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Avocado smash gets fancy in this holiday party dip

You can serve this dip on pretzel thins or other chips.
(Evan Sung / For The Times)
By Genevieve Ko
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Brilliant red pomegranate seeds add tangy pops of crunch to this creamy-chunky mix of avocados hot with jalapeños.

From left, grilled beef tenderloin with persimmon kimchi, pomegranate and citrus salad, and mayonnaise-roasted side of salmon.

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Spicy Avocado Smash

15 minutes. Serves 12.

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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

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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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.

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