Have you ever made guacamole before? You have lost a lot! This is a pasty snack originally from Mexico, which has already won the hearts of many Russians. I tried it once in America and it was love! A lot of time has passed since then, but I still cook this dish from time to time.
This sauce is based on a fruit - avocado. And it depends on him whether you can cook this overseas pasta deliciously or not. It must be very ripe. To do this, when purchasing, press your finger on the fruit; there should be an indentation on it.
This snack is served with chips or as a base for sandwiches. But it is also very good as a sauce and for various meat or fish dishes. Therefore, I suggest you try and introduce this incredibly healthy delicacy into your diet.
Guacamole with avocado and cherry tomatoes
Onions make this sauce piquant and a very interesting combination of flavors. I am sure that many will especially like the mix of creamy pasta and pieces of tomatoes and onions. The dish turns out to be both tender and juicy.
We will need:
- avocado - 3 pcs.;
- cherry tomatoes - 4-5 pcs.;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- lime - 1 pc.;
- salt and spices to taste;
- olive oil - 3 tablespoons.
Preparation:
1. Cut the avocado lengthwise and remove the pit. Using a tablespoon, separate the pulp from the skin. Place it in a bowl, pour in the juice of one lime and puree using a blender.
2. Peel the onion and finely chop it with a knife, then cut the cherry tomatoes.
We send everything to the avocado, add salt, season with oil and mix with a fork.
The pasta is ready! Thanks to the fact that the onions and tomatoes are cut into pieces, the sauce becomes interesting and very tasty.
Boiled eggs with guacamole
Photo: Boiled eggs with guacamole
What to take:
- chicken eggs – 6 pcs.
- ripe avocados – 2 pcs.
- lime or lemon – 1 spoon of juice
- salt – 1/2 teaspoon
- yogurt - 1 tbsp. spoon
- cilantro - a few sprigs
- hot pepper (chopped well) – ½ pc.
- onion feathers (chopped) – 2 pcs.
How to cook:
Boil hard-boiled chicken eggs, carefully peel and cut in half lengthwise. Remove the yolks and set aside. Place the egg white halves cut side up on a serving plate. Make the filling. Roughly mash the avocado pulp and half the egg yolks in a bowl with a fork. Reserve remaining yolks for another use. Stir citrus juice, yogurt, cilantro, pepper and onion into the avocado puree and add salt. Fill the egg halves with the prepared guacamole. Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves.
Classic lemon (or lime) sauce recipe
In the Mexican version, the recipe must include lime. But if there is none, then you can completely safely replace it with lemon. After all, this citrus is always available in stores, and finding it is not difficult.
We will need:
- avocado - 3 pcs.;
- lemon - 1 pc. (or lime - 2 pcs.);
- garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- cilantro - 20 g;
- olive oil - 100 ml;
- salt to taste.
Preparation:
Peel the avocado, chop it and put it in a blender. Squeeze lemon juice there, add peeled garlic, cilantro, salt and olive oil. Mix everything until pureed. Place in a gravy boat and decorate the dish to your liking.
Cooking guacamole with tomatoes in a blender quickly and tasty
Thanks to a blender, the cooking process is simplified, and the time you need to spend on pasta is reduced to five minutes. By adjusting the power and speed, you can make the sauce smooth or so that there are pieces of vegetables in it.
We will need:
- avocado - 1 pc.;
- tomato - 1 pc.;
- juice of half a lemon;
- cilantro or parsley;
- asafoetida;
- ground coriander;
- salt pepper.
Preparation:
Place avocado pulp in a blender bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice. We also send here a peeled tomato, salt and all the spices, add a couple of sprigs of cilantro or parsley and beat everything to the required consistency.
Asafoetida is an Indian aromatic spice.
The fastest and most delicious snack is ready to surprise with its taste!
Avocado paste for chips at home
In this version, all the ingredients are cut and therefore are easily palpable while eating. This dip is great with chips or tortillas. The chili pepper will give it the necessary spiciness, and the red onion will add piquancy.
We will need:
- avocado - 1 pc.;
- tomato - 1 pc.;
- red onion - 1 pc.;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- lemon or lime - 1 pc.;
- salt, freshly ground black pepper and chili pepper to taste.
Preparation:
1. Make a crosswise cut on the tomato with a knife and lower it into boiling water for 5-10 minutes.
This will help us remove the skin from it quite easily and simply.
Peel it and cut it into pieces with a knife.
2. Peel and chop the red onion and garlic as finely as possible.
3. Peel and mash the avocado with a fork, combine with the rest of the ingredients, seasoning everything to your taste with salt and pepper. Pour in lemon or lime juice and stir again. The snack is ready to eat!
Guacamole classic
Guacamole is a traditional Mexican dish whose main ingredient is avocado. Actually, the ancestor of guacamole sauce was simply mashed avocado in a mortar, which was poured with lime juice to prevent it from darkening, and seasoned with salt and pepper. Currently, there are many different variations of the basic recipe, in which, in addition to avocado, tomatoes, green and onions, fresh herbs and even mayonnaise can be added. But, in my humble opinion, only a classic guacamole recipe is capable of maximally conveying the unique taste and delicate texture of these green overseas fruits.
In Mexican cuisine, guacamole sauce is used at every step. Since it has a thick paste-like consistency, it is suitable not only for seasoning meat, fish and vegetable dishes. If you spread it on bread, toast or crispy crackers, you will get a wonderful filling snack or even a healthy and low-calorie snack for the holiday table. But in our country, the most famous dish with guacamole is probably its combination with nachos, which can serve as an ideal snack for beer, wine, any alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails and brighten up a pleasant evening watching your favorite movie or in the company of old friends.
Making classic guacamole at home will not be difficult, because now avocados are sold at every turn. It is only important to choose ripe, high-quality fruits, and within 10 minutes a tasty and healthy vegetable snack awaits you and your guests. Although avocado does not have the lowest calorie content, it is nevertheless achieved due to its high content of healthy vegetable fats. Monounsaturated fatty acids from these fruits can normalize lipid metabolism in the body, reducing the amount of bad cholesterol and cleansing blood vessels. In addition, the right fats are necessary for the complete absorption of vitamins, which this exotic vegetable is also rich in.
If you have never tasted real Mexican guacamole, be sure to try making it using this simple classic recipe. This unusual sauce will appeal to fans of Latin American cuisine, adherents of a healthy lifestyle, and fast food lovers. The main thing is to find your own version of using delicate, tasty and incredibly healthy guacamole sauce!
The most delicious guacamole with garlic and walnuts
In general, you can add different ingredients to guacamole, but nuts are especially appropriate here. They enhance the taste, but do it very softly and subtly. This paste will come in handy more than ever as a sauce for meat or fish.
We will need:
- avocado - 1 pc.;
- walnuts - 2 tablespoons;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- cilantro - half a bunch;
- basil - half a bunch;
- juice of half a lemon;
- olive oil - 2 tablespoons;
- salt and pepper.
Preparation:
Place peeled avocado and garlic, cilantro, basil and walnuts in a bowl. Salt, pepper, sprinkle with lemon juice and olive oil.
We blend everything with a blender and enjoy a tasty and very quick sauce that can be safely served with many different dishes.
Spicy vegetable sauce
There are several options for making Guacamole sauce. The classic recipe with tomatoes can be supplemented with other vegetables as desired. This sauce is served with fish dishes or as a dip for chips or bread.
Compound:
- avocado;
- chili pepper;
- lime or lemon;
- 2-3 garlic cloves;
- tomato;
- salt;
- cilantro.
Preparation:
- Let's prepare the products. Peel the garlic cloves. Place the tomato in hot water for a few seconds and then remove the skin.
- Wash the avocado and remove the pit. Using a spoon, scoop out the pulp and mash it.
- Pour freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice over the avocado.
- Wash the pepper and remove the seeds. Let's chop it finely.
- Place avocado, tomato, pepper and garlic cloves in a blender container.
- Wash and chop the cilantro and add to the rest of the ingredients.
- Add salt to taste and mix everything until smooth with a blender. Ready!
Vegan Avocado Spread for Sandwiches Recipe
Another great recipe. The best green to use is cilantro. It is with her that guacamole reveals its taste to the fullest. Buy only ripe avocados - they should be soft and green, and yellow inside when cut.
We will need:
- avocado - 1 pc.;
- tomato - 1 pc.;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- hot chili pepper to taste;
- greens - a couple of sprigs.
Preparation:
1. Peel the avocado and mash it with a fork to the desired consistency.
2. Cut the tomato into very small pieces. We do the same with garlic, and just chop the greens.
3. Combine all the prepared ingredients, seasoning the paste with hot cayenne pepper. Mix everything well so that the spiciness is evenly distributed throughout the sauce. Grease the bread with it and serve!
How to make Guacamole
1. Rinse the tomato, dry on a paper towel and cut into small cubes. Cut out the bones. If you wish, you can also remove the skin. To do this, dip the tomato in boiling water for a couple of minutes, this will make the skin come off easier.
2. Cut the avocado in half, bypassing the pit. Scroll both parts in opposite directions and “open” the fruit. Scoop the pulp onto a plate and press with a fork until smooth.
3. Do the same procedure with the second avocado.
4. Peel and finely chop the onion. I advise you to put water in your mouth and cut.
5. Finely chop the jalapeno or chili pepper. You can use half a pepper, but for those who like it spicier, I advise you to leave the seeds.
6. Place the chopped jalapeno, onion and avocado pulp in a serving bowl.
7. Squeeze lime or lemon juice into a bowl. If the citrus is juicy, then half is enough.
8. Add ground cumin.
9. Salt and pepper to taste.
10. Mix everything well and add the tomatoes. Gently stir again and serve with bread. Bon appetit!
Simple salad dressing instead of mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is quite a rich sauce. Of course, you can do it yourself. But who would have thought that it could be made from avocados? A very healthy and correct option for eating this fruit. This paste can be used to season salads or other dishes where you would normally add mayonnaise.
We will need:
- avocado - 2 pcs.;
- lemon - 1 slice;
- coconut milk or cream - 5 tablespoons;
- greenery;
- salt and spices to taste.
Preparation:
1. Place parts of a peeled avocado and a lemon slice without zest and seeds into a blender. Salt and season to taste, pour in coconut milk and whisk everything so that there are no lumps.
2. Finely chop dill or any other greens and add to the sauce. Mix with a spoon and transfer the mixture into a bowl. This paste will be an ideal replacement for mayonnaise.
Avocado sauce with pickled onions
Photo: Avocado sauce with pickled onions
You will need:
- avocado fruit – 2 pcs.
- tomato without peel and seeds – 40 g
- red onion – 30 g chopped
- lime (squeeze juice) – 2 pcs.
- fresh cilantro, chopped – a handful
- olive oil – 5 ml
- salt - a pinch
Cooking method:
Squeeze enough lime juice into the finely chopped onions to cover the onions in a deep bowl and leave to marinate for 15-30 minutes - this softens the taste of the raw onions. Add the avocado pulp with salt and season with oil. Use a fork or potato masher to gently mash until smooth. Then add the pulp of finely chopped tomatoes and cilantro, mix well. The result is a light, mild-tasting sauce—serve immediately or refrigerate in an airtight container for an hour.
