Roasted Garlic Guacamole
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Quick easy and tasty guacamole. Roasted garlic goes very well with the creamy avocado, cilantro and lime juice add the refreshing taste. The toppings give the already-delicious guacamole extra goodness.
Ingredients
| For the guacamole: | |||
| 8 | cloves |
garlic
unpeeled |
|
| 6 | medium |
avocados
ripe |
* |
| ½ | cup |
cilantro
coarsely chopped fresh, loosely packed |
|
| 2 ½ | tablespoons |
lime juice
fresh, or more or less to taste |
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
salt
or to taste |
|
| For the garnishes: | |||
| ¾ | cup |
goat (chevre) cheese
or feta cheese, crumbled |
* |
| ¾ | cup |
pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
toasted |
|
| ¾ | cup |
jalapeño pepper
pickled and thinly sliced |
|
| ½ | cup |
bacon
crumbled crisp-fried |
* |
| 16 | ounces |
tortilla chips
1 bag, large and sturdy |
|
Directions
For the guacamole:
Put unpeeled garlic in a small dry skillet over medium heat, cook, turning often, until soft and blackened in spots, 12 to 15 minutes.
Cool, then slip off the skins, finely chop.
Scoop avocado flesh into a large bowl.
Stir in the garlic, cilantro and lime juice to taste.
Coarsely mash everything together.
Season with salt.
Transfer to a serving bowl and put plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
For setting up the guacamole:
Arrange garnishes into small serving bowls and put the chips in a large basket.
Serve tortilla chips with guacamole with your own choice of the garnishes.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 42g (1.5 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 15841% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g
11%
Saturated Fat 1g
5%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 230mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate
7g
7%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Sugars g
Protein
6g
Vitamin A 1%
•
Vitamin C 7%
Calcium 6%
•
Iron 5%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
