Bacon and Tomato Guacamole

Hi everyone! Rick Bayless has a new cookbook out- Fiesta at Rick's, and my foodie friend that loves Southwestern cuisine tells me that is a good thing! The first thing she made was the Bacon and Tomato Guacamole and she raved about it, so I thought I'd give it a try.

One word - "Wow!". 

If you like guac you'll love this, if you think you don't like guac this might just change your mind!

I reduced the recipe to about a third, pictured is one avocado.
Hope you love it if you try it :@)

Tip: I like to have chipotles on hand but don't use a whole can at a time. I just freeze the individual peppers with some of the adobo sauce on a silicone lined cookie sheet. Then add them to a zip lock bag and remove one or two as needed. I did not add the cilantro.

This recipe was printed on seriouseats.com, that's where I copied it from. If you're not familiar with seriouseats.com it's a great site devoted to foodies-check it out!

Bacon and Tomato Guacamole

- makes about 3 cups, serving about 8 to 10 as a nibble -

Adapted from Fiesta at Rick's by Rick Bayless.

Ingredients

5 strips medium-thick bacon (full-flavored smoky bacon is great here)
3 medium-large (about 1 1/4 pounds) ripe avocados
1/2 medium white onion, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
2 or 3 canned chipotle chiles en adobo to taste, removed from the canning sauce, stemmed, split open, seeds scraped out and finely chopped
1 medium-large round, ripe tomato, cored and chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
1/4 cup (loosely packed) coarsely chopped cilantro (thick bottom stems cut off), plus a little extra for garnish
Salt
1 or 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Procedure

1. In a large (10-inch) skillet, cook the slices of bacon in a single layer over medium heat, turning them occasionally, until crispy and browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels, then coarsely crumble.

2. Cut around each avocado, from stem to blossom end and back again, then twist the two halves apart. Dislodge the pit. Scoop the flesh from the skin into a large bowl. Using an old-fashioned potato masher or a large fork or spoon, mash the avocados into a coarse puree.

3. Scoop the onion into a small strainer and rinse under cold water. Shake off the excess water and transfer to the bowl, along with the chipotle chiles, tomatoes, cilantro (save out a little for garnish if you wish) and about 2/3 of the bacon. Gently stir to combine all of the ingredients. Taste and season with salt, usually about 1/2 teaspoon, and enough lime juice to add a little sparkle.

4. Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole and refrigerate until you're ready to serve. Scoop the guacamole into a serving dish, sprinkle with the remaining bacon (and cilantro if you have it), and you're ready to serve.

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