Recipe: Salsa + Guacamole

By: Callan Randall (inspired by the recipe by Tammy Randall)

Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 7-8

Ingredients:

1.5 lbs of tomatoes, finely chopped, ½ medium red onion, finely diced, 1 jalapeno, finely diced, 1 garlic clove, finely minced, ½ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped, and 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Directions for Sala:

1. Dice your onion, jalapeno, cilantro, and garlic very finely before setting into a bowl. Mix, then set aside.

2. Finely chop up your tomatoes till it is either chunky or saucy. Add to the ingredient bowl, mix well until combined, and salt well to taste. Add lime juice as well, give one more mix adjusting seasonings and spiciness to preference, then serve.

Ingredients for Guacamole

2 avocados, ½ red onion, finely diced, 1-2 jalapenos, finely diced, 1 small tomato, finely diced, salt and pepper to taste , cilantro, and a splash of lime juice

Directions:

1. Dice your onion, jalapeno, cilantro, and tomato very finely before setting aside. Put all of these into a bowl, mix, then set aside

2. Cut open your avocado with a small knife and twist to open. Carefully use your knife to remove the pit by gently bringing it down to imbed it into the pit. Give a slight twist and it should come out. After this, scoop out the insides with a spoon or knife, then dice up into chunks

3. Throw your avocado chunks into your bowl with the other ingredients and use a fork to mash it to the desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste, add lime juice, give it a quick stir, and enjoy.

Tip: if you have a food processor, you can skip all of the above steps and just throw all the ingredients in and blend to your preferred consistency.