Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Guacalsa

Salgauc?

Ok, I struggled to come up with a good name for this but trust me...even with no name, you want to make this!
First, let me admit something to you. I'm not a huge guacamole fan. I'll eat it but I don't LOVE it the way many people do. It's a texture thing. {Sorry Shopaholic...I'll still order it at the Mexican restaurant though!}

Salsa = LOVE though.

One night, at our local Mexican restaurant (we're regulars!), I mixed together the homemade guacamole and salsa. So delicious...perfection on a chip! Kind of like guacamole with pico de gallo's less chunky cousin.  It has been recreated many times in our house since.

So, I thought I would share the recipe with you. Feel free to call it what you wish...

Let's get our stuff together: 
Salsa 
- 2 15oz cans whole peeled tomatoes with juice (canned tomatoes...i know...gasp!) 
- 2 cans diced tomatoes with chiles (Rotel is great!) 
- 1/2 cup white onion, finely chopped 
- 2 cloves garlic, minced 
- 2 jalapeno, halved, seeded and chopped 
- 1/4 tsp salt 
- 1/4 tsp sugar 
- 1/2 tsp cumin 
- 1/3 cup cilantro, roughly chopped (you can use more if you dig lots of cilantro) 
- 2 Tbsp lime juice (~ 1 whole lime) 

Guacamole 
- 2 avocados 
- 1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped 
- 1 serrano chile, minced 
- 1 Tbsp lime juice 
- 1 Tbsp cilantro, finely chopped 
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt 
- 1 roma tomato, seeded and diced
- pinch of cumin

Let's make our salsa first. It's super easy. 
Throw the whole tomatoes in the food processor and give it a whirl.
Then, add everything else in and pulse until you get the consistency you want.

For the guacamole, remove the seed from the avocado and spoon into a bowl. Mix in all the other ingredients and smash to combine. {I don't have any fancy tools for this and a fork works great!}

Ready for the magical final step? Mix the two together!  

Enjoy. 

Notes/Tweaks: 
- I mix them together in small batches as we eat instead of all at the same time. 
- I have also taken the super lazy route and mixed Jack's salsa with Wholly Guacamole Spicy Guacamole too.
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12 comments:

  1. Yum. I'm not a fan of mexican food but ilove salsa and guacamole. What a greatbidea to combine the two!

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  2. Yum! That sounds like the salsa I make...with canned tomatoes too! I just discovered that I love avocados. Love em!! Thanks for stopping by my blog!!

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  3. That salsa looks great! And your pictures are lovely. : )

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  4. ooooh that looks so good! I never thought of mixing the two together. yum!

    ~Lisha

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  5. Yes I prefer it mixed. It's a texture thing. ;)
    Thanks so much for linking up at I Gotta Create! <3 Christina

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  6. This salsa sounds so good right now!

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  7. yummy come see us at http://shopannies.blogspot.com

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  8. yummy!I'm from Texas and we pretty much each salsa on everything!

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  9. I'm with you guac=ewww but at the salsa and it equals YUMMY! Another version? Add a touch of sour cream and then be prepared to fall in love all over again! :)

    Mindy @ New Equus - A New Creation
    http://newequus.wordpress.com

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  10. Then ya gots to have the refried beans and sour cream!

    Stopped in from Southern Lovely's Show and Tell.

    thriftshopcommando.blogspot.com

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  11. I adore guacamole and salsa...the two together? Fabulous idea:-)

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