Tropical Guacamole
Tropical Guacamole- An intriguing guacamole with some sweetness from mango, papaya and pineapple and less guilt. Yes! Yes! Yes! Paired with plantain chips, they make an amazing pair.
Avocados don’t have a season for me, I eat them all the time. They sometimes make a great replacement for butter when I’m trying to cut down on calories. They have such an amazing creaminess, yet are supremely healthy. To me, there isn’t any starchy side that doesn’t taste better with avocados. One of my favorite pairings is plantains and avocados. If you haven’t tried that combination you are missing out. Check it out right here.
So with game day around the corner, I thought it would be great to share this tropical guacamole with you guys. It would be a great addition to your game day appetizers, especially if you are trying to serve something vegan, healthy and gluten free – you’ve got it.
These plantain chips can be fried or baked, check out a guide of how to fry or bake them here. Or if you are super busy then grab a bag at the grocery store or even discount department store like Tj maxx. They carry a wide variety – sweet, spicy, savory and more. Trader Joes is another good place to start.
If you are a guacamole purist: then leave out the fruits and just go with nothing but cilantro, lime- juice and salt. But if you are one of those people that love spicy, sweet and creamy at the same time then go for it.
The good thing here is that you can taste and adjust to suit YOU! A little too bland? Add some garlic, jalapeno or spice. Want more sweetness? Then include more fruit. Don’t like any fruit in it? Leave it out completely – totally flexible.
Tropical Guacamole and Plantain Chips
Ingredients
Tropical guacamole
- 3 large avocado cut in half pits removed
- 1/2-- cup papaya diced
- 1/2-1- cup pineapple diced
- 1/2-1- cup mango diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ cup minced jalapenos or more
- ¼- 1/2 cup minced red onion
- Juice of lime or lemon adjust to taste
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼-1/2 teaspoon cumin optional
- 1- tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
- Salt to taste
Plantain chips
- 2-3 unripe plantains
- Salt seasoned, garlic salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Oil for deep-frying
Instructions
- Scoop avocado into a bowl.
- Mash with a fork until you have a smooth and chunky texture, add lime.
- Add pineapple, papaya and or mango to another bowl, followed by garlic onion cilantro leaves and mix gently.
- Add the fruit mixture to the mashed avocados. Lightly mix, adjust seasonings. Serve with Plantain Chips or your favorite chips
- Plantain Chips
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line baking sheets with foil and coat with cooking spray.
- Using a sharp knife cut both ends off the plantain. This will make it easy to grab the skin of the plantains. Slit a shallow line down the long seam of the plantain; peel only as deep as the peel. Remove plantain peel by pulling it back. If plantains are straight from the fridge, you can run it through hot water, to prevent ease with peeling
- Slice the plantains thinly with the help of slicer/ mandolin for consistent results
- Mix plantains, salt and paprika. Toss them together.
- Baked plantains
- Place them on the baking sheets in a single layer, spray lightly over the plantains using the canola oil spray and bake, turning over slices, after 8 minutes for about 12-20 minutes or till golden brown and crunchy. Depending on your oven
- Store in a sealed container or serve with salsa
- Fried plantains
- Heat up a large skillet or cast iron with oil up to ½ inch- medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
- Fry the plantain in batches, turning once, until slightly brown, about 5 minutes. Do not overcrowd the pan (it will make the plantains to be soggy and absorb excess oil)
- Use a slotted spoon, transfer the fried plantains and drain on paper towels.
- Store in a sealed container or serve with salsa
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Oh Gosh. Would love to try out Tropical-Guacamole over the weekend. So Yum Yum. I can’t wait. Thank You Imma
YUM! This guac is everything I could ever dream of! Dipping it with plantain chips is another brilliant idea!
Such a great twist to traditional guacamole! Love the plantain chips too!
This recipe is brilliant!! All that is missing is a Pina Colata in my hand.. this guacamole looks refreshing and perfect for hanging out poolside!!
I would not have thought of putting fruit in guacamole! But that would be wonderful with the plaintain chips… Total change from corn chips and salsa. I like changing things up that little bit – just to have some variety.
Great looking guacamole, such a crowd favorite. And love those plantain chips.
I make guacamole all the time but I love your tropical recipe. I really like the plantain chips.
wow this looks beautiful – what a great idea putting tropical fruits in guacamole! I love mango and avo together so I am sure this taste amazing