World's Easiest Guacamole - And How to Prevent Avocados From Turning Brown

I found these delicious mini avocados for only $0.20 each at a local produce stand, so we get to indulge in guacamole tonight with dinner.  (Avocados are a healthy fat- but it is still a lot of fat, so guacamole is an indulgence to be enjoyed in moderation.)  This is not so much a recipe for guacamole as a quick tip on how to make it if you don't have all the ingredients.  Here's what you need: Avocados, and your favorite salsa.  Yep- that's it!  There are many good guacamole recipes out there, but for when you don't have the ingredients or don't want to buy them, this works great!

World's Easiest Guacamole
2 large Avocados (or 3-4 small ones)
2-3 TBS of your favorite salsa (homemade is great, but store bought will do.)
Salt to taste (I like pink Himalayan Sea Salt)

Cut avocados in half, then use your knife to pop out the pit, setting it aside.  And you don't really need one of those nifty tools to get the flesh out of the avocado, just cut it in quarters and use your fingers to seperate the peel from the flesh.

You can dice the avocados, or toss the quarters into your blender or food processor.

Add salsa, season with salt, then either blend, or mash with a fork.  Done!  How easy is that?

And here is an old family secret... do you know how to prevent your guacamole from turning brown?  Most people recommend adding an acidic agent like lime juice- which does help, and tastes good too, so feel free to do it.  But here's my method... just leave the pit in it!  Yeah, I know, too easy right?  But it does the trick every time!

Just stir the pit down into your guacamole and set it out to enjoy with chips, or even better, sliced veggies.  (Carrot sticks, sliced bell peppers, cucumbers, jicama... so many choices!)

Enjoy!

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