Fresh Guacamole

Recipe courtesy of Mrs.Carlybella

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 avocados
• 1 plum tomato
• 1 med size red onion 
• 1 jalapeño
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 lime
• cilantro
• salt & pepper

Do this stuff in order:

1) Chop the onion to small pieces and place in a bowl of cold water.  They need to soak at least 10 minutes.  Longer is OK

2) Chop the garlic very fine and place into a big bowl.  Add some salt and then smash the garlic up until it's almost a paste.

3) Clean the seeds and inside ribs out of the jalapeño.  Chop very fine and then mix into the garlic paste.

4) Clean all of the seeds out of the tomato and then chop up and mix into the garlic and jalapeño.

5) Drain the onions and mix in.

6) Squeeze in about half of the lime and stir.

7) Chop up about a good handful of cilantro and mix in.

8) Cut an avocado in half & remove the seed.  While still in the skin take a knife and cut the avocado flesh into tiny cubes.  Scrape out with a big spoon and stir into the mixture.  Repeat for the other 5 avocado halves.  Important - stir or fold in the avocado, don't smash it all together.  You'll be able to tell if you cut the avocado pieces small enough by how chunky it's coming out compared to how chunky you want it.

9) Fold in enough salt and pepper to taste.

10) Squeeze in the other half of the lime and fold in.

The lime will help keep it from discoloring.  Best served freshly made and at room temp.  If you need to make it a few hours in advance, then cover and refrigerate but be sure to take it out of the fridge with enough time to take the cold edge off.