Penzey's Great Guacamole

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ripe avocados
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 small tomatoes or 5 cherry tomatoes, minced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt substitute or 1 teaspoon salt
• cayenne pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 mix water and spices together in a medium bowl and let stand.
• 2 halve avocados; remove pits. with a spoon, slide the skins off.
• 3 cut in thirds (carefully inspect and cut out brown or black spots) and add to the bowl.
• 4 mince onion and tomato and add to bowl, along with lemon juice, cilantro and salt.
• 5 mash with a hand potato masher, then stir to blend the spices. some people use a blender, but then the guacamole will be pureed with no texture.
• 6 taste and adjust the heat level by adding cayenne red pepper as desired.
• 7 guacamole needs a fair amount of salt, but before you add more, taste some on the chips you will be serving, as some chips are saltier than others.
• 8 cover the guacamole tightly and refrigerate until ready to serve. serve with lots of tortilla chips. whole grain crackers work great for this dip too.