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Suvir Saran’s Guacamole With Toasted Cumin
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- Total Time
- 10 minutes
- Rating
- Notes
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Ingredients
- 4ripe Hass avocados, halved and pitted
- 1small tomato, chopped
- 1small red onion, finely diced
- ½cup chopped cilantro
- 1jalapeño, minced (seeded for a milder flavor)
- ¼ to ½teaspoon toasted cumin seeds, ground if desired
- ½teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- ½teaspoon freshly ground peppercorns
- Juice of 2 limes
Preparation
- Step 1
Cut avocados into small dice. The easiest way to do this is to cross-hatch the flesh with a paring knife while still in the skin, then scoop out into a bowl.
- Step 2
Add remaining ingredients and combine. Taste, adjust salt, and serve.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
I love bacon but bacon bits have never been one of my favorites on anything. Cumin in guacamole on the other hand and you have my attention. Saw this recipe and had to make it immediately with tasty results.
Suvir Saran is a genius--his Indian Home Cooking is my favorite cookbook ever! The section on dals alone is worth the price.
I'm a new subscriber to the Times Cooking, my first cooking app. Not an experienced cook, I followed the instructions to the letter. Unfortunately, when complete, this recipe was inedible for me. Any nuance of flavor, the toasted cumin seeds for example, were completely blown out by "the juice of two limes". I didn't taste as I prepared the recipe, lesson learned. It all went into the bin.
I found that this recipe had way too much lime for me. Next time I would do 1 lime instead of 2. Otherwise, great ingredients.
Only made the guac - spectacular
Very good and tostadas are always fun to eat. We sprinkled on chopped chicken for protein. I could see adding shrimp or Oaxacan cheese as another alternative.
This is the world's best guacamole, period.
I would use a Vidalia onion instead.
I really like the impact of the cumin seeds here. I doubled the jalapeno but left out the seeds. Only change I'd make next time is to halve the amount of onion.
Made last night for celebration. Wonderful. No need to grind the cumin. Need to keep balancing to taste Dark corn crisps German Riesling = total joy
Accompanying article says this makes 8 servings. Not sure why that's not stated here.
Amazing dish. Rave reviews all around. Toasted cumin makes the difference. I went lighter on onions and only used 1/2 of a medium jalapeño - but that's family preference. Highly recommend.
I love bacon but bacon bits have never been one of my favorites on anything. Cumin in guacamole on the other hand and you have my attention. Saw this recipe and had to make it immediately with tasty results.
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