->Guacamole 18 <-

2 1/2 to 3 cups

3 medium avocados, ripe, (preferably Hass)

2 tablespoons minced onion

1 medium clove garlic, minced

1 small jalapeno chile, minced (1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons)

1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves

1/4 teaspoon table salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

2 tablespoons lime juice

Halve one avocado, remove pit, and scoop flesh into medium bowl.

Mash flesh lightly with onion, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, salt,

and cumin (if using) with tines of a fork until just combined. Halve

and pit remaining two avocados, and prepare. Gently scoop out avocado

into bowl with mashed avocado mixture. Sprinkle lime juice over

diced avocado and mix entire contents of bowl lightly with fork

until combined but still chunky. Adjust seasoning with salt, if

necessary, and serve.