Chunky Guacamole

Having a little backyard bash. 

When the weather is so warm it makes you want to punch someone or yell in road rage all the way home from work, it's definitely too hot to cook inside.  Don't you think?

Time to cool off (literally) with a few friends, some margaritas and great food.  I thought that we'd start off this summer bash with a old favorite of ours, my Chunky Guacamole.  It's just like the table side guacamole they make in the restaurants.  We adore the chunkiness and spicy flavors and I make it quite often in the summer time.  It is soooo good that if I don't watch MGG he will eat it all before I get any....seriously, not joking one bit.   I learn from experience!

So this dip is easy to make.  I serve it with tortilla chips that we bake.  It would be great on tacos, grilled chicken, or alongside any Mexican dish.  

So, come on over and bring your margarita glass.  I'll have the dip waiting!

Chunky Guacamole

2-3 large Haas avocados
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
1/4 c red onion, diced
1/2 c Roma tomato, seeds removed, chopped
1 jalapeno,  minced
1/2 c cilantro, chopped
Juice of 1 Lime
Salt to Taste


Cut the avocados in half. Remove the pits.  Scoop the avocado from the skins, and then slight chop with a fork leaving it chunky.  Add remaining ingredients and mix gently.  Eat immediately or cover and refrigerate for an hour to blend flavors. 

Worth a Second Look: Taco Salad

Do you have any potlucks or parties that you need a dish for?

About a 1 1/2 years ago I posted my favorite Potluck dish...Taco Salad.  I think that this dish is worth a second look.  Last week my co-workers and I had a big potluck.  The theme was salads.  Each of us was to bring one of our favorite salads.  Hands down, I knew I would make this Taco Salad.

I actually got this recipe from a friend of my, way back when, who brought it to another potluck!  This is the perfect traveling salad.  Let me tell you, we had rice salads, green salads, chicken salads, bean salads, and my taco salad.  I do say that my travelled the best because of the use of cabbage instead of lettuce.  Lettuce tends to wilt and get soggy from the other ingredients and the dressing.  If you use cabbage, as in my salad, (and leave the dressing off) you can keep this salad all put together in the frig for several days without any problems!

This is a salad that you can alter on a whim.  By keeping the basis of the salad the same (cabbage, taco meat, tomatoes) you can vary the rest of the ingredients to suit your taste buds.  It is easy to make this salad for a crowd.  Use a whole head of cabbage and a 1lb of ground beef.  The rest of the ingredient and amounts are up to you!

Not only does this travel well and is the perfect potluck or party dish....but it tastes great too!

Hope you try this...it's worth it!
Enjoy!


With this particular salad I used:
cabbage
taco meat
chopped tomatoes
sliced jicama
cheddar cheese
cucumbers
pinto beans
crushed tortilla chips
Catalina dressing


To check out the recipe and original post click here.