Guacamole

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Ingredients

2 ripe avocados (preferably California)
1 small onion, minced
1 garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 fresh or pickled jalapeño chili if desired, seeded and minced (wear
rubber gloves)
3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander if desired

Preparation

Halve and pit the avocados and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Mash the avocados coarse with a fork and stir in the onion, the garlic paste, the lime juice, the cumin, the chili, and the coriander. The guacamole may be made 2 hours in advance, its surface covered with plastic wrap, and chilled.

Makes about 2 cups.