Guacamole

By kathleentirpak

Ingredients

• 4 mashed ripe avocadoes
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 4 teaspoons lime juice
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1-2 minced chiles

Preparation

Step 1

Mix all ingredients together. Place an avocado pit in the center of the mixture, cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap pushed down onto the surface of the mixture, and chill for several hours. At serving time, add a seeded and finely chopped tomato.

For a smaller quantity, and a different recipe, mash 1/2 avocado with 2 Tablespoons minced red onion. Then add 1 minced garlic clove, 1 minced seeded chile, 1/4 cup minced cilantro, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, until just combined. Chop 2 avacados, sprinkle with 2 Tablespoons lime juice, and add 1/2 tomato seeded and diced. If you prefer, you can subsitute 1/3 cup thinly sliced scallions for the minced red onion.