Add a crunch to a basic smooth guacamole with red onions and grated carrots. Enjoy bursts of flavor from your choice of toasted spices and garlic.
By Rinku Bhattacharya
Guacamole with Toasted Cumin and Garlic
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Add a crunch to a basic smooth guacamole with red onions and grated carrots. Enjoy bursts of flavor from your choice of toasted spices and garlic.
Ingredients
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- 2 Haas avocados (peeled and pitted)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 lime, halved
- 1 medium sized ripe tomato, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 3 tablespoons finely diced red onion
- 1 jalapeno, diced
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
Instructions
- Place the avocado in a mixing bowl and mash the flesh.
- Add in the salt and squeeze in the lime juice, you would want about 2 tablespoons of lime juice, so if your lime is very juicy you may not want the entire lime.
- Mix in the tomato, salt, onion and the diced jalapeno and mix well.
- Stir in the cilantro.
- Heat the oil and add in the cumin and the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes until the cumin is all toasty and the garlic is fragrant and a pale toffee color.
- Add in the mixture to the guacamole mixture and let the mixture rest for at least 15 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Category: Appetizer
