Green Pea and Avocado Guacamole Dip

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Green Pea and Avocado Guacamole Dip

 

This makes a wonderful dip, sandwich filling with tomato slices and goat cheese.

 

1 10 ounce bag frozen organic green peas

1/4 large sweet onion, coarsely chopped

1 medium jalapeno pepper, coarsely chopped

2 tablespoons flax or olive oil or 1 of each

3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice, from about 1 lime

salt and pepper to taste

1 medium avocado, ripe to the touch

2 tablespoons coarsely chopped cilantro

 

Place the frozen peas into a colander then run them under hot tap water, shaking

the colander to defrost the peas evenly. Drain them then add the defrosted peas

to a processor bowl fitted with a metal blade. Add the chopped onion and the

jalapeno pepper, the flax and olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. Cover and

process for about 15 seconds until the peas are minced into really tiny pieces,

but not smooth. Taste for seasonings. Turn into a serving bowl using a rubber

spatula to scrape the sides of the processor bowl. Cut open the ripe avocado,

discard the pit and scoop the flesh into the bowl with the blended peas. Add the

cilantro. Using a fork, lightly mash the avocado into small pieces, using the

fork to stir the mixture together as you work. The mixture will have tiny pieces

of peas and avocado throughout. Taste for seasoning. Yields 2 cups.

 

 

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[Guest guest]

This sounds great, I wouldn't have thought to add peas. Another way to get my 3

yr old to eat veggies, she will usually eat guacamole. I think I have the only

veggie child who won't eat whole vegetables!