Guacamole with Smoked Tomato Salsa
This is one of the signature dishes and top sellers at Oxomoco. The smokey tomato melds with the lush avocado flavors perfectly. Guests break bits of chips and get interactive with the dish to scoop all their favorite flavors!
Fill the bottom of a grill with charcoal and form a very hot, ash-clean fire
Add <quantity>1</quantity> red onion to the wood-fired coals and let it roast for 45m until the outside is blackened and charred
Add <quantity>1<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of cherry tomatoes and <quantity>½<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of extra virgin olive oil to a bowl. Toss the tomatoes with the oil until fully coated
Roast the tomatoes on the grill, tossing constantly, for 3-5m until blistered. Transfer them back to the bowl
Cover the bowl with cling film and steam the tomatoes for 20m until soft
Remove the onion from the wood-fired coals and let it sit for 15m until cool
Halve the onion and remove the smoked inside from the charred outside, discarding the blackened part
Small dice the smoked onion
Mash the steamed tomatoes with the back of a spoon until soft but relatively whole
Add the diced onion to the tomatoes
Add <quantity>2<unit>tsp</unit></quantity> of red wine vinegar and <quantity>½<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of extra virgin olive oil
Season with salt to taste and mix. The smoked tomato salsa is ready
Roughly chop <quantity>½</quantity> onion and set aside
Roughly chop <quantity>½</quantity> serrano pepper, keeping the seeds, and set aside
Halve and pit <quantity>2</quantity> avocados
Use a spoon to remove the pulp. Press the avocados through a wire rack to cut into cubes and transfer to a bowl
Add the onion, serrano pepper and <quantity>¼<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of coriander to a separate mixing bowl
Halve <quantity>1</quantity> lime and set aside <quantity>½</quantity>
Squeeze the juice from <quantity>½</quantity> lime into the mixing bowl with the onion, pepper and coriander
Transfer to a food processor
Pulse for about 2m, scraping the sides with a spatula, until the mixture is well combined but still a chunky paste
Add the mixture to the bowl with the avocados
Add <quantity>½<unit>tsp</unit></quantity> of salt and mix. The guacamole is ready
Plate a generous portion of Guacamole on a serving dish and use a spoon to create a well in the middle
Fill the well with some of the Smoked Tomato Salsa
Add <quantity>3<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of crumbled cotija cheese around it
Garnish with freshly picked coriander leaves
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil to taste over it
Sprinkle salt to taste
Squeeze the juice out of <quantity>¼</quantity> lime over it
Sprinkle chili flakes to taste
Serve it with some corn tortillas. The guacamole with smoked tomato salsa is ready
Take a bite and enjoy!
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