Guiltless Guacamole

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 15 -19 ounces kidney beans, drained and rinsed (cannellini beans)
• 1 tablespoon lime juice (or to taste)
• 1 jalapeno chile, seeded
• 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/4 ccoarsely chopped sweet onion (such as vidalia or maui)
• salt
• 1 ripe avocado, pitted
• 2 plum tomatoes
• baked corn tortilla chips or fresh-cut vegetables

Recipe

• 1 in food processor with knife blade attached, puree beans and 1 tablespoon lime juice until smooth. transfer to medium bowl.
• 2 in same processor, place jalapeno, cilantro, onion, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; pulse until juicy and thick.
• 3 with spoon, scoop avocado from peel into bowl with beans; mash with fork until mixture is blended, with some chunks remaining.
• 4 cut each tomato crosswise in half. squeeze halves to remove seeds and juice. coarsely chop tomatoes. stir tomato-and-onion mixture into avocado mixture until blended. if you prefer a little more zip, stir in additional lime juice to taste.
• 5 guacamole is best served as soon as it's made, but you can also cover and refrigerate up to 1 hour. serve with chips or vegetables.