Guacamole
(Adapted from a recipe in the 2004 edition of The Gourmet Cookbook)
Makes about 1 ¾ cups, serving 4 – 6 (doubles easily)
2 ripe avocados (about 1 pound total), halved, pitted and peeled
¼ cup finely chopped white onion
1½ - 2 serrano chiles, minced, including the seeds (I used 1½)
1¼ tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
¾ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
Tortilla chips for serving
Put the avocados, onion, chiles, lime juice and salt in a bowl. Mash with a fork until it is smooth but still slightly chunky. Serve with tortilla chips.