Guacamole

While everybody connects guacamole with a dip and then mash the avocado I prefer the texture that the more wholesome pieces offer allowing to be mash or chee inside your mouth its like a dance for my palate.

I remember growing up a girl who came to live wi us taking the avocados from a tree we use to have in our backyard and using it in slices on top of our salads, I think that and the idea of not havinh mashed foods on my plate which drove me to try this..... I hope you like it.

You will need;

1 small ripe avocado

7 cherry tomatoes

1 tbs red onion small diced

1/4 cup cilantro chopped

1 tbs lime juice

1/2 tbs olive oil

Sal

Cut the avocado in half and take the pit out, with a serrate knife draw lines along and then across the halved avocado and with a spoon take the avocado out of the peel and into a medium bowl, cut the tomatoes in half and mix all the ingredients with the avocado, be carefull to mix not mash, let it rest for at least 5 minutes so the flavor can marinate.

Serve in the peels for a funny look or in top of a piece a grill meat or as a side dish.

Enjoy it.

                                    

Mientras todo el mundo conecta guacamole con un pure y  trituran el aguacate prefiero la textura que las piezas más enteras ofrecen permitiendo hacer puré o masticarlo dentro  de su boca es como un baile para mi paladar.

Recuerdo que creciendo a una chica que vino a vivir con nosotros bajando los aguacates de un árbol que teniamos en nuestro patio trasero y como lo colocaba en rodajas sobre  nuestras ensaladas, creo que eso y la idea de no ver puré en mi plato lo que me llevó a probar esto ..... Espero que les guste.

Usted necesitará;

1 aguacate pequeño maduro

7 tomates cherry

1 cucharada de cebolla roja pequeña cortada en cubitos

1/4 taza de cilantro picado

1 cucharada jugo de limón

1/2 cucharada de aceite de oliva

Sal

Cortar el aguacate por la mitad y sacar la semilla, con cuchillo serrado trazar unas líneas a lo largo y después a lo ancho de cada mitad y con una cuchara de tomar el aguacate de la cáscara en un tazón mediano, cortar los tomates por la mitad y mezclar todo el ingredientes con el aguacate, ten cuidado de mezclar no aplastar, dejar reposar durante al menos 5 minutos para que el sabor pueda mezclarse.

Servir en las cáscaras para una aspecto divertido o en sobre de una pieza de una carne o como guarnición.

Que lo disfruten.

Baked Falafel

1 cup dried chickpeas, soaked for 24 hours and drained

1/2 onion       

3 tbsp of cilantro chopped                         

1/4 cup of fresh mint 

7 tablespoons of chopped parsley 

3 cloves garlic

1 teaspoon cumin

2 teaspoons coriander

1 teaspoon chili powder

pinch of cayenne

couple tablespoons of olive oil - for the falafel and for the baking sheet!

salt and pepper to taste

2 tbsp sesame seed

You'll need a food processor too.

Soak a cup of dried chickpeas in fridge for 24 hours. Drain them and allow them to dry a little, put the chick peas with the rest of the ingredients but the sesame on a food processor and process for a few minutes until the chick peas have a meal consistency aproximately 2-3 minutes. Now you can mix in the sesame. I used to separate them in equal parts and then form the falafel but now that i have the size more or less meassure with a spoon i use it to make them all in the same size.... Forming a small ball and with my finger giving it the plane form we are use to see on them. If they stick to much on your finger wet your finger ever so little that you dont get water in the falafel but you may give them the form without the mix sticking to your hands.

The falafel will be baked at 400 degrees F - 10 minutes for one side and 15 minutes for the second

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