Superbowl- Super Guacamole!
I love the Super Bowl- not because I love football, because I really don’t care about NFL football- college football is a slightly different story (I care a little bit), but I love the Super Bowl for the food. It is such a great excuse to eat a lot of cheesy, meaty, greasy, bready foods and drink a lot of beer on a Sunday night. Pretty good way to end a week if you ask me. What I love even more about the Super Bowl is that it is almost required that the only green things in sight are the celery with the wings and guacamole. Veggies do not play a big part in evening activities. No one ever won friends by bringing a salad to a Super Bowl party. Here is my favorite guacamole recipe from Food & Wine. It is fantastic. Since my sister-in-law is from Baltimore- GO RAVENS!
Guacamole
Ingredients:
2 medium garlic cloves, unpeeled
1 jalapeño, seeded and quartered lengthwise
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 Hass avocados, halved and pitted
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions:
Finely chop the scallions and jalapeño and transfer to a medium bowl. Peel the garlic cloves, mash them to a paste and add them to the bowl. Scoop the avocado flesh into the bowl and coarsely mash with a fork. Fold the cilantro and lime juice into the guacamole, season with salt and pepper and serve.
Notes Variation: For a brighter, crunchier guacamole, finely chop the scallions, garlic and jalapeño and stir them in raw.