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Chipotle-Orange Guacamole With Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

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J. Kenji López-Alt
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Chipotle-Orange Guacamole With Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

This smoky dip is one of our favorite variations on guac—orange zest adds an interesting aromatic component while toasted pumpkin seeds—a traditional ingredient in many Aztec recipes—add crunch and nutty flavor

  • Yield:serves 8 as an appetizer
  • Active time: 15 minutes
  • Total time:15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe Best Basic Guacamole
  • 2 canned chipotles in adobo sauce, finely minced, plus 2 tablespoons sauce from can
  • 1 cup toasted salted pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • 2 teaspoons zest from 1 orange

Directions

  1. 1.

    Combine guacamole, chipotle, pumpkin seeds, and orange zest. Serve immediately with warm tortilla chips.

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J. Kenji López-Alt Chief Culinary Advisor

J. Kenji López-Alt is a stay-at-home dad who moonlights as the Chief Culinary Consultant of Serious Eats and the Chef/Partner of Wursthall, a German-inspired California beer hall near his home in San Mateo. His first book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (based on his Serious Eats column of the same name) is a New York Times best-seller, recipient of a James Beard Award, and was named Cookbook of the Year in 2015 by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Kenji's next project is a children’s book called Every Night is Pizza Night, to be released in 2020, followed by another big cookbook in 2021.

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