Guacamole - The Right Way!

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 -6 hass avocadoes, very large and ripe, peeled, coarsely chopped (count depends on size)
• 3/4 cup sweet onion, diced (use walla-walla, vidalia, or red)
• 2/3 bunch cilantro leaf, chopped (apx. 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise (best foods aka hellmans)
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice (*not* a lemon, yuck! use juice of about 1/2 of a medium lime, go easy)
• 3 -4 dashes hot sauce (i use a chipotle-based smoky one)
• 2 roma tomatoes, chopped (seeds and juice removed first)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
• 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic granules
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sweet hungarian paprika

Recipe

• 1 grind spices together with mortar & pestle. add to rest of ingredients, partially mashing the avocado – leaving at least ½ in good-sized chunks. cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill overnight. taste for seasonings, then sprinkle with a bit more paprika, some more fresh cilantro leaves and diced red onion on top, and serve with tortilla chips.