Name: Spicy Avocado Smash Recipe
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 3 ripe avocados, pitted and peeled; 1 small jalapeño, seeded if you’d like, and minced; ¼ cup chopped cilantro; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; Kosher salt; ¼ cup pomegranate seeds; Pretzel thins or other crackers, chips or crisps, for serving

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By Genevieve Ko

Dec. 12, 2019

Brilliant red pomegranate seeds add tangy pops of crunch to this creamy-chunky mix of avocados hot with jalapeños.

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3 ripe avocados, pitted and peeled

1 small jalapeño, seeded if you’d like, and minced

¼ cup chopped cilantro

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Kosher salt

¼ cup pomegranate seeds

Pretzel thins or other crackers, chips or crisps, for serving

Combine the avocado, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Use a potato masher or fork to smash into a coarse, chunky mixture. Fold in the pomegranate seeds and season to taste with salt.

Dollop a spoonful onto the pretzel thins to serve.

Make Ahead:

The avocado smash can be refrigerated in an airtight container with plastic wrap pressed directly against the surface for up to 1 day.

Genevieve Ko

Genevieve Ko is the former cooking editor for the Los Angeles Times. She is a cookbook author and has been a food writer, editor and recipe developer for national food media outlets. Ko graduated from Yale after a childhood in Monterey Park.