THE ULTIMATE GUACAMOLE

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

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Yield: serves 4-6

Time: 10 minutes (plus 1 hour refrigeration time)

6 ripe avocados

Juice of 3 limes

1 medium onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

2 serrano chiles, thinly sliced

1/4 fresh cilantro, finely chopped

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Halve and pit the avocados using a knife.  With a tablespoon, scoop out the flesh into a mixing bowl.  Add onion, minced garlic, serranos, cilantro and olive oil to the bowl and season with salt and pepper.  Use a potato masher to break up the avocados and mash everything together.  Continue until just combined so you still have plenty of texture.  Give it a final taste and season once more with salt and pepper if necessary.

Lay a piece of plastic wrap pressed down on the surface of the guacamole so it doesn’t brown and refrigerate for approximately 1 hour to allow the flavors to come together before serving.