All-time Favorite Guacamole

Notes: Serve with tortilla chips or crisp raw vegetables.

Yield: Makes about 1 1/2 cups; 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1  ripe avocado (3/4 lb.)
• 1/3  cup  chopped firm-ripe tomato
• 2  tablespoons  minced shallots or onion, rinsed and drained
• 1  tablespoon  lime juice
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh cilantro
• 1  clove garlic, peeled and pressed or minced
• 2  to 3 teaspoons minced fresh jalapeño chili
• Salt

Preparation

1. Pit and peel avocado. Place in a bowl.

2. Add tomato, shallots, lime juice, cilantro, and garlic. With a potato masher, coarsely mash mixture. Add chili and salt to taste, and mix.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

112 (79% from fat)

Protein:

1.6g

Fat:

9.8g (sat 1.6)

Carbohydrate:

6.8g

Fiber:

1.5g

Sodium:

9.2mg

Cholesterol:

0.0mg