Gwhack-A-Mole

Avocados are popping up all over the place. These precocious little greenies are naturally drawn towards large sporting events like the Superbowl. Your only hope to cope with these funky fruits is the bash out a big batch of guacamole and enjoy with tortillas. If you can’t join ‘em, beat ‘em … to a pulp!

INGREDIENTS

4 avocados, beaten or mushed

1 lime

4 Tbsp coriander, rough chopped

4 Tbsp red onion, finely chopped

4 cherry tomatoes, chopped

big pinch chili powder to taste

big pinch salt to taste

serve with tortilla chips

PROCEDURE

Basically you need to mash up the avocado and add all the flavourings, then stir it all up, plop it in a bowl and serve with tortilla chips or cheesey baked nachos. To mash up the avocado, here are three perfectly enjoyable techniques.

Beaten: Put the avocado in a sealable baggie and suck out all the air before you close it up. Then just batter the poor trapped little avocado into submission with a blunt opbject. It’s really fun, but you will have to sort through the mess once the bag is opened and you’ll need to pick out the skin.

Mushed: Holding the avocado in both hands with thumbs on top and gently work the meat until the whole thing feels like jelly. If you can apply the right amount of force you will end up with a gooshy sack of avocado mush as long as the skin stays intact. Then you can cut a hole in the bottom and squeeze out all the mushed up avocado.

Mix all the flavourings in with the mushed avocado. Leave the pit in the mix because rumour has it the pit will prevent the guac from going brown. If you’re storing it in the fridge you can prevent browning from oxidation by wrapping the finished guacamole tightly with plastic wrap so the plastic is touching the surface.

To really prevent oxidation, just eat it right away.

Ripe on

If you avocados are rock hard you can expedite the ripening process by tossing them in a brown paper bag with an apple or tomato and leaving them on the counter at room temperature for a day. No paper bag? Wrap it all in some of that newspaper right there… the sports section would be an appropriate choice.