Guacamole with Pear and Pomegranate Seeds {50 Women In Food: #45 Diana Kennedy}

On April 27, 2012

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Guacamole with Pomegranate and Pear

I love Mexican food. It’s pretty hard not to. If you don’t love all things corn, beans, peppers, rice, beautifully seasoned meats, cheese and tortillas – there’s always guacamole! Avocados blended with peppers, lime juice, cilantro and pears. What? I meant to say grapes. No that doesn’t sound right. Pomegranate seeds? Um, this is not your traditional sounding guacamole. None the less, I gave it a try – skeptical – but with no changes to the original recipe and I was blown away!

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Guacamole with Pomegranate and Pear

Guacamole with Pomegranate and Pear

Diane Kennedy is the authority on Mexican cuisine. So I gave her weird guacamole a try. Never would I have thought to put grapes and pears in a guacamole – let alone pomegranate seeds. But the sweetness of the fruit blended perfectly with the mild avocados and the serrano peppers gave it the right amount of heat. Crunch in guacamole? Yeah, but the pomegranate seeds were a great crunch that aligned perfectly with tortilla chips.

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Kitchen Notes:

  • I halved the recipe and got a lot of guacamole (pictured). Only use the full recipe if you need more than a medium bowl full.
  • Deseed the serrano peppers for less heat. I used the seeds of one pepper and thought it was perfect.
  • It will last covered a couple of days in the fridge.

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Guacamole with Pear and Pomegranate Seeds

Rating: 51

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup white onions, finely chopped
  • 3 to 4 serrano chiles, finely chopped, with seeds
  • 1 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 2 pounds ripe California avocadoes (about 4 large)
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 3/4 cup pear, peeled and finely diced
  • 3/4 cup seedless grapes, halved
  • 3/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Directions

  1. In a food processor, blend onion, chiles, and salt into a rough paste. Add the avocado, gently pulsing it so you do not completely blend it - leave it chunky.
  2. Remove from processor to bowl and stir in the lime juice.
  3. Fold in the pear, grapes, and 1/2 cup of the pomegranate seeds. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds over the guacamole and serve.

Notes

I halved the recipe and got a lot of guacamole (pictured). Only use the full recipe if you need more than a medium bowl full.

Deseed the serrano peppers for less heat. I used the seeds of one pepper and thought it was perfect.

It will last covered a couple of days in the fridge.

http://mangoesandchutney.com/45-minutes-or-less/guacamole-with-pear-and-pomegranate-seeds/

 

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In the Spotlight: Diana Kennedy

(From Wikipedia) Diana Kennedy is an author and authority on Mexican cooking. A native of the United Kingdom, she moved to Mexico in 1957 with her husband, Paul Kennedy, who was a correspondent for the New York Times. She has been called the “Julia Child of Mexican Cuisine” and has spent 45 years traveling through Mexico researching cooking techniques and the history of Mexican cuisine. Her first cookbook was published in 1972. She currently resides in the state of Michoacán.

 

 

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