, sukuma with avocado to any other type of food with avocado, well I'll be damned if I have avocado with dessert, yes I have a problem. God is awesome for blessing us with such an amazing fruit, *insert heavenly music*. Avocado errrday.
These avocado ramblings remind me of high school where avocado was like a form of currency (barter trade at its highest), I'm not even joking if you had a bag of avocados you were like the Bill Gates of school. Avocado talks, like money talks hahaha no? And if you're wondering where we used to get these avocados, we had a couple avocado trees in school (I think avocado trees were a necessity in most schools, most of my friends had such trees). But they didn't bare that much fruit sooo it was survival of the fittest. Leaving class early to go throw stones at trees *sigh*. Good old days.
So today I'm going to share with you one of my favorite avocado dishes, guacamole *slurp*. I looove guac. I bet you do too. Its stress free and easy to make, 10 minutes tops. You can accompany it with anything tortillas, chapati (my fave), fries, you can even make a guac and cheese sandwich (I'm I the only salivating now??)
All you need is an avocado or two depending on the size (ensure its not over ripe or green/unripe),one red onion, one clove of garlic, a tomato, coriander/ cilantro/ dhania, dhana jeeru or cumin (whichever spice you prefer), pilipili, I prefer using the powder, salt and pepper. And a lemon which is optional but highly recommended.
Peel, pit and mash the avocado(s) in a bowl using a fork. Chop the veggies into small pieces add them to the mashed avocado and mix them all up using a spoon/ spatula. Add the spices to your liking add the juice of half a lemon. Chill for a while in the fridge. Serve with whatever you like. I used chapati. Yum.
Serve everything whichever way you'd like and remember presentation is key.
Here's a more detailed recipe.
My Recipe Serves:4.
You'll need;
1 large avocado or 2 medium sized avocados
1 red onion
1 tomato
A bunch of dhania (optional)
Pilipili (chilli)
A clove of garlic
Juice of half a lemon
Dhana Jeeru or Cumin
Salt
Pepper
4 chapatis
Directions
Until next time,
Just Muthoni.
So today I'm going to share with you one of my favorite avocado dishes, guacamole *slurp*. I looove guac. I bet you do too. Its stress free and easy to make, 10 minutes tops. You can accompany it with anything tortillas, chapati (my fave), fries, you can even make a guac and cheese sandwich (I'm I the only salivating now??)
All you need is an avocado or two depending on the size (ensure its not over ripe or green/unripe),one red onion, one clove of garlic, a tomato, coriander/ cilantro/ dhania, dhana jeeru or cumin (whichever spice you prefer), pilipili, I prefer using the powder, salt and pepper. And a lemon which is optional but highly recommended.
Peel, pit and mash the avocado(s) in a bowl using a fork. Chop the veggies into small pieces add them to the mashed avocado and mix them all up using a spoon/ spatula. Add the spices to your liking add the juice of half a lemon. Chill for a while in the fridge. Serve with whatever you like. I used chapati. Yum.
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| Arrange your ingredients. Not necessarily like this lol. |
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| Peel and pit your avocados in a clean bowl. |
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| Mash the avocados into a puree using a fork |
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| chop your onions, garlic and tomatoes. Also squeeze half a lemon into a bowl |
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| Add your chopped items into the avocado puree prepared |
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| Mix them in thoroughly and add in the spices |
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| Lastly add the lemon juice, taste and adjust the bitterness to your liking. chill in the fridge for a while. |
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| For the chapos, cut them into small sizes. |
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| Place them in a sandwich maker until they are crunchy. You can also buy ready-toasted chapati in the supermarket(yes you can). |
Here's a more detailed recipe.
My Recipe Serves:4.
You'll need;
1 large avocado or 2 medium sized avocados
1 red onion
1 tomato
A bunch of dhania (optional)
Pilipili (chilli)
A clove of garlic
Juice of half a lemon
Dhana Jeeru or Cumin
Salt
Pepper
4 chapatis
Directions
- Cut the chapatis into small pieces and toast them on a sandwich maker/ panini press or on a pan for 5 minutes or until they are brittle.
- In a big bowl, Mash the avocado using a fork until it is a smooth paste like consistency.
- Chop the onion, garlic, dhania and tomato into tiny cubes. Add them to the pureed avocado, mix them thoroughly.
- Add the spices and the juice of the lemon. Taste to see if all the flavors are balanced.
- Chill in the fridge for a while.
- Serve with the toasted chapatis.
Until next time,
Just Muthoni.
- 6/26/2016 11:00:00 am
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