Guacamole

Content: By Della Mae Holloway

I make this every Sunday. The wood holds the lime. The garlic stays in the grain. By next week the wooden mortar and pestle already knows the recipe.

Ingredients

• 3 ripe avocados
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1/2 small white onion, finely diced
• 1 small tomato, seeds removed, diced
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 serrano pepper, finely minced (optional)

Instructions

1. Place the garlic and salt in your mortar and grind into a paste.
2. Add the serrano pepper if using and grind to combine.
3. Halve the avocados, remove the pit, and scoop the flesh into the mortar.
4. Mash to your preferred texture — chunky or smooth.
5. Add lime juice, onion, tomato, and cilantro. Mix gently with the pestle.
6. Taste and adjust salt and lime as needed.

Serve with: tortilla chips, tacos, grilled fish, or straight from the mortar.