Cucumber Guacamole Recipes

SPRING PEA GUACAMOLE WITH CUCUMBER CRUDITES

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the peas and cook for 1 minute. Drain and immediately rinse under cold water until room temperature. Drain well, then transfer to a food processor. Pulse until almost smooth. Add the avocado, lime zest and juice, and cilantro. Pulse until almost smooth. Add the scallion and jalapeno and pulse until well incorporated. Season to taste with salt. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with cilantro. Serve with the cucumber slices.

OUR FAVORITE MOST AMAZING GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Place avocados in a medium bowl and squeeze in lime juice. Add tomatoes, shallot, cilantro, garlic, salt, and pepper. Mash with an immersion blender or a sturdy fork until avocado is mashed and ingredients are combined. Stir gently and serve immediately.

JULIA'S NEW MEXICAN GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Pit and spoon avocados into a small bowl and add cream cheese. Mash together until well blended.
• Add tomatoes and peppers to the mixture and mix well. Mix in lime juice, garlic powder, hot sauce, and salt. Chill for at least 20 minutes before serving.

TOMATILLO GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Smash 3 avocados and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Stir in 3 diced tomatillos (husked and rinsed), 1/2 cup diced cucumber, 2 chopped scallions, 3 tablespoons each chopped cilantro and pickled jalapeños and the juice of 1 lime; season with salt. Top with more cilantro.

TOMATO, CUCUMBER AND GUACAMOLE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Using fork, mash avocado, lime juice, garlic and jalapeño in small bowl until almost smooth. Season guacamole with salt and pepper.
• Divide guacamole among all bread slices, spreading evenly (guacamole will be thinly spread). Place 5 tomato slices atop guacamole on each of 4 bread slices. Top each with 4 cucumber slices, then 2 onion slices, then cilantro. Top with remaining 4 bread slices, guacamole side down, pressing lightly. Cut sandwiches in half. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead. Wrap in plastic; chill.)

GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the onion and lime juice, and season with salt and pepper. Let that sit as you chop the jalapeño.
• Cut the hard stem end off of the jalapeño and discard, then slice the chile in half lengthwise. If you don't want the spice, use your knife or a spoon to remove the inner seeds and white membrane (this is where most of the chile's heat resides). If you enjoy the heat, then leave all of that in. Chop the jalapeño as finely as you can and add to the bowl with the onion and lime juice. Be sure to wash your hands very well with soap after handling spicy chiles like jalapeños, and whatever you do, do not touch your eyes after handling them.
• Cut the avocados in half lengthwise and pull the halves apart. You can use your knife to pit the avocados, but a safer way is to hold the avocado half in one hand so that your thumb is touching the skin side where the pit is and your index and middle fingers are touching the flesh side around the pit. Gently press your fingers into each other to pop the pit out; with a ripe avocado, it should come out very easily. Use your hands to squeeze the avocado flesh out into the bowl with the other ingredients, or scoop it out with a spoon.
• Using a fork, gently mash the avocados against the side of the bowl until they are mashed to your desired consistency, then stir them into the other ingredients until well combined. Taste and add more salt if desired.
• Contrary to popular belief, adding avocado pits to guacamole does nothing to prevent oxidation, but if you press a good layer of plastic wrap or parchment paper directly over the guacamole and store it in the refrigerator, it will keep well for up to 2 days.

CUCUMBER GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Peel and remove the stone from the avocado. Place in a bowl and mash with a fork to lumpy consistency.
• Peel the cucumber and grate on to a plate, you can leave a few bits of the skin on as this will add colour. The excess water now needs to be squeezed out of the grated cucumber, do this by placing it between sheets of kitchen paper which will absorb the liquid and squeezing! do this a few times until most of the moisture is removed. Put in the bowl with the mashed avocado.
• Add the lemon or lime juice and chilli (if using) and perfunctorally mix together. Add olive oil (if needed) to loosen the mixture and season to taste with salt.
• Serve as a snack with toasted pitta bread/tortilla chips or as a side to a Mexican meal.

GUACAMOLE. AVOCADO CUCUMBER DIP!

Steps:

• Place all in a blender and blend till smooth and creamy with a pinch of salt.
• Chill and serve with chips as a dressing or a spread for sandwiches.