QUICK RECIPES - GUACAMOLE.

“All you really need is avocados.”

Boys and Girls,

I'm back today with the simplest, but one of the tastiest recipes you can do in under four minutes. I came up with this method (I can hardly call this a recipe) the other day when I was about to assemble a burger for dinner. I went into the fridge for some salad leaves and saw that my avocados were nearly overripe and needed to be used! I freaked out and grabbed both of them, peeled and scooped the flesh of the avocado into a bowl and suddenly had no idea what to do with them (I was just hungry and wanted to eat my burger). They were a bit too soft to slice and put in my burger, so thought I'd mash them instead - it then occurred to me that this could get a lot more interesting. Here's what happened:

I briefly mashed the Avocados, so they would have a lot of texture.
Then I added about a tablespoon of Green Pesto to the mix (you can leave this out if you want, but boy did this taste good - and I also happen to be a pesto addict, so that's why I trusted that the flavours would work).

I then added about 5g or a level teaspoon of Garlic Granules and the same amount of Smoked Paprika. 

Also, I added a few dashes of White Pepper and folded everything in.

No, I did not add salt. Salt draws out moisture from vegetables, which would have left my guac watery. Ew.

I was in too much of a rush to chop up any vegetables (onions/tomatoes/chilli) to go in this, but, chopped up small, any addition would be great.

I spread this mixture on the bottom of my burger bun, then topped it with a lamb burger, red onion, cherry tomato slices, a mixture of leaves and some mayonnaise. I then topped this all with the top of my burger bun and served this alongside some sweeeeeeeet potato fries.

This impromptu recipe ended up being a great addition to my burger - to be honest it made it. But I did make a mistake with this guacamole. Avocados unfortunately oxidise and, therefore, go brown within a day. Meaning my beautiful, vibrant green guac was only beautiful, vibrant and green for one day - and frankly, it didn't taste as good the next day. To stop this happening when you make it, add some lemon or lime juice to the mix. It will not only enhance the flavour, but it will keep your guacamole looking and tasting fresh for up to three days. And please remember this is a simple recipe, that kind of happened by accident, haha - but it means you can adapt it any way you want to - please don't be afraid to experiment in the kitchen.

I wrote this post on the 5th of May - so Happy Cinco De Mayo! Haha

See you all on Sunday,

Christina x