In life, we all want to come out on top. The pinnacle. The place to be seen. The flourish at the finish. Like the best garnishes, garlands and guacs atop our favourite foods. That\u2019s right, all eyes on the prize – guacamole at the centre of attention!<\/p>\n
This July is inaugural World Guacamole Month, initiated by the World Avocado Organisation.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n A testimony to how popular the delicious avocado is around the globe. And in these anxiety-inducing times, sales worldwide have soared as people embrace the many health-giving qualities of this green goddess fruit.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Locally grown, South Africans are gifted with an abundance of this fruit that offers potassium, fibre and a multitude of essential vitamins and minerals; not to mention it\u2019s the most satisfying stay-at-home comfort-food hit you can have without the need for even a hint of over-indulgence guilt.<\/p>\n So, while we\u2019re all at home waiting for an announcement that lockdown is coming to an end and cheering on our amazing Olympic athletes, we say, let\u2019s work on our game, our guacamole game, that is!<\/p>\n As luck would have it, in South Africa, avocados are in season right now, so there is never going to be a better time to buy, with various varieties on shelf at the moment, both green-skinned and dark-skinned.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s get our frustrations out by smashing a couple of these forgiving gems into a bowl and seeing where our imaginations take us. A traditional guacamole is made by mashing ripe avocados \u2013 smooth or chunky, as desired \u2013 then adding chopped tomato, onion, fresh coriander, salt and lime juice to taste.<\/p>\n Now how about a nod to all the sporting greats who trained so hard and are competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games, adding instead ingredients like soy sauce, spring onion, hot peppers, wasabi, pickled ginger, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, nori, miso or even Japanese bonito flakes (dried tuna flakes with a flavour between anchovies and bacon). And imagine that all piled on top of an aromatic stack of freshly griddled spring onion pancakes!<\/p>\n Or bring your guacamole home with a bit of biltong dust and a scattering of piquant\u00e9 peppers.<\/p>\n Surround your guac bowl with a host of fresh crudit\u00e9 and see what the family has to say. Or use your guacamole creation to cap some local culinary greats \u2013 think braaied boerewors rolls, or right off the fire, braai bread. Top your steak, your chesa nyama chops, your fire-roasted mielies. Top a fritter, a samosa or a crispy fried pap patty.<\/p>\n And when you\u2019ve satisfied your homegrown palate, go global again! Add tomato, basil and lemon for a guacamole to use on a pizza base instead of tomato sauce and cheese, add sumac and zaatar for a lovely Middle Eastern guacamole-hummus smash-up, or channel Scandinavia with sour cream and dill.<\/p>\n SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS:<\/span><\/p>\n METHOD:<\/span><\/p>\n Serve as a dip with your favourite snacks such as corn tortillas, crisps, dro\u00ebwors or crudit\u00e9s<\/p>\n PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes INGREDIENTS:<\/span><\/p>\n METHOD:<\/span><\/p>\n Serve immediately<\/p>\n PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes INGREDIENTS:<\/span><\/p>\n METHOD:<\/span><\/p>\n Serve with a big squeeze of lemon and season well with salt and black pepper. Garnish with chilli.<\/p>\n PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes INGREDIENTS:<\/span><\/p>\n METHOD:<\/span><\/p>\n In life, we all want to come out on top. The pinnacle. The place to be seen. The flourish at the finish. Like the best garnishes, garlands and guacs atop our favourite foods. That\u2019s right, all eyes on the prize – guacamole at the centre of attention! This July is inaugural World Guacamole Month, initiated…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Whatever else you\u2019ve got going on, this July go guac and stay home!<\/h2>\n
BASIC GUACAMOLE <\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nTOTAL TIME: 10 MINUTES<\/p>\n\n
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GUACAMOLE 3 WAYS<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n
SPICY CORN & BLACK BEAN & CHIPOTLE GUACAMOLE<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nYIELD: SERVES 4 – 6<\/p>\n\n
\n\u00bd red onion, finely chopped
\n2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n
\n\u00bd can sweet corn, drained<\/li>\n\n
CHUNKY GUACAMOLE <\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nYIELD: SERVES 4- 6<\/p>\n\n
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POMEGRANATE & LIME Guacamole <\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nYIELD: SERVES 4- 6<\/p>\n\n
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