My friend, Laura, sent me a house warming gift of a granite molcajete.  Last year, she visited me and we went to a restaurant called Oba! where they make table side guacamole using a molcajete.  It was fun to watch as the waiter threw in lots of delicious ingredients and ground them into a creamy, delicious guacamole for us to devour.  I thought I’d try my hand at making my guacamole in my very own molcajete.  I like to keep my guacamole simple so I can savor the rich taste of avocado.  Three simple ingredients:  avocados, garlic, salt.  Add the chips and enjoy!

First steps:  cure the molcajete by grinding uncooked rice

Lots of hard work and muscle to grind it into dust, followed by a rinse in hot water

Next up:  rock salt

Adding the rock salt

Ground into a fine salty dust followed by a rinse in hot water

Ripened avocados ready for smashing

The scooped-out insides of the avocados

Adding the salt and garlic

Smashed into creamy goodness

Add some chips and dig in!