I just got the greatest deal on Avocados EVER!!! 99 Avocado's for $15. I've been waiting for 2 weeks for them to ripen so I could do something with them. They were in the garage where it was cold so they were naturally preserving themselves. I finally brought them inside, and about a week later they were ready.Now what does a person do with 99 Avocado's?? Well, when you have a hubby who could actually LIVE on them, you realize that with proper care and preparation, that $15 could get you through a WHOLE year.
I have done this o
nce before and it turned out great! I have one of those big food processors, (Hamilton Beach Big Mouth - My favorite EVER see photo) and I just quarter an onion, throw it in, quarter a whole Red Bell pepper plus another half, then mince 2 cloves of garlic, and squeeze the juice from 1/2 a large Mexican Lime. Add 10 Avocados (pitted and skinned of course) and salt to taste. Then I just turn that puppy on, and in a matter of seconds I have beautiful guacamole.I did 4 batches tonight, yep that's right, 40 avocados! Then I fill plastic bags with it and seal them in my foodsaver machine, and toss in the freezer.
We have had them 6 or 8 months later and they still taste fresh. After thawing in the fridge, you just snip off a corner of the bag and squirt some out onto whatever you want. Mess free, and very convenient. Just like the ones at costco, only at a fraction of the cost.
Sometimes BuyLow Market or Rancho Markets have the avocados 2 or 3 for a dollar, so this is a great way to use up several and make them last.
The lime juice keeps the avocados from turning brown, you could use lemon instead if that's what you have on hand.
Well, 40 Avocados down, 20 to go! Wish me Luch, Happy St. Patricks Day! ( I am very prepared with all of the avocado I got on my shirt! LOL!)
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