Recipe Description:
Roasted peppers, tomato and garlic crushed in a traditional molcajete or mortar and pestle create an earthy, spicy base for this authentic guacamole. Use additional chiles if you really love the heat!
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Ingredients:
- 1 ripe Roma tomato
- 2 serrano chile peppers, or more to taste
- 1 garlic clove, unpeeled
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 4 ripe, fresh avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and roughly mashed
Instructions:
- In an iron skillet over medium-high heat, roast the tomato and chiles until they are soft and charred, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic clove to the skillet during the last three minutes, cooking just until it starts to turn golden.
- Place the tomato in a paper bag, and close. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes.
- When the tomato is cool enough to touch, peel and discard the charred tomato peel.
- Trim stems from roasted chiles and squeeze the garlic clove from its peel.
- In a large molcajete* or mortar and pestle, grind the roasted chiles and garlic until roughly chopped. Add the peeled tomato and crush to combine into a chunky salsa. Season with the salt.
- Gently stir in the mashed avocado and serve immediately, preferably in the molcajete.
Notes & Tips:
Keep the taste as authentic as possible by serving with homemade tortilla chips.
*A molcajete is a Mexican version of a mortar and pestle, traditionally hand-carved from volcanic rock. They can be purchased at specialty food stores and online.
*A molcajete is a Mexican version of a mortar and pestle, traditionally hand-carved from volcanic rock. They can be purchased at specialty food stores and online.
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Nutrition Facts
8 servings per recipe
Serving Size 1 serving (85g)
| Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 120 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 11g | 14% | |
| Saturated Fat 1.5g | 8% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | - | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g | - | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 7g | - | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 150mg | 7% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 7g | 3% | |
| Dietary Fiber 5g | 18% | |
| Total Sugars < 1g | - | |
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% | |
| Protein 2g | - | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium 11mg | 0% | |
| Iron 0.45mg | 2% | |
| Potassium 388mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin A 9mcg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C 11mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin E 2mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin K 17mcg | 15% | |
| Thiamin 0.05mg | 4% | |
| Riboflavin 0.10mg | 8% | |
| Niacin 2mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.21mg | 10% | |
| Folate 62mcg DFE | 15% | |
| (0mcg folic acid) | - | |
| Vitamin B12 0mcg | 0% | |
| Pantothenic Acid 1mg | 20% | |
| Choline 11mg | 2% | |
| Phosphorus 42mg | 4% | |
| Magnesium 23mg | 6% | |
| Zinc 0.50mg | 4% | |
| Selenium 0mcg | 0% | |
| Copper 0.15mg | 15% | |
| Manganese 0.12mg | 6% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
