Ina Fridays -- Appetizers -- Guacamole

Thus begins a fun group blogging effort devoted to the recipes of Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa, Food Network star, best-selling cookbook author, loving wife of Jeffrey, and all around bon vivant!   While Ina probably needs little introduction in the United States, here is a brief biography just in case.
 

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The first Friday of every month,  each one of the tasty bloggers in our tribe (scroll down for list)  will blog one course using an Ina recipe.  A few bloggers are really interested in French recipes and may lean in that direction.   Each food blog will feature a different recipe, though duplications are occasionally possible and would be interesting!   We have an amazing gang of cook-writers lined up for April and a few more joining us the first Friday in May due to previous commitments.

Interested in being part of our group? Please email me at  afmorgan53@yahoo.com.  We also include a linky at the end of the post.  We'd love to have you.  This is an open-ended commitment.  Here's the schedule:

• Appetizers:  April
• Salads, Soups, Sides:  May
• Main Courses:  June
• Desserts/Other:  July
• Appetizers:  August   (repeat...)

 

Click to see what the other writers are cooking:

• Alyce @ More Time at the Table
• Ansh @  Spice Roots
• Barbara @ Moveable Feasts 
• Bhavna @ Just a Girl From AAmchi Mumbai
• Chaya @ Bizzy Bakes 
• Linda @ There and Back Again  (Starting in May)
• Martha @ Simple Nourished Living  (Starting in May)
• Minnie @ The Lady 8 Home
• Mireya @ My Healthy Eating Habits
• Nancy @ My Picadillo
• Veronica@ My Catholic Kitchen  (Starting in May)

... ... ... 

ina garten's guacamole    makes 3 cups  

 I like both!

(My changes are in green and parentheses.)
 

Ingredients:

4 ripe Haas avocados
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (1 lemon)  (Lemon and lime)
8 dashes hot pepper sauce
1/2 cup small-diced red onion (1 small onion)
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 medium tomato, seeded, and small-diced
(1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro)
(Optional:  2 slices bacon, crispy fried and crumbled) 

 

  Directions:

Cut the avocados in 1/2, remove the pits, and scoop the flesh out of their shells into a large bowl. (I use my hands.) (I use a rubber spatula.) Immediately add the lemon juice (and lime juice, if using), hot pepper sauce, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper and toss well. Using a sharp knife, slice through the avocados in the bowl until they are finely diced. Add the tomatoes ( +cilantro and bacon, if using.) Mix well and taste for salt and pepper (and hot sauce.)

(Serve guac with tortilla chips, crackers, on grilled sliced baguette, in taco, chicken, or green salads, on turkey and cheese sandwiches, on/in tomato omelets, with rice and beans,  as a dip for fresh vegetables, or on its own for a snack.)

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/guacamole-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback

If you liked this, you might also like:

Ina's Roasted Shrimp on More Time

Alyce's Chicken-Guac Salad on More Time

   

 Sing a  new song,
Alyce

Please link only INA FRIDAYS recipes...  Thanks!