Pico De Gallo and Gaucamole

For years I have made Simply Recipe’s Perfect Guacamole. It really is the perfect guacamole recipe and every time I have made it at parties I’ve gotten a lot of compliments. Well, a while back I got The Pioneer Woman Cooks cookbook. The Pioneer Woman’s recipe for guacamole is much the same as the one on Simply Recipes… but get this.. in the book she talks about how one day it dawned on her that basically the onions and peppers and tomatoes that you’re putting into the guacamole are basically the same as pico de gallo. So…. why not just make a batch of pico and dump some of it into your smashed avocados.. and you’ll have both the perfect guacamole and pico de gallo. Bingo. Two dips for the time of one. Works for me.

I made the pico and guacamole when my family was visiting. Everyone liked them both. There was some pico left and Dallas quickly ate that up when he got back from his business trip.

Pico de Gallo and Guacamole
From: Pioneer Woman

Prep Time: 30 Minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Servings: 8

For the Pico de Gallo:
5 whole Plum (roma) Tomatoes
½ whole Large (or 1 Small) Onion
3 whole Jalapeno Peppers
Cilantro
Lime Juice
Salt To Taste

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For the Guacamole:
3 whole Avocados
Pico De Gallo
Lime Juice
Salt To Taste

Pico de Gallo:
Chop jalapenos, tomatoes and onions into a very small dice. (Leave seeds in your jalapenos for a hotter pico). Adjust amount of jalapenos to your preferred temperature. Next, chop up a nice-sized bunch of cilantro. Just remove and discard the long leafless stems before chopping. No need to remove the leaves from the stems completely. Place all of these ingredients together in a bowl and give it a good stir.
Squeeze the juice of half of one lime into the bowl. Add salt to taste and stir again.

Guacamole:
Start with buttery-soft avocados. Halve them lengthwise and remove the pits. Next, with a spoon scrape the “meat” out onto a large plate. Next, with the bottom of a clean cup (or with a fork) mash the avocados, making sure to leave it relatively chunky. Add just a couple of shakes of salt to taste. Next, add a generous helping of Pico de Gallo. Fold together. Lastly squeeze the juice of half of a lime over the top. Give it one last stir.

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