Guacamole

By - SimplyRecipe

Ingredients

2	ripe avocados
1/2	red onion, minced (about 1/2 cup)
1-2	serrano chiles, stems and seeds removed, minced
2 tablespoons	cilantro leaves, finely chopped
1 tablespoon	fresh lime or lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon	coarse salt
pinch	freshly grated black pepper
1/2	ripe tomato, seeds and pulp removed, chopped

Method

• Cut avocados in half. Remove seed. Scoop out avacado from the peel, put in a mixing bowl. (See How to Cut and Peel an Avocado.)
• Using a fork, mash the avocado. Add the chopped onion, cilantro, lime or lemon, salt and pepper and mash some more.
• Keep it for 30 mins. Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole to prevent oxidation from the air reaching it. Refrigerate until ready.
• Just before serving, add the chopped tomato to the guacamole and mix.