what do you put in your guacamole?

[Kathy1972]

Ideas please....
I've got 7 avocados which we got for dd's birthday party last Sat but they didn't ripen in time, so dh and I get to eat them all, which is great.
However I'm rather bored of my usual guacamole recipe, which is:
avocados
toms
garlic
chilli
lime

Any ideas how I can vary it a bit? If I put onion in, how much should I use?

TIA

A friend of mine always puts mayonnaise in his and it is rather fab.
Coriander leaf?

(Hello btw [smile}

finely chopped spring onions or a small finely chopped red onion, no garlic and yes to mayo and coriander, and please remove the tomato seeds and dice the flesh finely, and a slug of olive oil and salt and white pepper.
And apparently the only way to mash the avocado it is with your hands

Hello Pruni
Mayonnaise sounds interesting - I may give that a go. Don't have any coriander ATM.
Of course with 7 avocados I can try out everything and compare.

Do you skin the toms? I always used to then I decided it didn't make much difference.

yes skin them in hot water

with seven avocados you would do well to add a lot of lime juice as it will preserve then slightly unless you are going to eat the ensuing trough of guacomole in one sitting

thanks Suzywong.
hand-mashing avocado sounds fun.

agree no chopped garlic - if you want a mild hit just rub the bowl in which you are going to mash the avocados with a cut clove - I love guac but not with raw garlic bits. Spring onion finely chopped also works - soured cream rather than the mayo works

yes of course! sour cream

am a bit of a garlic freak but with onion as well that may be overkill.
How much onion would you use?

lime juice, coriander (which you don't have!), crushed garlic, salt, pepper, tabasco. Yummy!

ok it is not guacomole but a lovely pasta sauce...
Saute onion and garlic until softened but not browned, add 3 mashed avocado and stir until heated through, add a splash of lemon juice and enough cream to make it into sauce consistency. Add to pasta with parmesan cheese mmmmmmmm...

cilantro - i think it's coriander here? - and a bit of salsa.

mmmm.