This is a recipe that can be easily adjusted to taste. Most recipes use lime juice instead of lemon juice but I prefer the taste of lemon. Plus, we have a lemon tree in the backyard that practically produces wonderful lemons all year round. If you’re not a fan of cilantro, you can always substitute with flat leaf parsley.

Ingredients

• 2 large ripe avocados
• 2-3 Tbsp minced red or yellow onion
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 small to medium tomato, core and seeds removed and chopped
• 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro or flat leaf parsley
• 1/2 jalapeno, finely chopped
• 1/2 lemon or lime, juiced
• salt and pepper to taste
• small pinch of ground cumin (optional)

Steps

1. mash the avocados to whatever consistency you prefer. I like to use a potato masher.
2. stir in the rest of the ingredients and adjust the salt to your taste (remember that most tortilla chips will be salted)