Strawberry, Jicama and Lime Guacamole

Strawberries are the star of my latest creation:  Strawberry, Jicama and Lime Guacamole. This guac  combines bright colors, multiple textures and flavors!

I’m a huge fan of anything guac, and love this twist on the traditional mix of mashed avocado, garlic, onion and lime juice. When Stephanie, a producer at KSL Studio5 asked me to participate in their “Gauc Off”  this week,  I was up to the challenge of creating something outside the box!

I love fresh fruit and thought strawberries and avocado were a natural pair for this dish. Pomegranate Guac is one of our favorites at holiday time.  I wanted to add something to the recipe that would give it a bit of crunch, without taking away from the flavor of the strawberries… diced jicama was a perfect fit. Jicama is a tuberous vegetable, used in Mexican cooking and found in most grocery stores.  All you have to do to enjoy jicama is trim away the outer peel and cut up the fleshy middle.  Oh, and bonus.  Jicama is also high in fiber 🙂

The rest of the ingredients in this Strawberry, Jicama and Lime Guacamole are avocado, lime,  jalapeño, fresh cilantro and a little salt and pepper. I added a little avocado and lime drizzle to dress up the guac, (fun, but not necessary).  If you make the drizzle, my favorite tool for blending sauces and dressings is this Immersion Blender, it’s one of my most often used small kitchen appliances.   Kick off the season by hosting your own Guac-Off this summer!

Strawberry, Jicama and Lime Guacamole

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Author: Si Foster

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 10 minutes mins

Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients 

guac ingredients:

• 1 pint strawberries, washed, dried and chopped
• 1 ripe avocado, cut into chunks
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/2 jalapeno, diced*
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 cup jicama, small dice
• coarse sea salt
• fresh ground pepper
• for creamy guac drizzle, optional
• 1/2 ripe avocado, must be very soft
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1-2 teaspoons mayo, regular or lowfat
• 1-2 tablespoons cilantro leaves
• 1 teaspoon water if needed
• salt, to taste

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Instructions

• Combine all of the guacamole ingredients in a medium size bowl, fold together.
• In a bowl or jar, combine the drizzle ingredients and pulse with immersion blender until smooth. Spoon the ingredients into a small ziplock sandwich bag, snip off end and drizzle on top of guac just before serving. If making ahead, store guac drizzle in refrigerator until ready to serve.
• When ready to serve, place strawberry guacamole in a bowl, carefully squeeze the drizzle ingredients on top of the guac. Serve immediately!
• Serves 4-6

Notes

-Use food handlers gloves while chopping jalapeño. If you want the guac to be kid friendly, remove the seeds. The seeds will add heat. -Fold the guac ingredients together to avoid smashing the avocado. For guac that includes fruit and several different colors of ingredients, such as this guac, folding instead of mashing the ingredients produces a more colorful end product. If the ingredients are mashed together, the colors blend and produce a less pleasing to the eye dish!