Mock Guacamole

my boyfriends mom made a guacamole like dip out of peas.

green pea guacamole

3 cups green peas, fresh or frozen
1 cup red onion
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne

steam peas if fresh, if frozen then defrost. puree with red onion, lemon juice, garlic, cumin and black pepper. add cayenne and salt to taste.

not sure exactly how many it serves, but it's really good. and you don't have to worry about the browning that happens with avocados

eta: can prolly put a little salsa or diced tomatos in, cilantro too!

Thanks for posting! Definitely worth a try! :flowerforyou:

your allergies change. i am no longer allergic to things that i was when i was in middle school, and have newer allergies that i never had when i was growing up.

This is true with allergies that develop in childhood. Allergies that develop in adulthood, however, tend to be there for the long-haul and tend to worsen with exposure. I'm not even entirely sure this is an allergy. The symptoms for avocado allergy and sensitivity are so similar, and allergy tests can come back as false negatives. I'm just going with "I can't eat that" regardless of the reason behind it, because worst case scenario, it is an allergy and could land me in the ED. No fun there! And this is what my allergist said to do, so I'm being a good patient and following his advice (now).

that would be hummus, wouldn't it?

You mean the "eda-mocka-mole"? If it had tahini, yeah. It was delicious. But nothing like guac.