I wanted to post this in time for Cinco de Mayo!  When I was in college I worked at a Tex-Mex restaurant called Barberitos.  It’s a chain, but I worked in the flagship store in Athens, GA where we trained all the owners of the new chains.  While there, I tried out just about every position, so even though I was not the cook, I still learned how to make each recipe.  However, I want to emphasize that this is not the recipe they use for their guacamole.  They had cartons of Barberitos seasonings that they brought into the store, so I don’t know exactly what was in that… but this recipe is pretty close.  I know it’s probably a restaurant you’ve never heard of- but I once saw a woman cry because we ran out of this stuff.  Give it a try!

Ingredients:

• 3 avocados, halved, seeded and peeled
• 1 lime
• 1/2 small onion
• 1/4 cup salsa
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• 1-2 leaves cilantro, diced
• 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
• 1-2 Tbs. minced fresh jalapenos

Directions:

Squeeze lime juice into a bowl.  Add the avocados.  Mash with a potato masher (or use a spoon!)  Add salt and cumin, then stir.  Then add onion, salsa and cilantro, stirring more.  Today I didn’t include jalapenos, but if you want to, fresh jalapenos are significantly better in this recipe!  Just dice one and include 1-2 Tbs (depending on how spicy you like things!)