Colombian Guacamole

Name: Colombian Guacamole (Salsa de Avocate)
Yield: Makes About 1¼ Cups
Cuisine: Colombia
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, or more to taste; ½ teaspoon salt, or more to taste; 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, preferably Hellmann’s; ¼ cup finely chopped sweet onion; ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1 serrano or other chile pepper, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 1 serrano or other chile pepper, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 1 ripe avocado

Salsa de Avocate

Preparation info

Makes About
1¼ Cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

About

Yes, Colombians eat guacamole, and yes, they make it with ripe avocados and cilantro. But they also add mayonnaise—heresy in other parts of Latin America—and they normally serve the guacamole as a sauce, not a dip.

Ingredients

1 ripe avocado
1 serrano or other chile pepper, stemmed, seeded, and minced
¼ cup

Americas
Colombia
Sauce
Gluten-free
Spicy
Vegetarian

Method

Peel and seed the avocado. Cut the avocado into 1-inch dice and place it in a food processor along with the serrano pepper, cilantro, onion, mayonnaise, and salt. Run the machine in short bursts until a smooth puree forms. Add the lime juice and enough water (2 to 4 tablespoons) to obtain a thick but pourable sauce. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt and/or lime juice as necessary.