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Holiday Pomegranate Guacamole

Enjoy something delicious and satisfying with this easy-to-make recipe.

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 Servings (2 cups of guacamole)
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2-3 2-3 medium avocados
  • 1 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • ½ ½ teaspoon coriander or cumin
  • ½ ½ teaspoon salt + more to taste
  • Pinch of black pepper
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • ½ - ¾ ½ - ¾ cup pomegranate arils from about 1 medium pomegranate

Instructions

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  1. Halve the avocados, take out the seed and scoop the flesh into a medium bowl. Drizzle the lime juice over the avocados and lightly mash the avocados with a fork. Add the coriander or cumin, salt, pepper and cayenne, and mash again until desired consistency. Gently stir in the pomegranate arils. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Seeding the Avocado: seeding avocados became so much easier when I learned the knife trick. Basically, halve the avocado and pull the two halves apart. Using a sharp knife (a santoku style knife works great) carefully hatchet the knife into the seed, twist and it will pull right out. For a visual, here's a good post.
  • For the Pomegranate: I used to use the bowl full of water trick to get the arils out - until the wooden spoon trick came into my life. Again, like the avocado, halve the pomegranate (score it along the outside and dig your fingers in a bit to pull it apart) and then turn it over so the cut side faces your palm. Get a large spoon and paddle the back of the pomegranate and the arils will fall right out into your palm. I sometimes have to stretch and break the membranes of the pomegranate a little between smacks to help loosen the arils. Here's another way I saw online that doesn't require water or hitting anything with a spoon; I think I'll try it this way next time I eat a pomegranate (like, tomorrow).

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Serving Calories 205kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 19g (6%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Sodium 300mg (13%) Fiber 9g (36%) Sugar 8g (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Servings (2 cups of guacamole)

Amount Per Serving

Calories

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 Serving
Calories 205kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 19g 6%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 300mg 13%
Fiber 9g 36%
Sugar 8g 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.