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!
Flirting with Creativity 
Oh my goodness! Need to buy some avocados right now…
That looks awesome. I see so many people using them on tv shows where they make amazing looking authentic Mexican food and have toyed with the idea of getting one…now that I see your step by step think I might head up to the kitchen store at lunch 🙂