guacamole

yum. seriously! i know some people wince at the sight of the fragrant green mush, but don't knock it 'til you try it... it's extra-tasty and easy to make... come on, you know you wanna! 

guacamole

serves as many people as you're willing to share with (but a comfortable 4-6 as a snack)

3-4 ripe avocados

2 roma tomatoes, deseeded & chopped

1-2 garlic cloves, minced

4-5 spring onions, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper, minced (avoid the seeds & pith if you don't want it to be too hot...)

juice of 1/4 - 1/2 lime (or you can use orange juice, to shake it up)

cilantro & salt, to taste

i usually go with the following steps, but there is no right or wrong way to make this... as long as you think it's tasty, you're good to go!

1. put the avocado in a bowl, mash with a fork 'til lumpy (but not too smooth)

2. add in everything else but the lime juice, salt & cilantro; mix well with fork.

3. squeeze in lime juice, add seasoning to taste (i don't like cilantro, so i usually dispense with it, but whatever floats your boat...)

4. serve with nacho chips! 

NOTE : make sure you don't oversalt the dip, as you're typically serving it with already über-salty nacho chips...