Crafting, DIY and LIfe
To a lot of people, there isn’t much that you can do to guacamole to make it any better than it already is. It is a creamy, tangy and spicy treat all mixed into one bowl.
Now, of course, I have already revealed that I add salsa to my guac for the texture issue I have {note: I fully understand it is me…not the guac!}
When we were in New York recently though, I had guacamole with an ingredient that I wouldn’t have really thought to put in…
Do you ever get cravings? No, not the pregnancy kind where you want to eat dirt or mix pickles and ice cream. I’m talking the hankering {yes, I said hankering…thank my southern heritage for that} for something specific.
One of my favorite restaurant “treats” is crab artichoke dip. I love how cheesy and delicious it is. With two kids at our dinner table, we rarely get to the appetizer portion of a meal though and tend to go straight for the main deal. So, I decided to make some at home to curb my recent craving.
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For our Super Bowl get together this year {um, early February already seem like ages ago}, we asked everyone to bring something to share. One of our neighbors brought this amazing sausage crescent roll dish that I seriously could not stop eating. I think the only reason I stopped was because I lost my fork somewhere and didn’t want to dirty a new one.
That got me thinking of a way to make her dish into more a finger food so a fork wouldn’t be required. It would be the ultimate party food for football games, tailgating or just a regular potluck!
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Have you heard? The Superbowl is this weekend!
I’m not a huge football fan but we are having a few friends over to watch the game. {Mathlete can’t resist an opportunity to use the basement theater area!}
Of course, Superbowl Sunday means lots of tasty finger foods. In addition to these tasty options, I’ve got a quick and easy one for you to make for your Superbowl event: Buffalo Chicken Cups.
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This month, I am participate in the Get Your Chef On Challenge!
The ingredients is pears so I made prosciutto cups with pears and goat cheese. I typically make them for our Christmas party and they are a HUGE hit. I love them because they are so easy to put together.
Salgauc?
Ok, I struggled to come up with a good name for this but trust me…even with no name, you want to make this!
First, let me admit something to you. I’m not a huge guacamole fan. I’ll eat it but I don’t LOVE it the way many people do. It’s a texture thing. {Sorry Shopaholic…I’ll still order it at the Mexican restaurant though!}
Salsa = LOVE though.
One night, at our local Mexican restaurant (we’re regulars!), I mixed together the homemade guacamole and salsa. So delicious…perfection on a chip! Kind of like guacamole with pico de gallo’s less chunky cousin. It has been recreated many times in our house since.
So, I thought I would share the recipe with you. Feel free to call it what you wish…
Let’s get our stuff together:
Salsa
- 2 15oz cans whole peeled tomatoes with juice (canned tomatoes…i know…gasp!)
- 2 cans diced tomatoes with chiles (Rotel is great!)
- 1/2 cup white onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 jalapeno, halved, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/3 cup cilantro, roughly chopped (you can use more if you dig lots of cilantro)
- 2 Tbsp lime juice (~ 1 whole lime)
Guacamole
- 2 avocados
- 1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped
- 1 serrano chile, minced
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 Tbsp cilantro, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 roma tomato, seeded and diced
- pinch of cumin
Let’s make our salsa first. It’s super easy.
Throw the whole tomatoes in the food processor and give it a whirl.
Then, add everything else in and pulse until you get the consistency you want.
For the guacamole, remove the seed from the avocado and spoon into a bowl. Mix in all the other ingredients and smash to combine. {I don’t have any fancy tools for this and a fork works great!}
Ready for the magical final step? Mix the two together!
Enjoy.
Notes/Tweaks:
- I mix them together in small batches as we eat instead of all at the same time.
- I have also taken the super lazy route and mixed Jack’s salsa with Wholly Guacamole Spicy Guacamole too.
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