Sweet Lime and Chile de Árbol Guacamole
Guacamole con Lima y Chile de Árbol
Recipe Yield
4 to 6 servings
Cooking time
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Ingredients
- 2 to 3 chiles de árbol toasted, stems removed
- 1 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt or to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed sweet lime juice or 1 each of lime and lemon juice
- Zest of 1 sweet lime or a mix of lime and lemon zest
- 2 to 3 ripe avocados halved pitted and pulp cut into chunks or roughly mashed
- 2 to 3 tablespoons thinly sliced chives
To Prepare
- On a preheated skillet, comal or griddle, toast the chiles de árbol until browned and crisp. Stem and finely chop the chiles and place in a bowl, or crush and mash them in a molcajete. Mix or mash the chiles with the salt, sweet lime juice, and zest. Once mixed, incorporate and mash the avocado. Top with chopped chives.
Comments
8comments inSweet Lime and Chile de Árbol Guacamole
Robert Moats
Aug 15
I wish you would specify the variety of citrus that you used in this recipe. There are numerous varieties of lime and sweet lime, and a Mexican lime that are of the lime citrus family. I find that your recommend to mix lemon and lime together for this recipe misses the nuance that the sweet lime has (I believe). The same comment about your sour orange recipes – you say ‘sour orange’ when you meant (I assume) Seville oranges but there are others. So I guess the request is to be a bit more specific when you publish these wonderful recipes that take advantage of those wonderful but almost unknown citrus varieties.
Pati Jinich
Aug 19
Thanks so much for your comment Robert, I will definitely try to be more specific from now on. Gracias!
Elizabeth Gutierrez
Feb 10
Recipe sounds delicious!
Pati Jinich
Feb 15
It is really yummy Elizabeth!
Julie Napier
Jan 13
Making this tonight!
Pati Jinich
Jan 14
Let me know how you liked it Julie!
Jennifer Burns
Oct 08
Que Rico! Muy muy delicioso! I can never have guacamole any other way again! This is seriously the best guac recipe I’ve ever made. I am fortunate to live in the Yucatan and able to get the local ingredients. Except for chives, which I replaced with cilantro. I was super lucky to find @avocadosfrommexico that were the PERFECT ripeness and so creamy. The sweet limes from the Yucatan really do make all the difference in this guac. They have such a unique floral flavor; to me they taste like orange blossoms soaked in lime juice with honey. And the little kick from the chiles is pleasant, and unexpected. I am serving this tonight with the Tequila and lime skirt steak, which is currently marinating in the rub. I am loving Season 12 so much, I may just go ahead and make all the recipes. Thank you Pati for highlighting this unique, culinary rich, but often overlooked area and it’s magical people. I am honored to call it my home.
Pati Jinich
Nov 06
Thanks so much for sharing Jennifer, how lucky to live in Yucatan, un abrazo!