How To Make : Gorgeous Guacamole!

One of my favourite ways of relaxing is to hole up in my kitchen and cook. I love creating recipes from scratch, and entertaining friends with dinner is one of my favourite things to do. So with that in mind, I suppose it's quite odd that my passion for food has never really reached this blog.

Until now! I've decided to start working on some recipe posts every now and then, starting with this incredibly easy and great tasting guacamole - perfect to accompany a mexican dinner, or just with a bowl of tortilla chips...

The best thing about this guacamole is that it can whipped up with minimal effort (and ingredients) at the drop of a hat. It's fool-proof! Most importantly though, you'll definitely taste the difference from shop-bought dips. It's chunky, creamy and incredibly more-ish!

You will need - A ripe avocado|Smoked paprika|Half a lime|Salt & Pepper|Beef tomato|Chilli hot sauce|

First cut your avocado in half, it should feel soft but firm to touch. Glide your knife all the way around then twist the two halves to separate.

Carefully using the point of a sharp knife, stab the stone and twist to remove.

Using a tea spoon, slowly spoon out the insides, creating small chunks as you go.

Before mixing the avocado add a generous pinch of salt and the smoked paprika.
Also squeeze as much as juice from the half lime as humanly possible!
If you like coriander you could add some chopped leaves at this point. Personally I'm not so keen so it's left out of my recipe!

It should be looking like this...(drool)

Now for a cheeky bit of heat! We favour this Cholula hot sauce in our house, but you can choose any brand you like.

Carefully add two drops! Chilli sauce can be pretty potent stuff, and we're only adding it for depth of flavour, not to blow peoples heads off!
Besides after a taste test at the end you can always add more...

Finally chop up half of your beef tomato. To keep the guacamole from getting too wet, I try to only use the flesh and discard the pulp.

Throw in your chopped tomato then mix thoroughly, smashing the avocado with your spoon as you go. You're aiming for a smooth texture with satisfying chunks of both tomato and avocado throughout.

The best bit...Taste testing! This is where you can decide if you need more seasoning or hot sauce (note - it can take several 'tests' before you're absolutely, completely sure!)

Serve in your favourite homeware (these two are from Berts) with tortilla chips for dunking!
I like to sprinkle a little more paprika on top for presentation, but this is optional.

It really is that simple! But totally worth making that little bit more effort...

I have a few more recipes in mind for future posts, some a tad more complex that little beauty!
And luckily for me, Sam is around to photograph them! Thank you Sam! (He was rewarded with guacamole!)

Love Yours Truly, x