Hehe, on top of the climatic conditions that don't allow avocados, the main ingredient of guacamole, to grow in Romania there is also the matter of the quite recent limited transport of this vegan Holy Grail to Romania that make it anything BUT traditional Romanian. But with more and more Romanians and Europeans in general using it how long does it take for a food to become "traditional"? It's an interesting question seeing that most of the recipes I will be writing here are 100% Romanian but at the same time 100% Turkish or 100% Greek or Arabic. People in the countryside of current day Romania will swear on that they are 100% Romanian and that's it! And they are being honest because they truly believe that. As well as the Turkish, Greek, Bulgarian, etc. peasants that hold on to their percentages like AXA insurances holds on to it's money (I've been told;P). So here follows what I would like to make myself believe is a ORIGINAL ROMANIAN TRADITIONAL FOOD; GUACAMOLE.
For two ripe (soft and blackened) avocados you will need two tomatoes, a small onion, a lime (or half a lemon), a spoonful of olive oil and salt as you feel plus tortillas to serve with (if you feel like it you can also add in a clove or two of garlic).
Cut the avocados in two, take out the pit and mash the interior that you've taken out with a spoon into a paste. You can either use a fork or a blender but the avocado should be soft enough to be easily mashed by fork with no effort. Add in the tomatoes cut in very small cubes, finely sliced onion, the juice from the lime/half lemon, salt and olive oil and serve in a bowl in which you can dip your tortilla.
We had it today but without the garlic and it felt like something was missing so maybe you should try with.
Poftă bună! (Romanian for Bon Appetit)
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