Sunday, February 6, 2011

Superbowl Snacks!








So today is the Superbowl and even though I have absolutely NO interest in football I am always interested in food. So papi said he was going to order some pizza and buy chips and dip. I told him to hold on off on the dip, because I was planning on making some homemade guacamole and spicy Mexican salsa. The guac wasn't as good as it could of been only because the avocados weren't very ripe. And the salsa was better than I expected it to be. Check out my very own guacamole and salsa recipes below!

Guacamole:
-3 Haas Avocados
-A bunch of cilantro, roughly chopped
-2 garlic cloves, minced
-1/4 cup of red onions, chopped
-1 tablespoon of olive oil,
-1 cap full of vinegar,
- juice of 1 lime
-a dash of salt(or to taste)
-a dash of grounded black pepper(or to taste)
-1/2 a red pepper, chopped
-1 large tomato, diced

Directions:
1. Add all the ingredients to a large bowl and mix well.
2. Serve with chips.

Spicy Mexican salsa:
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
-2 tomatoes, diced
-2 tablespoons of tomato paste diluted in 1 cup of water
-1/2 green pepper, diced
-1/2 red pepper, diced
-1/2 a Spanish onion, diced
-2 cloves of garlic, minced
-a bunch of cilantro, roughly chopped
-1 cap of vinegar,
-juice of 1 lime
-1 tablespoon of olive oil
- a dash of salt (or to taste)
-a dash of ground black pepper (or to taste)
-a dash of chili pepper (or to taste)
-2 to 3 drops of Tabasco hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar (optional)

Directions:
1. Add all the chopped vegetables to a saucepan. Then add the tomato paste diluted in water and put the flame on medium heat.
2. Then add the salt, black pepper, chili powder, vinegar, olive oil and stir the mixture.
3. Then add the 2 to 3 drops of Tabasco hot sauce and stir occasionally.
4. If the salsa taste too spicy or bitter, add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. Cover and let it simmer on low heat.
5. Once the vegetables are tender, turn off the flame and let it cool. Then have it sit in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours to get cold.
6. Serve with chips.

1 comment:

  1. I LOVE LOVE THE GUACAMOLE !! I AM GOING TO TRY THE RECIPE :) THANXS FOR POSTING !!

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