Smooth & Creamy Avocado Dip
By: Shannon Arthur
Published: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 10:35am

Ingredients




2 Ripe Avocados
1 tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice
4 oz Cream Cheese
2 cloves Garlic, finely minced
1/2 Medium Onion, finely minced
2 Chili Peppers, seeded and finely minced (or leave the seeds in for a little bite
1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt (or more to taste)
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
1/4 teaspoon Cumin (or more to taste)

Preparation

1 Heat a small skillet with about 2 tsp olive oil over medium heat. 2 Toss in Garlic, Onion and chilies. Saute until tender crisp but don’t brown them. 3 Set aside to cool. 4 Meanwhile seed avocados and scrape meat out of the shell. Empty meat into a medium size mixing bowl and immediately 5 Squeeze the lime juice onto it and beat with a hand mixer until mostly smooth. (You must use the lime or else the dip will oxidize and turn brown). 6 In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese until soft then add to the avocado mixture along with the rest of the ingredients. 7 Mix thoroughly and scrape into a serving bowl. 8 Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and a few thin shreds of chili peppers and serve with corn tortilla chips. 9 You may also use as a spread on a sandwich instead of mayo or as a veggie dip!