Guacamole

I made guacamole once a few years back and adapted this recipe the following ways.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 lg. or 2 sm. avocado (California or Florida is better, the smooth skin ones, but they must be ripe)

1 T. minced onion or shallot (I used a small yellow onion in the food processor)

1/4 t. minced garlic (fresh or from a jar, of course, fresh is always better)

1 t. stemmed, seeded and minced jalapeno or other fresh chili, or 1 t. chili powder, or to taste

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1 T. freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice, or to taste (once, I used 1 t. lemon juice from concentrate)

Minced cilantro leaves for garnish (of course, a little in the mix tastes good also)

1/2 c. peeled, cored, seeded, diced ripe tomato (I dice finely, but do not peel, core, or seed)

Directions:

Cut avocados in half (remove pits), peel and mash pulp with potato masher with everything else except cilantro and tomato.  Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, or lime, even garlic salt if necessary.  Add tomatoes and a little cilantro; stir around with a spoon.  Garnish with more cilantro.