Delicious Taste of Summer: Guacamole!

Quick and Easy Guacamole!

Have a few ripe avocados lying around and you don't know what to do with them? Why not make this delicious guacamole that you can pair with tortilla chips, toasted bread or even as a side for barbecue!

What you will need:

• 3-4 ripe avocados
• You know they are ripe when their skins are dark/black and they feel firm but not hard. They should not feel squishy, those are over ripe avocados.
• 1/2 a cup of chopped cilantro (also known as coriander)
• 1/3 of a cup of very finely minced white onion, it should look almost slushy
• 2-3 limes (depending on juiciness)
• salt to taste

Cut the avocados in half --> Cut the avocado lengthwise with your knife, but do NOT go through the seed....that would be almost impossible. Once you have run your knife 360 degrees around the seed, with your hands twist the avocado. You will now have the one half of the avocado with the seed and the other without. To remove the pit, CAREFULLY tap a sharp knife into the pit so your knife becomes lodged into the pit. Twist your knife and the pit will easily come out. If you are a little weary of trying this method, merely scoop out the pit with a spoon...much safer :)

Make little cubes of avocado by making slots into the avocado first horizontally and then vertically. Scoop out the avocado with a spoon and into a bowl.

Add the chopped cilantro and onion into the bowl with the avocado. Squeeze some lime juice and add some salt. Combine mixture well. Taste the guacamole and add salt if it needs it or lime juice if it needs it.

Tip of the day: Put one or several of the avocado pits back into your guacamole to prevent the guacamole from browning!

You are done! Enjoy this yummy treat =)