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Charred Guacamole
A light char on avocado, tomatoes, scallions, and jalapeño deepen their inherent sweetness and impart a smoky nuance to crowd-pleasing guacamole.
👥 3 Servings👤 Hana Asbrink📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Prepare a grill for high heat; oil grate with extra-virgin olive oil. (Alternatively, place a rack in upper third of oven; heat broiler.) Place 3 avocados, halved, pits removed, cut side up, 2 plum tomatoes, halved through stem ends, cut side up, 1 bunch scallions, and 1 jalapeño on a rimmed baking sheet; drizzle lightly with extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of kosher salt. Arrange avocados, cut side down, tomatoes, cut side down, scallions, and jalapeño on grate; grill, turning scallions and jalapeño occasionally, until lightly charred in spots, about ⏱️ 10 minutes. (If broiling, keep avocados and tomatoes cut side up on baking sheet and broil, turning tomatoes, scallions, and jalapeño halfway through, until lightly charred in spots, 7–⏱️ 10 minutes. If avocados are charred before other vegetables, remove from oven and let remaining vegetables broil until charred in spots.) Let sit until cool enough to handle, 10–⏱️ 15 minutes.
Extra-virgin olive oil (for grill and drizzling)avocados, halved, pits removed3plum tomatoes, halved through stem ends2bunch scallions1jalapeño1
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Working one at a time (wear kitchen gloves if you prefer), carefully scoop out flesh from avocados into a medium bowl. Immediately add ¼ cup fresh lime juice and coarsely smash avocados with a fork. Slice jalapeño in half lengthwise and remove ribs and seeds; discard. Coarsely chop flesh and transfer to bowl with avocados. Coarsely chop tomatoes and scallions and add to bowl with avocados. Add 1 garlic clove, finely grated, ¼ cup chopped cilantro, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt and smash with fork until combined and coarsely mashed. Taste guacamole and add more salt and/or lime juice if needed.
avocados, halved, pits removed3jalapeño1. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more1 tsp
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Transfer guacamole to a shallow bowl and top with cilantro leaves with tender stems and Cotija cheese (if using). Serve with tortilla chips for dipping.
Cotija cheese (optional) and tortilla chips (for serving)
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