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  • Guacamole with a Kick

    Posting a recipe for guacamole seems odd in a way. It’s a bit like posting a recipe for making a ham and cheese toastie – it seems like such a simple thing to that no recipe is required.

    However, I’ve found huge variation in the guacamole I’ve eaten, both in restaurants and private homes. Everyone has their own take on it, their own special ingredient. Some people like using a spritz of lime juice. Some detest onion. Some go overboard on the garlic while others completely omit it.

    I’ve never eaten it in Mexico but in Australia the general consensus seems to be that guacamole has to include avocados, onions and either lemon or lime juice. Everything else is up to you.

    This is how I make guacamole. The ‘kick’ in the title is the addition of sweet chilli sauce.

    You can blame my dad for this – a mild chilli addiction is in my DNA.

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