Rockin' Guacamole (southwest)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) eggplants
• 1 hass avocado, ripe, peeled, pitted
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded, minced
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup red onion, minced
• 1/4 cup cilantro, minced
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 cut eggplant in half & lay the two halves on a baking sheet, cut side up.
• 3 bake for 30 minutes, then remove from oven & let cool.
• 4 in a bowl, combine avocado, the bell peppers, cayenne, garlic, red onion, cilantro, olive oil & lime juice.
• 5 spoon the eggplant from its skin & add it to the bowl, then with a potato masher or a fork, mash the mixture coarsely.
• 6 add salt & pepper to taste, then chill the dip for at least 30 minutes, before serving with chips.