Angie Martinez’s Guacamole Verde
We are so lucky that Angie Martinez shared her guacamole recipe with us! Thank you!!
GUACAMOLE VERDE
With toasted pumpkin seeds and cheese.
The addition of pumpkin seeds and Manchego cheese to this guacamole was inspired by a dish that I had in Baja, Mexico. Pepitas, or pumpkin seeds, are widely popular in Mexican cuisine and can be eaten alone or tossed into salads and mole sauce. Not only do they contain healthy fats, they also pack
in protein, iron, fiber, and zinc to keep us in great shape. I like to serve this with chips or lettuce leaves.
SERVES: 4
time: 10 minutes
3 ripe avocados
2 tablespoons chopped
red onion
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon kosher salt,
or more to taste
3 tablespoons chopped
tomatillo
1 tablespoon chopped fresh
cilantro
2 tablespoons toasted hulled
pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
2 tablespoons grated
Manchego cheese
Cut the avocados in half lengthwise. Remove the pit and, with a spoon, scrape the flesh into a small bowl. Transfer half to a medium bowl and use the back of a fork to mash it until a paste forms.
Add the onion, lime juice, and salt and mix. Add the reserved avocado half, mix gently, and season with more salt, if needed.
Transfer the guacamole to a serving bowls and garnish with the remaining ingredients.
“One of the great things I’ve learned from Angelo is to not be afraid to add different textures and flavors to guacamole. At his restaurant Añejo, he makes one with pomegranate seeds sprinkled on top that I rave about all the time. This guacamole is another one of my favorites. The toasted pumpkin seeds and manchego cheese are not typical, but they are a tasty surprise,” Angie states.
About the author:
Known as “The Voice of New York,” Angie Martinez is the reigning queen of radio and quickly becoming an empire in her own right. With nearly 20 years of on-air experience, the Power 105.1 host is also an author, actress, television host, recording artist, brand spokesperson and activist for youth and health awareness.
Starting as a station intern when she was just a teenager, fetching coffee and driving the street team’s van, Angie has grown up in the radio world alongside her mother, a program director at a smooth-jazz station.
Angie has an interview roster that reads like a who’s-who of today’s top power players, getting up close and personal with icons ranging from President Obama to Jay Z and Beyonce and from Kim Kardashian to Naomi Campbell. But she is more than just a voice on the airwaves- Angie is a passionate voice for her community- and an icon all her own.
The media mogul made the much buzzed about switch last summer over to iHeart Media, where she started The Angie Martinez Show on New York’s Power 105.1 weekdays from 2p - 6pm and on Miami’s The Beat 103.5 middays from 10a - 2p. You can also catch her on Extra TV as a correspondent interviewing everyone on the carpet from Lady GaGa to Jennifer Lopez.
Angie is also a healthy living advocate, with her own site Healthy Latin Eating which she created to provide deliciously fresh, low-cal spins on traditional Latin favorites. She has recently released her cookbook “Healthy Latin Eating” that she co-authored with Bravo TV “Top Chef” Star Angelo Sosa including recipes from celebrity friends like Fat Joe, Celia Cruz, John Leguizamo, and many more. In November Angie participated in the New York City marathon after months of dedicated training and raised $250,000 for CC Sabathia’s PitCChIn Foundation.
Excitingly, Jay Z’s RocNation also added Angie to its family last fall, including her in their roster of A-list stars.
