Salsa Recipes

Fiery Avocado Salsa

2  small red chilies 
1 tbsp lime or lemon 
1 tbsp lime or lemon 
2  large ripe avocados 
  2 inch piece of cucumber 
2  tomatoes, peeled 
1  small garlic clove, crushed 
  few drops of Tabasco sauce 
  salt and pepper 
  lime or lemon slices to garnish 
  tortilla chips to serve 

Remove and discard the stem 
and seeds from 1 chili. 
Chop very finely and 
place in a mixing bowl. 
To make a chili flower 
for garnish, 
slice the remaining chili from 
the stem to the tip several times 
without removing the stem. 
Place in a bowl of cold water, 
so that the petals open out
Add the lime or lemon juice 
to the mixing bowl. 
Halve, pit, and peel the avocados. 
Add to the mixing bowl 
and mash with a fork. 
(The lime or lemon juice 
prevents the avocado 
from turning brown)
Chop the cucumber 
and tomatoes finely and 
add to the avocado mixture, 
with the crushed garlic
Season the dip to taste 
with Tabasco sauce, salt, and pepper
Transfer the dip to a serving bowl. 
Garnish with slices of lime or lemon 
and the chili flower. 
Put the bowl on a large plate, 
surround with tortilla chips, 
and serve.