LOS ANGELES, May 5, 2012 – Los Angeles- Celebrate this Cinco De Mayo with this simple salsa and guacamole recipe. Guacamole and salsa can be dressed up or dressed down, but the best way to make it is with merely a few ingredients.
Guacamole, By Chef Mary Moran
The secret to great salsa and guacamole is to keep the onions and garlic really small. Onions are unpleasant to bite into when they are raw. By keeping them small they will blend in with the guacamoles creaminess and enhance the subtle flavor.
I was one of many judges in a guacamole taste off at a friends dinner party in Pasadena, California a few years back. I was excited about the opportunity of tasting amateur cooks favorite creations.
Although the chefs had added all kinds of different ingredients, like Worsteschire, Tobasco, crab meat, pineapple, in the end the winner was the guacamole with the perfect combination of avocado, jalapeno, tomato, lime, cilantro and garlic.
Another great secret to good salsa and guacamole is the Molcajete mortar and pestle. An ancient technique of mixing in a stone bowl with a stone masher, it helps break down the ingredients into a fine paste. Give it a try.
Happy Cinco De Mayo!
Simple Salsa
Ingredients
Tomato Salsa, By Chef Mary Moran
8 Roma Tomatoes, diced
1/2 Red Onion, small dice
3 Limes cut in half
½ ea jalapeno, minced (more for a spicier salsa)
2 pinches of salt
1 tbsp Cilantro, chopped
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 pinch of pepper
Directions
In a bowl a bowl mix tomato, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, lime, salt and pepper until fully incorporated.
Great Guacamole Recipe
Ingredients
4 ea Avocado
1 Tomato, dice
1/8 Red Onion, small dice
2 Lime cut in half
1 tbsp jalapeno, small dice
3 pinches of salt
1 ½ tsp Cilantro, dice
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 pinch of pepper
Directions
In a bowl a bowl mix avocado, tomato, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, lime, salt and pepper until fully incorporated.
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