Healthy Guacamole Recipe with a Twist | Chef Thomas' Avocado Magic | Hilton Head Health

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Bell pepper adds crunch without the heat.

lime

🥗Healthier: lemon

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon offers similar acidity, vinegar is cost-effective.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley provides a fresh flavor, spinach adds greens.

red onion

🥗Healthier: green onion

💰Cheaper: white onion

Green onion is milder, white onion is more economical.

Pull out cilantro leaves and chop them finely, including some tender stems.

Peel and crush garlic, then mince it finely.

Dice Roma tomatoes, removing seeds and pulp, and keep only the flesh.

Peel and finely dice red onion, using about 2 tablespoons.

Cut ripe avocados in half, remove the pit, and scoop out about 3/4 cup of avocado flesh.

Puree green peas until smooth, aiming for an equal part of peas to avocado, so about 3/4 cup.

Mash the avocado slightly before mixing in the pureed peas.

Add diced red onion, diced tomatoes, minced garlic, and chopped cilantro to the avocado and pea mixture.

Squeeze in about 1 tablespoon of lime juice to prevent oxidation and add flavor.

Add a pinch of salt and mix everything together until well combined.

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