1 jalapeño chili, seeded and finely chopped
⁄11 3 cup loosely packed recent cilantro leaves, chopped
1⁄4 cup finely chopped candy onion comparable to Vidalia or Maui
⁄ 2 teaspoon salt
2 ripe avocados
1 plum tomato
plain tortilla chips
Instructions
1. In mortar, mix jalapeño, cilantro, onion, and salt; with pestle, grind till combination turns into juicy
and thick (onion can nonetheless be barely chunky).
2. Minimize every avocado lengthwise in half round seed. Twist halves in reverse instructions to separate. Slip
spoon between pit and fruit and work pit out. With spoon, scoop fruit from peel onto chopping board.
3. Minimize tomato crosswise in half. Squeeze halves to take away seeds and juice. Coarsely chop tomato.
4. If mortar is giant sufficient, add avocado and chopped tomato to onion combination in mortar. (If mortar is small, mix avocado, tomato, and onion combination in bowl.) Mash barely with pestle or spoon till combination is mixed however nonetheless considerably chunky.
5. Guacamole is finest when served as quickly because it’s made. If not serving straight away, press plastic wrap
straight onto floor of guacamole to forestall discoloration and refrigerate as much as 1 hour.
Serve with chips. Makes about 1 3/ 4 cups.