Trader Joe's Guacamole Dip
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
2 avocados1 roma tomato2 garlic cloves1 shallot1 lime1 jalapeno peppersalt (optional)
"Peel and dice the shallot and garlic cloves, then combine with diced avocados, diced tomato and diced jalapeno pepper. Combine all ingredients in a bowl with juice of one lime and salt to flavor and enjoy! Yields two cup of guacamole".
Hints:
1). Buy avocados when they are slightly firm and greenish. Let ripe in the refrigerator until the skin turns almost black. The fruit should be slightly "squeezable" by this point. The jalapeņos sold in the kits are usually mild. If you are not sure, add 1/4 of the pepper and then taste. The dip will get stronger as it sits.
2). Store the guacamole in the refrigerator. It turns black quickly, but not necessarily turns bad. Keep the avocado pits and place inside the guacamole overnight. The lime should also keep the dip from turning black too fast. Third line of defense, cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
3). Guacamole is made differently by different people. Another common ingredient is adding cheese. My mother always added cottage cheese to the equal amount of avocado. Queso is another common ingredient. This is a type of cheese that looks like ricotta cheese. If you can't find queso, use cottage cheese.
Website on mexican cheese:
gourmetsleuth.com/Articles/Mexican-Cheeses-966/mexican-cheeses.aspx
Serving Size: Makes about ten 2 tbsp servings
Number of Servings: 10
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MITCHBITCH.
Hints:
1). Buy avocados when they are slightly firm and greenish. Let ripe in the refrigerator until the skin turns almost black. The fruit should be slightly "squeezable" by this point. The jalapeņos sold in the kits are usually mild. If you are not sure, add 1/4 of the pepper and then taste. The dip will get stronger as it sits.
2). Store the guacamole in the refrigerator. It turns black quickly, but not necessarily turns bad. Keep the avocado pits and place inside the guacamole overnight. The lime should also keep the dip from turning black too fast. Third line of defense, cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
3). Guacamole is made differently by different people. Another common ingredient is adding cheese. My mother always added cottage cheese to the equal amount of avocado. Queso is another common ingredient. This is a type of cheese that looks like ricotta cheese. If you can't find queso, use cottage cheese.
Website on mexican cheese:
gourmetsleuth.com/Articles/Mexican-Cheeses-966/mexican-cheeses.aspx
Serving Size: Makes about ten 2 tbsp servings
Number of Servings: 10
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MITCHBITCH.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 63.3
- Total Fat: 5.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 4.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 4.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
- Protein: 0.9 g
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