GMA Recipe: Guacamole De La Mixteca

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Guacamole De La Mixteca
From Patricia Quintana
1996

Avocado is a fruit rich in vitamins and believed to have extraordinary medicinal powers. The Oaxaca-Mixteca region is famous for its abundant yield of this fruit.

Ingredients
For the Guacamole:

4 Large California avocados, purchased ahead of time to allow for ripening, if necessary

Salt to taste

1 cup minced white onion

4 chiles serranos, minced

1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro

For the garnish:

1/2 tomato, diced

1/4 cup minced white onion

4 to 6 springs cilantro, with leaves and a bit of stem

Directions

Peel and pit avocados. Mash pulp in a bowl or molcajete (mortar) and add salt to taste. Add onion, chiles, and cilantro. Continue masing until guacamole is thick and lumpy.

Garnish with tomato, onion and cilantro. Serve with corn tortillas or totpos (crisply friend tortilla wedges)

Serve immediately
Makes about 3 cups

The Best of Quintana by Patricia Quintana, Stewart Tabori Copyright 1995