Healthy Guacamole
There is a housewife… you know from one of those reality shows I don’t watch. She has books where she teaches people how to be skinny or stay skinny or get skinny. I’m on board. I like people who eat healthy, and have tips for staying healthy and motivated. I thought she might have something good to say, instead she tells women to “Eat nothing, but TASTE everything”. Let me tell you, I was no longer on board.
That being said… There is the guacamole recipe looming out there that contains peas as a way to make it healthier. Personally, I don’t think there is anything unhealthy about guacamole. Avocados are so insanely good for you, high in omegas, low in fat, etc. that I have been known to sit down with a bowl of guac for dinner. As my mother always told me “It’s not to guac that will kill you – it’s the chips!” BTW mom, to me this means put more guac on each chip. Ha! I love the way I can justify just about anything in my head.
Back to that recipe – you use equal WEIGHT of cooked peas, and avocado. You mash them together and prepare your guacamole the way you normally would. I love guac. I love peas. So, it’s always been on my list to try. I will note that I added way more ingredients than I normally do, I think I was trying to distract myself from the peas.
Enjoy!
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Healthy Guacamole
Yield: 2-4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
Avocados - I used two
Peas - equal weight, yes you need a food scale for this
1 tomato, diced
1/3 red onion, minced
1 jalapeno, minced
1/4 cup cilantro, minced
2 cloves of garlic
Worcestershire - a few dashes
Lime juice - one section will do
Salt and Pepper
Your favorite chips
Directions:
Gut the avocados, and weigh them. Write down the weight! Then weigh the peas to the matching amount. Cook the peas, and mash them with a fork. Add the remaining ingredients using a fork to further break down the peas. Serve it chilled with chips or tacos or fajitas, or in a bowl on the couch with the bag of chips next to you.
Notes:
I'm sure you're thinking what I was thinking, so here I'll rattle off the answer - Yes, you can taste the peas. I would make it again, but I would cut the pea content down to half the weight of the avocados.
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I think I saw recipe this on a certain Housewife’s website too, I think. And I do the same thing as you–MORE GUAC on the chip! Haha! I’m lazy when it comes to guacamole, I just do avocado, salt, and some fresh salsa.
Also: “Eat nothing, taste everything?” HUH? How does that even make sense?