GuacamoleMaking a Spicy Snack

Donna V Garber

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Objectives Ingredients Directions for making Guacamole How to select an Avocado How to peel an Avocado Evaluation

Objectives

1. Learn what ingredients are in Guacamole

2. Learn how to recognize a ripe avocado

3. Learn how to peel, pit and chop an avocado

Ingredients

3 Ripe Avocados - chopped 1 Medium Onion - chopped 1-2 Medium Roma tomatoes - chopped 2-3 large cloves garlic - minced 1-2 jalapeño peppers (depending on desired taste) -

minced ½ teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper Juice of one lime Salt and black pepper to taste

How To know if the avocado is ripe

A ripe avocado is dark purplish brown in color. It is no longer green. It is also not hard to the touch but yields

slightly when squeezed gently.

The Haas Avocado website has a helpful video to assist us in selecting and storing avocado

Choosing an avocado

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Directions If you have a food processor:

Peel and rough chop onion and garlic and remove seeds and veins from jalapeño peppers place these ingredients in food processor pulse until chopped. Add lime juice, cumin, cayenne, salt, pepper and pulse. Set aside. (If you do not have a food processor all this can be done with a knife)

Chop tomatoes into small pieces with a knife. Remove avocados from skins and chop into

small pieces using a knife or pastry cutter. Add chopped tomatoes.

Add onion/pepper/garlic mixture and stir well. Eat immediately or cover and refrigerate.

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Evaluation

Do you know how to pit and peel an avocado?

Can you identify a ripe avocado?

ENJOY

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Works Cited

Salsa Instrumental, Vol 2, 2010. La Vida Es Un Carnival http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=guacamole www.youtube.com