Holy Guacamole!
December 20th 2009 11:11
My attempt at guacamole. I think the camera lens was a little smudged!!
Guacamole is one of those that has stood the test of time. Imagine, when you whip up those avocados, so did some ancient Aztec. When you add the chile and onion, you are doing the same as some ancient Mexican. When you taste the coriander in the dip, it's probably the same flavour a South American from a couple of hundred years ago tasted as well.
Guacamole literally means avocado sauce from a language called Nahuatl, from Central Mexico. The locals would mash up the plentiful avocados in a mortar and pestle, called a molcajete. Invented around 500BC by the Aztecs it eventually migrated to Spain after the Conquistadors 'discovered' South America.
Many variations have developed over the years and below is my version:
Ingredients
2 ripe avocados peeled and chopped
Juice of one lemon
2 tablespoons freshly chopped coriander leaves
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh chilli
Salt
3 spring onions, finely chopped
Method
Toss avocado in lemon juice. Add coriander, chilli, salt and spring onions. Server as soon as possible. I serve with fresh crusty bread in chunks.
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