Name: Guacamole
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 Large avocados; 1/2 Half onion; 1 Tomato; 1/2 Half lime; 1 Several fresh cilantro leaves; 1 Salt to taste; 1 Pickled chili peppers or hot chili pepper (optional, preferably jalapeño or serrano pepper)

Ingredients

2 Large avocados
1/2 Half onion
1 Tomato
1/2 Half lime
1 Several fresh cilantro leaves
1 Salt to taste
1 Pickled chili peppers or hot chili pepper (optional, preferably jalapeño or serrano pepper)

Directions

Step 1

Finely dice the onion and tomato into small cubes. For the tomato, remove all the pulp.
Step 2

Wash the cilantro leaves and chop them very finely.
Step 3

If you are using a chili pepper, finely dice it in the same way as the onion and tomato.
Step 4

Cut the avocado in half with a knife, remove the pit, and scoop out all the flesh with a spoon.
Step 5

Place it cut into large cubes in a medium bowl and mash it with a fork.
Step 6

You can mash it until smooth or leave some larger chunks, according to your preference.
Step 7

Add the tomato, onion, cilantro, and chili pepper (if using). Mix well.
Step 8

Add a pinch of salt and the juice of half a lime. Stir and it's ready.

Notes:
Its name comes from the Nahuatl word "āhuacamolli" (āhuacatl = avocado + molli = sauce or mole). The Aztecs believed that avocado had aphrodisiac properties and considered it an energizing food.

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