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    Home » Recipes » Appetizers & Snacks

    Toasted Sesame Guacamole

    Apr 19, 2017 • Author: Joyce • 22 Comments • This post may contain affiliate links.

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    5 from 7 votes

    A creamy, nutty and buttery sesame guacamole made with toasted sesame seeds that goes fantastic as a dip with veggies or chips or on sandwiches or tacos!

    Guacamole is a staple around here. Then again so are fries and nachos and with my dippy dip dip tendency it's no wonder we always have this around - so it's no surprise when we decided to switch up the usual traditional guacamole with some new flavours.

     

    This particular guacamole recipe is quick to make, easy and healthy and you can practically dip anything in it and it would taste fantastic.

     

    Toasted Sesame Guacamole

     

    Quick & Dirty Guacamole Cheat

    Since we are on the topic of guacamole and experimenting I thought I would also share with you my quick and dirty guacamole recipe that literally takes 2 minutes (if that!). The secret? Pre-made salsa! Weird eh? Take a few avocados, mash up some garlic and scoop in a few tablespoons of salsa, add in lime juice, some salt to taste and mix. Voila! The salsa replaces the onions and the tomatoes!

     

    Have you ever experimented with guacamole? How did it turn out? We would love to hear about this, isn't it so much fun to just play with flavours? 😀

     

     

    INGREDIENTS

    For this guacamole recipe, all ingredients can be found at your local grocery store.

     

    Toasted Sesame Guacamole

     

    To achieve the nuttiness in this dip, we toast the sesame seeds. You can buy sesame seeds pre-toasted, but if you don't mind the extra few minutes of work it's well worth the effort to toast your own.

    We used baby tomatoes for this recipe, because we find that they are much sweeter and give the recipe a bit of a flavour pop.

     

    How Do We Pick Out Avocados?

    When you are picking out avocados, go for the black skinned ones. Give the black avocado a gentle squeeze, they should feel like a ripe banana - firm with a little give. If they are really squishy to squeeze then move on to another one. The green ones look much prettier but they are still raw and cannot be used - they actually are bitter when they are raw and almost impossible to peel.

     

    If you only have green ones at the store, no worries! 🙂 You can leave them out at home for a few days and they will ripen and turn black. One mistake I made in the past was putting my raw avocados in the fridge. They won't ripen in the fridge, sometimes you may notice they will turn black in the fridge but if you actually try to cut it open and use it you will notice the flesh is tough.

     

    To give avocados a longer shelf life, what we do here is wait until they are ripened (if they are green) and once they are ripe, then we stick it in the fridge. The cold keeps it at the ripened state longer (about a week or so, sometimes 2 if you're lucky! 🙂 )

     

     

    PUTTING IT TOGETHER

    1. Toast your sesame seeds on low heat. Make sure to keep the pan moving so they don't burn and never take your eyes off of it - these little guys burn fast! This will take about 3-5 minutes, you will know it's done when it's golden brown.
    2. Finely chop up the garlic (or smash it in a pestle and mortar) with the sesame seeds and shallots (For this recipe, we used a pestle and mortar because we find that it pounds the garlic and sesame seeds into a nice paste consistency and everything can just be mashed into 1 bowl. You can mash this up by hand manually as well or use a food processor but it's not really necessary.)
      Toasted Sesame Guacamole
    3. Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Scoop the avocado out of its skin then mash in the mortar and pestle to the consistency you like. (Some like their guacamole smooth, some like it chunky! Mash it to your preference.) If you are using a bowl and going the chopping route you can mash up an avocado with a fork but one neat thing I learned in Mexico was to use the bottom of a cup to mash it in the bowl!
    4. Add lime juice, soy sauce and sesame oil and mix
    5. Finely chop up the tomatoes, and gently mix it into the guacamole. Why not just mash it in? The bites of fresh tomatoes give this a nice texture and flavour pop! When you mash the tomatoes in, we find you can't really taste it.

     

    Toasted Sesame Guacamole

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    Toasted Sesame Guacamole

    A creamy, nutty and buttery sesame guacamole made with toasted sesame seeds that goes fantastic as a dip with veggies or chips or on sandwiches or tacos!
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    Course: Appetizer, Dip, Snack
    Cuisine: Asian, Tex Mex
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    2 Servings
    5 from 7 votes

    Ingredients
     

    • 2 avocados
    • 1 shallot (finely chopped)
    • 1 clove garlic (finely minced, or grated)
    • 1 lime (juiced)
    • 1 ½ tablespoon white sesame seeds
    • ½ teaspoon soy sauce
    • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
    • 4-5 baby tomatoes (chopped)
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    Instructions
     

    • Toast your sesame seeds on low heat. Make sure to keep the pan moving so they don’t burn and never take your eyes off of it – these little guys burn fast! This will take about 3-5 minutes, you will know it’s done when it’s golden brown.
    • Finely chop up the garlic and shallots and pound it in a mortar and pestle with the sesame seeds. (You can also manually mash in a bowl as well or use a food processor but it’s not really necessary.)
    • Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Scoop the avocado out of its skin, then mash it in the mortar and pestle to the consistency you like. (Some like their guacamole smooth, some like it chunky! Mash it to your preference.) If you are using a bowl and going the chopping route you can mash up an avocado with a fork but one neat thing I learned in Mexico was to use the bottom of a cup to mash it in the bowl!
    • Add lime juice, soy sauce and sesame oil and mix
    • Finely chop up the tomatoes, and gently fold it into the guacamole. Folding it in and keeping them intact gives it a nice texture and flavour pop with every bite! ?
    • Enjoy with veggies, chips, in sandwiches or on tacos!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 31g | Sodium: 92mg | Sugar: 3g

    *Nutritional information is calculated using online tools and is an estimate*

    Did you try this recipe?I'd love to hear from you! Let me know how it was and consider giving it a rating! Tag me on Instagram with @pupswithchopsticks to show me!
    Made with ♡ by Joyce | Pups with Chopsticks

     

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Lucy @ Supergoldenbakes says

      March 08, 2018 at 4:30 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for those tips on picking avocados and how not to store them. Lovely recipe too.

      Reply
      • Joyce says

        March 14, 2018 at 1:50 pm

        Thank you Lucy! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Pam says

      March 08, 2018 at 2:59 pm

      Sounds awesome! And your photos are just stunning.

      Reply
      • Joyce says

        March 14, 2018 at 1:55 pm

        Thank you and you're too kind Pam! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Catherine says

      March 08, 2018 at 2:06 pm

      Guacamole is one of my favorites and this looks fantastic! Love the addition of the sesame and soy!

      Reply
    4. Lisa Bryan says

      March 08, 2018 at 1:22 pm

      5 stars
      You can never go wrong with a good bowl of guac! And love your flavor additions to spruce it up!

      Reply
    5. Sandi says

      March 08, 2018 at 12:31 pm

      That looks like an incredible guac recipe! I love all of the step by step directions.

      Reply
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