What is it about summer that brings out my tiny chef? I’ve been cooking up body scrubs, mint margaritas and today, my favorite, guacamole. Isn’t that whole “perfect food” thing they say about avocados just an excuse to eat more guacamole? The idea of putting asparagus in my guacamole had never occurred to me until I found a “skinny guac” recipe in Self magazine. Um, wah?
It seemed like sacrilege to my beloved guacamole, but let me tell you, it is good! You will not miss the avocado – or the fat. It’s only 77 calories and 5 grams of fat per serving – how genius is that?! Now I don’t have to feel guilty about having another margarita!
We’re all big lovers of Tex Mex in our home, meaning even the kids were up for this healthy snack. There’s no way on this planet I could get them to eat asparagus. It’s too green, too bitter, too you-name-it. But chips and guac? No problemo.
The trick is steaming the asparagus and using a blender to get the creamy guac texture we all know and love. Everyone who tried this said, ‘you put what in there?’ No one could tell!
You can also add add onion or tomato to the mix if that’s your thing, but I’m a guacamole purist (and just love a 5-ingredient recipe).
Have you ever made your own tortilla chips? It is crazy simple. Brush a bit of olive oil on the front and back of 6 corn tortillas. Stack them together and cut into 8 triangles. Spread evenly onto a baking sheet and sprinkle with salt.
Bake at 400 degrees for 5-7 minutes on each side. Check at the 5-minute mark on the second side – you don’t want them to burn – and serve with our tasty guacamole with asparagus.
Skinny Guacamole with Asparagus
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound asparagus ends trimmed
- 1 avocado
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup cilantro minced
- juice from 1/2 lime
Instructions
- Steam the asparagus for about 5 minutes or until they are tender. Let them cool and cut into equal sized pieces.
- Put all of the ingredients in a blender and pulse until the texture is creamy.
- Season with salt and serve with homemade corn tortilla chips.
I have corn tortillas in the pantry. I am currently hooked on the tortilla chips from Sprouts.
I’ve always wanted to make my own tortilla chips- sounds so easy, right?!
ok, this sounds delish!!!
going to have try it out asap
brett
The addition of asparagus sounds super yummy–I’ll have to try that next time! I also love making my own chips when I have time–it’s incredibly easy!
This is so delicious! I love the add of asparagus in the avocado dip.
Mmmm, I’m a big guac fan over here. I’ll have to try it with the asparagus!
I’m not the cook in this family, but I have to tell you. My hubs makes some mean tortilla chips totally from scratch. SO good!
Genius! I’ve heard of peas and broccoli in guac, but never asparagus. What an awesome idea!
How very sneaky of you Stephanie! This looks wonderful especially with the homemade chips!
Looks good, if Sam likes it, it must be delish 🙂
Oh my gosh, this looks amazing! We love guac but I always feel guilty when I go overboard on it. What a great alternative!
What an interesting twist on guac! Everything looks so delicious!
definitely trying to make my own chips now
man oh man that looks good!!