Guacamole Salsa

I only have to hear the word "guacamole" and my mouth starts to water. I think I've professed my love for avocados previously, so I immediately gravitated towards this recipe off Pinterest. When I got to the recipe on Frosted Bake Shop, however, I was thrown. Because when I took a look at the ingredients....

THERE IS ONLY ONE AVOCADO?!? Say whaaaat? Yes my picture has 3 because I was too shocked to believe there was only one avocado. I still only put on in just for continuity, but if I did it again I would add more of the avocado. This recipe should have been called Green Salsa. I've also never used tomatillos before so I was skeptical, but I decided to forge ahead.

First things first, I needed to get those tomatillos de-husked. I assumed the husk was more like an onion, but those puppies stuck to the tomatillos like it was their job! Which I guess they are....I digress...The junk came off easier when I rubbed them under water.

Once that step is done, the tomatillos get quartered and and thrown into the food processor. Then add all the other ingredients and blend the heck out of it. And that's it! I must say, this was a pretty easy recipe because there weren't a lot of steps. Plus it didn't taste half bad! We ate it with tortilla chips. It was definitely more like salsa than guac. I also used it the next day on a turkey sandwich, which was yummy! Enjoy!!

Guacamole Salsa
Source: Frosted Bake Shop


1 pound tomatillos

1 jalapeno pepper

1/3 bunch cilantro

1 thick slice of onion

1 garlic clove

1 avocado

1 tsp salt

1.  Remove the husks from the tomatillos.

2. Quarter the tomatillos.

3. Place quartered tomatillos in a food processor or blender. 

4. Add jalapeno pepper, cilantro, onion, garlic, avocado, and salt to food processor or blender. 

5. Blend until smooth.

Avocado Salsa

You know how you have those go-to recipes for when you are invited for dinner? This is my go-to.

I LOVE this salsa/dip/salad. It's nice and light and tastes awesome and everyone loves it! Plus it has avocado and we know how much I LOVE avocado! Alright enough of me raving...

Here's what you'll need:

 1 can of black beans - drained and rinsed
1 small can of corn (I like to use Mexicorn) - drained
3 green onions, sliced
1/2 red onion, chopped
1-2 tomatoes, diced (I scoop out the insides to make it less soupy)
2 avocados, diced
1 package of Good Seasoning Italian dressing mix
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup white vinegar

Plus some tortilla chips. I like the scoops ones because I think they work the best since this puppy is chunky!

Once you have all the ingredients chopped and sliced and diced, just mix it all together in a medium sized bowl and serve! Easy peazy!

 

Sorry the pictures aren't that good. I was in a rush to get out the door after making it to get to a bbq. I'll try and take better ones next time!

Grilled cheese, how I love thee...

There are few things that I enjoy more than a well made grilled cheese. I mean, really, how can you go wrong with melty cheese and bread and butter?

For the first recipe in this new adventure, I decided to go back to a sandwich I found on Pinterest and have tried before courtesy of A Turtle's Life For Me. It's an updated take on grilled cheese. This one involves mozzarella, avocado, and pepperoni.

Did I mention yet that I also LOVE avocado?!? yeah...that's up there on my list as well.

So here are the supplies for 1 sandwich:

2 slices of whole grain bread
Tablespoon of butter
2 slices of sandwich pepperoni
Half an avocado, sliced
Thin slices of mozzarella to your hearts content

Place a bit of the butter on one slice of bread and place it on the griddle over medium low heat. Place the mozzarella, pepperoni, and avocado on the bread. I like to put the cheese first, then pepperoni, more cheese, then avocado, then, you guessed it, more cheese because it helps everything stick together. I also recommend putting the avocado in the middle of the bread so that the pieces don't fall out during flipping. Next put some more butter on the other slice of bread and place it on top of the sandwich. 

Now is when you need to be patient grasshoppers. If you put the heat up too fast, it'll cook/burn the bread, but won't melt the cheese enough. I like to lower the heat to low and put a lid over the sandwich to help the cheese melt. Cook it a little and then flip the sandwich. Keep cooking and flipping until the bread is cooked to your liking and the cheese is nice and gooey.

How good does this look??

The only thing that would make it better is bacon...yum...bacon...