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Guacamole
Try this delicious avocado-based dip with your chips and salsa or spread on your avocado toast! It is quick and easy to make, super fresh, and always the hit of a party!
Recipe
2 ripe avocados
2 or more cloves of garlic, chopped
2 to 3 Tbsps of red or white onion, chopped
3 Tbsps of fresh cilantro, chopped
The juice of 1/2 a lemon or 1 lime
Salt and pepper to taste
Sprinkle some chili peppers on top for more spice
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Instructions:
Add everything to a mixing bowl, Mash avocados to the smoothness your like. Serve with tortilla chips and try our Pico de Gallo Salsa.
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​About Guacamole:
Most of us first experienced guacamole in the context of Mexican food; but where did it actually originate? Appropriately enough, Mexico. We can thank the Aztecs, the native American people who dominated central Mexico from the 14th to 16th centuries.​
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​About Avocados:
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They contain 60% more potassium than bananas.
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Over 70% of the oil is polyunsaturated – the good kind of fat.
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They’re one of only three fruits that have oil in their flesh.
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They have more fat than any other fruit.
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They have two to three times the amount of protein as other fruits.
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They contain almost 20 vitamins and minerals.
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