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| Guasacaca - Venezuelan Avocado Salsa |
In Venezuela the cuisine you
will find influences especially from Italy, Spain and France. If that is not
enough you will find indigenous as well as African influence.
will find influences especially from Italy, Spain and France. If that is not
enough you will find indigenous as well as African influence.
Being a large and diverse
country, each region in Venezuela has its own distinctive regional cooking.
country, each region in Venezuela has its own distinctive regional cooking.
On the coast enjoy fish,
shellfish, crayfish, and fish soups as well as fish stews. Coconut is
also part of some dishes. In the Andean region the food is quite different.
Here the "arepa" is not made of cornmeal but wheat. Cured meats and
sausages are a delicacy and are sold in many villages.
shellfish, crayfish, and fish soups as well as fish stews. Coconut is
also part of some dishes. In the Andean region the food is quite different.
Here the "arepa" is not made of cornmeal but wheat. Cured meats and
sausages are a delicacy and are sold in many villages.
In the Amazon region
besides yucca, corn, beans and bananas you can also enjoy turtles, tapirs,
monkeys birds and deep fried ants. Squeamish you could also live on Casabe,
bread made out of yucca.
besides yucca, corn, beans and bananas you can also enjoy turtles, tapirs,
monkeys birds and deep fried ants. Squeamish you could also live on Casabe,
bread made out of yucca.
When in the market, for my
weekly Sunday marketing I started looking at avocados hubby was all too happy!
He was expecting a shake. When I came home I immediately started attending to
it (normally it’s lying around, he gets irritated and attends to it) was he
thrilled!!!
weekly Sunday marketing I started looking at avocados hubby was all too happy!
He was expecting a shake. When I came home I immediately started attending to
it (normally it’s lying around, he gets irritated and attends to it) was he
thrilled!!!
Then he saw me mixing it up
for a salad he just walked away….poor man!!!
for a salad he just walked away….poor man!!!
At lunch (he came late) he
had heard me admonishing the girls “keep some for Papa” he got curious and
Apeksha served him a miniscule portion just to harass him, “taste it Papa. You
may not like it” was what she told him!!
had heard me admonishing the girls “keep some for Papa” he got curious and
Apeksha served him a miniscule portion just to harass him, “taste it Papa. You
may not like it” was what she told him!!
He came back not just for
seconds but for fourths also. The entire bowl was over in one sitting. But the
best part was FIL too liked it!!
seconds but for fourths also. The entire bowl was over in one sitting. But the
best part was FIL too liked it!!
There are some substitutions here;
I replaced seeded jalapeno peppers with chillies and hot pepper sauce with
chilli sauce, white wine vinegar with red wine vinegar.
I replaced seeded jalapeno peppers with chillies and hot pepper sauce with
chilli sauce, white wine vinegar with red wine vinegar.
Guasacaca - Venezuelan
Avocado Salsa
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| Guasacaca - Venezuelan Avocado Salsa |
Recipe Source:Food.com
Yield: 6 cups
Ingredients:
- 2 cups
onions, finely chopped - ¾ cup red
capsicum, finely chopped - 3 tblspn green
chillies, finely chopped - 3 tblspn extra
virgin olive oil - 3 tblspn red wine
vinegar - 1 tsp US mustard
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black
pepper, fresh ground - 1 large garlic
clove, minced - 1 ½ cups
avocado, chopped and peeled - 1 ½ cups
tomatoes, chopped - 2 tblspn dhania/
coriander leaves, chopped - ¼ tsp red chilli sauce
Method:
- Mix the onions, red capsicum,
green chillies, olive oil, red wine vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, garlic in a
large bowl. - Toss mixture gently.
- Cover and refrigerate 3
hours. - Stir in avocado and tomatoes
and red chilli sauce just before serving.
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| Guasacaca - Venezuelan Avocado Salsa |
The Yogi Vegetarian says
Looks delicious!
Julie says
similar to guacamole..looks delish!
Hamaree Rasoi says
Delicious and lovely looking salsa. Wonderfully prepared.
Deepa
Sweta Biswal says
Yummy.....very similar to guacamole
Manjula Bharath says
omg so tempting salsa with avocado 🙂 looks very very tempting , I want to finish them with tortilla chips 🙂
Priya Suresh says
Love the addition of capsicum here, delicious and inviting salsa.
vaishali sabnani says
Avocados make a wonderful salad..wish I could get it easily. .the salsa looks lovely and your hubby proved it.
Usha says
Salsa looks delicious. Similar to guacamole with lot more ingredients in this salsa.
Harini-Jaya R says
Excellent version with avocado!!
Varadas Kitchen says
Love the flavors of all these ingredients. Avocado and tomato gives the salsa such a lovely color! Very nice.
Srivalli says
Salsa looks amazing Archana, I am sure this will surely make us do a salsa..:)
Pavani N says
Love these salsified version of guacamole 🙂
Gayathri Kumar says
Very colourful salsa. I always think avacados are bland but this is what makes it perfect to merge with all the ingredients..
Suma Gandlur says
Love this flavorful blend.
Sreevalli E says
Salsa looks colorful & yummy..
Chef Mireille says
luscious textured salsa..if only I like avocados 😉
Sapana Behl says
Salsa looks so bright and delicious.
Mayuri Patel says
This Venezuelan Avocado Salsa looks so tempting. Adding chili sauce, vinegar and mustard makes it so different from the normal one. Would love to try out the recipe when I get some avocados.
ArchanaPotdar says
OMG! Mayuri I had forgotten I had this post. 😀 Thanks for reminding me. Will have to update once I get avacaddos.