I am the queen of snacks. There I said it. I would prefer constant snacking to a meal almost always. I’m infamously snacky. But I think long ago I read in some good health manual that 10 little snacks throughout the day is much better for you then 3 big meals. I am going to continue to tell myself this.
Tortilla chips, salsa and guacamole are probably my favourite snack in the entire world. And by snack, I mean food I can eat at anytime of the day. The morning after the Mardi Gras party I ate the rest of the guacamole for breakfast. Sometimes I disgust myself. One time Sam and I were going to a party and instead of asking, “Hey are they going to have red wine/beer/champagne?” like a normal person, I asked, “Oh- will there be guacamole?!” Guac was the most important part of going to that party for me. Like I said, I have problems sometimes.
Salsa
Ingredients:
4 cloves of garlic (minced)
3 jalapenos (if you’ve brought them pre-chopped then add them in to your desired heat)
1 red bell pepper
1/2 medium onion
2 red chiles
1 tbs olive oil
juice of 1 lime
6 roma tomatoes (more or less as needed)
diced cilantro (coriander here in Olde Englande)
salt, pepper and chile powder to taste
Instructions:
Salsa is freakishly simple to make. Finely chop all the ingredients up, mix them in a medium bowl then cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes to let all the flavours fuse together.
Guacamole
Ingredients:
4 avocados, halved, seeded and peeled
2 limes juiced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 medium onion
1/2 jalapeno pepper minced
2 roma tomatoes
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon cilantro (coriander in the UK)
Instructions:
I put my avocados in the food processor, give it a few buzzes till the avocado is mainly smooth but with a few chunks left, transfer it to a bowl and then mix in the other ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. I hate when I make guac before a party and it starts to go brown by party time, but I have discovered that if you place on of the avocado stones in the bowl of guac before you tightly cover it in plastic wrap it helps it stay green longer!
