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Lumpy Guacamole

This lively guacamole can also be served as a dip with tortilla chips. If you want to make it a day ahead, be sure to press plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole to prevent browning.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 6 cups

Ingredients

6 ripe Hass avocados
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
4 plum tomatoes, finely diced
1 medium onion, finely diced
1 jalapeño pepper, minced (with seeds, if desired)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/4 teaspoons coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste

Preparation

  1. Halve the avocados, and remove the pits. Score the flesh into cubes with a small, sharp knife, and scrape them into a bowl. Stir in the lime juice, lemon juice, tomatoes, onion, chile, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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