Sweet Lime and Chile de Árbol Guacamole

Sweet Lime and Chile de Árbol Guacamole recipe from Pati’s Mexican Table Season 12, Episode 2 “Guayabera World”

📝 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

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1On a preheated skillet, comal or griddle, toast the chiles de árbol until browned and crisp.
2. 2Stem and finely chop the chiles and place in a bowl, or crush and mash them in a molcajete.
3. 3Mix or mash the chiles with the salt, sweet lime juice, and zest.
4. 4Once mixed, incorporate and mash the avocado.
5. 5Top with chopped chives.