Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 ripe Hass avocados
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced jalapeño pepper, or more, to taste
  • 3 tablespoons chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • Salt and fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice, optional

Instruction

  • In a medium bowl, mortar or a Mexican molcajete (lava stone mortar), thoroughly mash half of the onion with the jalapeño and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to make a paste.
  • Cut avocados in half. Remove the seed then scoop the avocado into the bowl with a spoon. Add the remaining onion as well as the cilantro, and gently mash everything together. Season with lime juice and more salt if desired.