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This recipe by Cathi Iannone was chosen by Chef Roberto Santibañez as the Best Guacamole Recipe from the Guac-Off Recipe Contest 2012!

Smoky Goat Cheese Guacamole

Smoky Goat Cheese Guacamole
  • Serves: 12
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Ingredients:
6 avocados from Mexico
3 ounces of goat cheese
4 small tomatillos, diced
2 poblano peppers, charred
1 serrano pepper, minced
1/2 cup of red onion, minced
2 ears of corn on the cob, char-grilled
2 limes, juiced
1/2 cup of cilantro, rough chopped
2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, for grilling corn
1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, for grilling corn
1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt, for grilling corn
Salt (to taste
Chicharron, fried pork rinds, for garnish and dipping

Preparation:

Preheat grill to medium-high.

Remove corn husks and slather corn with mayonnaise. Generously, sprinkle with garlic salt and smoked paprika.

Grill the corn and poblano peppers until they get a nice char on all sides, keeping the peppers closest to the fire.

Once the corn is grilled and peppers have a nice char, remove from grill and set corn aside to cool. Place peppers in a brown paper bag to steam, so the skins remove easily.

Meanwhile, halve the avocados and remove the pits. With a spoon, carefully scoop the avocadoes from their skins, being careful not to tear the skins. Set skins aside.

In a small bowl, combine 4 of the avocado halves with the goat cheese and mash with a fork to thoroughly combine, until creamy. Rough chop the remaining avocado halves and set aside.

With a sharp knife, carefully cut the corn off the cob and set aside.
Remove the poblano peppers from the bag and remove the seeds and with a butter knife, scrape off most of the charred skin. (Leave some of the charred skin, as this imparts a nice smoky flavor to the guacamole.)

Chop peppers into half-inch pieces.

In a separate medium-size bowl, combine the goat cheese/avocado mixture, the rough chopped avocados, red onion, tomatillos, serrano peppers, grilled poblano peppers, corn, juice of two limes, and the cilantro. Combine thoroughly with a spoon, leaving some of the avocados a bit chunky. Season with salt , to taste.

Scoop the guacamole back into the 12 skins to serve as individual portion sizes and garnish with chicharron and any remaining grilled corn.


Suggestions

  1. During Super Bowl Season, it is only fitting to choose chicharron as a garnish! Pigskin on the football field, and fried pigskin to top this game day guacamole! And, since you have your own personal avocado bowl, you can double-dip all you want! Now that’s a touchdown!
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