Frances Bissell

The perfect guacamole

Preparation info

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

Modern Classics

Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

  • About

Avocados are plentiful and relatively inexpensive. Buy them hard and perfectly unblemished, with the vestigial stalk still attached, and the fruit will ripen in the fruit bowl in a few days.

Ingredients

    You Need

  • To feed 8 people, 4 large ripe avocados, salt, pepper and a fresh lime, six spring onions, tr

Method

Peel and roughly chop the avocados, then mash with the salt and pepper, grated lime zest and a little lime juice. Finely chop the spring onions and seeded chillies and stir into the mashed avocado. Cover with clingfilm until required, but preferably serve immediately.