Tableside Guacamole

By FoodPornDirector

From LA Times. Now you too can prepare guacamole at tableside like the restaurants do. You need to purchase a molcajete which is a lava stone mortar. Or you can go ghetto and just use a mixing bowl.

Ingredients

• 2 heaping tablespoons finely chopped white onion
• 3 serrano chiles, seeded and finely chopped
• 4 heaping tablespoons roughly chopped cilantro plus cilantro leaves with little stems for garnish
• 3/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
• 3 large avocados or 4 small avocados
• 4 ounces ripe tomatoes, finely chopped (about 2/3 cup)
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a molcajete, grind together the onions, chiles, chopped cilantro and salt to a paste.

2. Cut the avocados into halves, remove the pits and spoon the flesh into the molcajete. Mash the avocado into the onion-chile mixture until it is a uniform texture, but not smooth (it should still have some lumps).

3. Stir in the tomatoes and lime juice, adjust the seasoning and top with the cilantro leaves.