Guacamole

No heat at all, until level three decides it wants some.

Serves

Active30 min

Total30 min

VesselsBOWL + SKILLET

Units

Charred corn and toasted pepitas bring the only heat in the whole recipe, finished with cotija.

Adapted from Corn and Cotija Guacamole (charred corn and cotija) by Kevin Lynch · Closet Cooking, Toasted Pumpkinseed Guacamole (toasted pepitas) by Rick Bayless · rickbayless.com.

no stove for the guacamole itself · one bowl and a fork, plus a skillet for the corn and pepitas

2 large avocados

· ripe

mash avocado

to desired chunkiness

1 lime

· juiced

to taste kosher salt

season mash

stir in lime + salt

1/4 cup white onion

· finely diced, rinsed

2 tbsp cilantro

· chopped

1 serrano chile

· minced, seeds to taste

1 roma tomato

· diced, drained

1 cup corn kernels

· fresh or frozen, patted dry

1 tbsp neutral oil

char corn hard

5 min · high heat, blistered, stir occasionally

3/4 cup pepitas

· raw, hulled

toast pepitas

3 min · shaking the pan, until fragrant and popping

fold in mix-ins

gentle, keep it chunky

4 tbsp cotija

· crumbled, to finish

taste + adjust

add more salt, lime, or serrano to taste

SKILLET · HIGH HEAT

BOWL

no stove for the guacamole itself · one bowl and a fork, plus a skillet for the corn and pepitas. Ingredients are rows; steps merge columns left to right.
1 lime, juiced
2 large avocados, ripe	mash avocado, to desired chunkiness	season mash, stir in lime + salt	fold in mix-ins, gentle, keep it chunky	taste + adjust, add more salt, lime, or serrano to taste
to taste kosher salt
1/4 cup white onion, finely diced, rinsed
2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
1 serrano chile, minced, seeds to taste
1 roma tomato, diced, drained
1 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen, patted dry	char corn hard, 5 min · high heat, blistered, stir occasionally
1 tbsp neutral oil
3/4 cup pepitas, raw, hulled	toast pepitas, 3 min · shaking the pan, until fragrant and popping
4 tbsp cotija, crumbled, to finish