Guacamole is best when mixed up right before serving. If you do have to store it a few hours before using it, then put it in a narrow container and place plastic wrap directly on top of it. The plastic will prevent the air from oxidizing your avocados.

You’ll need: big mixing bowl, potato masher, cutting board, knife, plastic juicer, mixing spoon, flatware spoon, zip top plastic bag, pizza slicer

Ingredients:

Ripe avocados, Fresh lime juice, Chopped Cilantro, Garlic salt, cherry tomatoes, diced red onions (optional)

Directions:

• Wash the avocados and lime
• Rinse off the cilantro and chop it up by rolling the pizza cutter over the leaves. Remove any thick pieces of stem. Set aside.
• Rinse off the tomatoes and dice. (optional) Set aside.
• Cut the avocados in half by rotating the avocado around and keeping your knife still. Give it a twist and pull apart
• Using your flatware spoon scoop out the shell into the big mixing bowl
• Putting your hand under a kitchen towel, place the avocado half with the seed stuck in it on the towel. Wack the seed with a knife so that the blade is slightly embedded in the seed. Give the knife a twist to remove the seed. Place your hand over the back of the knife and pinch right behind the seed and this should make the seed fall off the knife w/out any threat of cutting yourself
• Scoop out the shell into the plastic bag
• Sprinkle it with garlic salt. Remember to use less because you can always add more later
• Press the air out of the bag and zip it up. Mash up the avocados by squeezing the bag.
• Cut the lime in half and put it in the juicer. Squeeze lime juice to a bowl.
• Open the bag. With a teaspoon add juice to the bag.
• Add the cilantro and red onions (optional) and smash it around in the bag.
• Add the tomatoes and stir gently. Chill until ready to serve

I like to serve this with baby carrots, celery, and the oven baked no salt added chips or the oven baked flax seed Omega 3 chips. It is also great in sandwiches and wraps instead of mayo. Try it on your next BLT (bacon, lettuce, tomato). I use the Applegate brand turkey bacon over at Whole Foods.

Enjoy!