East Meets West Guacamole & Spicy Pita Crisps

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 medium ripe hass avocadoes
• 1/2 red onion, diced
• 1/2 cup water chestnut, diced
• 2 medium garlic cloves, minced (2 tb)
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sesame chili oil
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, minced
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• sea salt, to taste
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 8 fresh cilantro stems
• 6 pita bread
• 1 tablespoon cumin, ground
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons black sesame seeds
• sea salt, to taste
• olive oil flavored cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 scrape avocado pulp into a medium bowl.
• 2 roughly mash avocado & mix in red onion, water chestnuts, garlic, cumin, 5-spice, sesame chile oil, cilantro leaves, lime juice and salt. set aside.
• 3 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 4 slice each pita into 8 wedges.
• 5 separate each wedge by pulling it apart three-fourths of the way.
• 6 in small bowl combine cumin, paprika, 5-spice, garlic powder, sesame seeds and salt.
• 7 spray each pita with oil. immediately sprinkle with spice mixture to coat lightly.
• 8 transfer to baking sheet. bake 10 minutes until golden and crisp.
• 9 drain crisps on paper towel and transfer to platter.
• 10 garnish guacamole with cilantro sprigs and sliced green onions.
• 11 serve with pita crisps.