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guacamole French styme with cilantro and piment d'espelette

Guacamole, French Style

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: French
Occasion: Fancy dinners, Picnic
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Servings: 6 Shares
Mexican guacamole, with a French twist. Avocadoes are mixed with tomatoes, schalots or spring onions, lime, fresh cilantro and for the spice: the French piment d’Espelette / Espelette chilli pepper Prepare all ingredients and combine. Make sure you add Espelette pepper (or chili / Cayenne pepper) and lime gradually to adjust according to your taste.
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Ingredients

  • 3 avocados peeled, pitted, and mashed
  • 1/2 shallot or 1 spring onion, minced
  • 1 tomato diced
  • 1/2 to 1 bunch cilantro fresh and chopped (2 large handfuls of chopped leaves)
  • 2 limes juiced
  • 1 teaspoon Espelette pepper may be replaced by chili or Cayenne pepper
  • salt
  • pepper freshly ground

Instructions

Start by preparing all the ingredients:

  • Remove the avocado flesh and mash it with a fork in a bowl
  • Finely chop the shallot and cut into small cubes the tomato
  • Remove cilantro leaves from sprigs and chop them
  • Squeeze lime juice

Make the guacamole

  • Combine all ingredients except Espelette pepper and lime. Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
  • Then gradually add lime and Espelette pepper. First with half of the quantity indicated, combine and and wait 5 to 10 minutes before adding the rest. Taste and adjust seasonning according to your taste by adding the remaining (all or jus a bit) lime juice and Espelette pepper.