{"id":77971,"date":"2020-04-29T02:23:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T02:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=77971"},"modified":"2020-04-30T07:10:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T07:10:08","slug":"avos-are-in-season-and-its-guacamole-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/avos-are-in-season-and-its-guacamole-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Avos are in Season and it’s Guacamole Time!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sitting around at home, watching TV and snacking a bit more than usual during lockdown? Try to keep it as healthy as possible with crudit\u00e9, or even if you opt for crisps, make sure to add some extra nutrition with the ultimate crudit\u00e9 and chip dip \u2013 guacamole!<\/p>\n

Guacamole time!<\/h4>\n

Surely the best invention of any ancient civilisation, guacamole has lasted through the centuries \u2013 and it\u2019s not hard to see why. The avocado contains nutrients<\/a> such as potassium, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin K and folate, and the fruit has a unique combination of fibre and healthy fats.1<\/sup><\/p>\n

Guacatology<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s estimated that guacamole dates back to the Aztec civilizations living during the 16th<\/sup> century and comes from the word ahuaca-molli, which literally means \u201cavocado mash\u201d or \u201cpur\u00e9e\u201d. Traditionally guacamole was a mixture of mashed avo, chopped tomatoes and onions.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s modern world, different cultures have added their favourite ingredients to mashed avo and so we see the birth of guacatology \u2013 aptly named by Avocados From Mexico<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As mixology\u00a0is defined as a sophisticated and in-depth study of the art of mixing drinks, similarly guacatology can be regarded as the craft of mashing avo and blending with one\u2019s favourite traditional ingredients.<\/p>\n

\"Guacamole<\/a><\/p>\n

Recent trends include soy sauce, rice vinegar and wasabi paste being added to traditional guacamole in Japan, while baguettes laden with guac made with shallots and tarragon is how it\u2019s enjoyed in France.<\/p>\n

As a South African the thought of shredded biltong, piquante peppers, a dash of chutney and loads of mashed avo is sure to get your mouth watering!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let your Imagination go Guac-wild!<\/h4>\n

Imagine guacamole combined with pomegranate and lime<\/a> or how about spicy corn, black beans and chipotle<\/a>! Maybe you would prefer a traditional chunky guacamole<\/a>? What better time to create your very own, unique family guacamole; than during lockdown \u2013 who knows your recipe might be the one that lasts the next 500 years!<\/p>\n

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But why stop at guacamole? There\u2019s still nachos, tacos<\/a>, enchiladas<\/a> and burritos \u2013 with a generous portion of avocado of course! The obvious topper to traditional Mexican dishes is guacamole, but avo salsa, avo pico, avo crema or simple avo slices with a squeeze of fresh lemon, a pinch of salt and twist of black pepper are all hot favourites.<\/p>\n

Add an avo and a taste of Mexico, to your plate this avo season with a nachos salad jar<\/a>; multi-grain tortillas with baked chicken and avo \u2018meatballs\u2019 with a tangy lime dressing<\/a>; and mega veggie and avo tacos with pickled red onion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Did someone say avocado margarita<\/a>? Oh yes, we did! That\u2019s sizzling on this season\u2019s menu along with a Tex-Mex southern-style sweet potato and avocado salad<\/a> with a zingy amasi<\/em> (buttermilk) dressing, and vegan breakfast tostadas with black beans<\/a>, mushrooms, hash browns, cherry tomatoes, corn and sliced ago.<\/p>\n

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Avos might have ancient Mexican roots, but they\u2019re as in demand today the world over as they were there thousands of years ago. Probably because it\u2019s just so easy to add an avo\u2026to everything!<\/p>\n

Whatever gets your sombrero in a spin, add an avo to it \u2013 really anytime is guacamole time!<\/p>\n

avocado.co.za<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> |\u00a0Twitter<\/a> | Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

References 1. Duarte PF et al. Avocado: characteristics, health benefits and uses. Food Technology. 2016;46(4):747-754<\/em><\/h5>\n

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Sitting around at home, watching TV and snacking a bit more than usual during lockdown? Try to keep it as healthy as possible with crudit\u00e9, or even if you opt for crisps, make sure to add some extra nutrition with the ultimate crudit\u00e9 and chip dip \u2013 guacamole! Guacamole time! Surely the best invention of any ancient civilisation, guacamole has lasted through the centuries \u2013 and it\u2019s not hard to see why. The avocado contains nutrients such as potassium, magnesium, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77971"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78308,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77971\/revisions\/78308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}