Happy early Cinco de Mayo! This year, I am happy to bring you guacamole. And not any old guacamole, either.
This week we are making Boris Karloff’s Guacamole!!!
AuthorRetroRuth
Tested Recipe!
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Peel and mash avocados. Add tomato, onion, and chiles, then stir in lemon juice, sherry and seasonings to taste, blending well. Serve as a dip for tortilla pieces or corn chips or as a canape spread.
Yield: 10 to 12 appetizer servings
Ingredients
Directions
Peel and mash avocados. Add tomato, onion, and chiles, then stir in lemon juice, sherry and seasonings to taste, blending well. Serve as a dip for tortilla pieces or corn chips or as a canape spread.
Yield: 10 to 12 appetizer servings
Notes
Aaaaaaaand….it’s also the same color as the Grinch!
Okay, I’ll stop.
So, if you follow my Instagram, I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had an amazing dinner party with my girlfriends where we played fun vintage music, made cocktails and then tested out like 20 mid-century recipes in a row. It was a total blast, and not everything was totally gross.
Spoiler: This was one of the not gross things.
“What are you guys doing in here? Practicing your cackling?”
“Sort of. And also making guacamole Now you must eat it.”
“What…exactly am I tasting here?”
“There’s sherry in it.”
“No wonder it’s so smooth.”
The Verdict: Different
From The Tasting Notes –
This was a good guacamole. It wasn’t the modern, cilantro-and-lime-juice-heavy stuff that we are used to. Don’t get me wrong, I love that stuff. I make it at least once a week. This was a more subtle, smoother tasting dip that was prominently avocado with hints of other flavors. Everyone liked it, and scarfed it down just as fast as we were drinking Kate’s extra strong drinks. In fact, it was the first dish that emptied on our table of “fun” horrors. This would be great if you want to try something different for Cinco de Mayo this year. And if you really like sherry.
And when do we get to learn what the rest of the recipes at your dinner party were? Will you be doling them out slowly?
Alright, now I’m curious: Is eating guacamole straight a thing? A quick Google search for “guacamole salad” just turns up either dressings or salads that include avocados and tomatoes, but aren’t all mashed up like guac is. So is this a thing people do? Is this a thing Boris Karloff did? (Not judging if he did; I liked yellow mustard so much as a kid I sometimes ate it straight.) I have so many questions!
Yes! Hopefully they will last me a month or two while I work on my online cooking courses!
I suppose one could eat it as is, but the recipe says even then to use tortillas or corn chips as a dip. Mashed up, it’s a dip. Chunks it’s a salad
Yes, eating guacamole straight is totally a thing. Traditionally it’s more of an appetizer, in “dip” form than a garnish/sauce. I assume by “straight” you mean on a tortilla chip or on a tortilla, as opposed to glopping it on top of something else you’re eating. By “traditionally” I mean, in my Chicanx house growing up.
As I really like sherry – and guacamole – I’d be interested to know of a substitute for the type of sherry used. Sherry cooking wine isn’t readily available in the UK. Thanks.