Guacamoli and Pico De Gallo

Just in time for the Super Bowl!

I'm putting these two recipes together because they are basically the same recipe. The only difference is weather the main ingredient is smashed Avocado's or diced Tomato's.

You will need

6 ripe Avocado's ( For a party you will want at least 10 avocado's)

4-6 Tomato's (dependant on size and type)

1 bushel of cilantro

2 chili sereno's (or any other pepper, dependant on your ability to handle spice! These tend to be on the spicier side)

2-3 Cloves of Garlic (dependant on size)

1/4 cup Onions ( I do a mix of red and white, and some times green)

2 tbsp butter (for the vegan out there, olive oil is fine)

Salt to taste

Lemon or Lime juice to taste

1 Bag corn ships of choice.

First your going to cut open the Avocado's and place them in a large bowl once pitted and pealed. With a potato masher blender or fork mush the avocado's to your desired consistency.

Next your going to chop up the Tomato's into small pieces (almost minced) and place them in a separate large bowl. Take out about 1/4 cup of the tomatoes and place them to the side. Add salt and lemon (or lime) to taste. The actual use of the Lemon or lime is to keep the avocado's from turning brown and to keep the tomato's fresh. you can also substitute vinegar or anything acidic really.

Next your going to mince your onions, garlic and chili's. ( a hint for those who like the flavor of a spicy chili, but don't want the heat, remove the seeds, this is where most of the heat resides). Place your onions and chili's into a frying pan. Following this, mince 1 bushel of cilantro. Put about 2/3 of the cilantro in the frying pan as well. Add the butter and saute over medium-high heat. Once it all cooks down to about half the size, add the 1/4 cup tomato's that you had placed to the side. saute this for about 30 seconds then remove from heat. Add Half of this to the Avocado's and the other half to the tomato's. Add in the rest of the cilantro, half and half. Mix all together and enjoy! (another hint: if you let this sit over night, the flavors blend together to create a new level of delicious!

Below you will see two room mates, enjoying the demo Guac and Pico!