Basic recipes are what pull apart the apt from the masters. My better half told me once that he had met someone so bad that could screw up some scrambled eggs. Blimey! They are very easy to spoil! Leaving aside the fact that cooking points for eggs, as for meat, are a very personal choice, it is commonly accepted that scrambled is meant to be creamy, slightly runny and moist. I have can count of one hand the amount of times I have been served truly satisfying scrambled eggs.

For me Guacamole falls on the same category of dips that can change dramatically on the  blink of an eye, however we only have ourselves to blame. The amount of times I have heard ” I don’t put cilantro in mine because I don’t like” or “No jalapeño, too hot” and then when they actually try my guacamole they raise their eyebrows and praise it.

Of course you like it! It is the real deal, and is delicious, and unless you have a real allergy, there is really no reason to leave any ingredient behind because you see, it is only a matter of how much you put in the mixture that will make you hate it.

If you don’t tolerate hot food, with 2 or 3 slices of pickled jalapeño you will get all the flavour and almost a negligible amount of heat. If you don’t like cilantro, add only a few leaves and chop them incredibly small. Those flavours, when mashed together will give your guacamole and unbeatable taste. You may try it and hate me forever, but I have never (so far) had a complain. I hope you guys won’t be the first ones!

Ingredients

1 extra large or 2 medium ripe avocados

5 slices of pickled jalapeño 

1 tomato, peeled, deseeded and chopped very finely

1/2 red onion, chopped teeny tiny

4 stalks of cilantro, leaves only, chopped

1 lime (juice)

Pinch of salt

Pinch of ground cumin

How to…

In a large bowl mix all the ingredients mash until they resemble a dip. Bear in mind this is a chunky guacamole. If you want it finer, you can put it in the food processor however it affects negatively the texture of the avocado in this instance.

Mole in spanish means to mash, so there you go, the proof is in the pudding as they say 😉

I hope you enjoy it!