Recipe: Guacamole

Ingredients

• 3 ripe avocados
• 1/2 small onion
• 1 small tomato
• 1 serrano or jalapeño chile
• Fresh cilantro
• Juice of 1 lime
• Salt

Method

1.- Chop the onion, tomato, chile and cilantro.

2.- Mash the avocados with a fork or in a molcajete.

3.- Mix everything with the lime juice and salt.

4.- Serve right away with tortilla chips.

A little history

The name comes from the Nahuatl ahuacamolli, meaning avocado sauce. The Aztecs were already making it before the Spanish arrived.

Tip: Keep the pit in the guacamole and cover it with cling film touching the surface: it stops it from darkening.

You may also like: Ham croquettes, Peruvian ceviche, Spanish omelette (tortilla de patatas).