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Authentic Tableside Guacamole

February 18, 2013 by Angela Roberts 27 Comments

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Authentic Tableside Guacamole! I feel a bit presumptuous stating this, but I have a little history with authentic guacamole. Aside from having the legendary Budro’s tableside guacamole as our inspiration, we both tasted a lot of great guacamole in Mexico.

A visit to Puerto Vallarta before I knew Mr. Spinach Tiger with someone else I refer to as the surfer heel, if I can use a very old fashioned word, led me to a near death experience and an authentic lunch in the middle of nowhere in Mexico.

Tableside Guacamole from Legendary Budro's

The Near Death Experience.

Our hotel had a secluded beach and a riptide someone forgot to tell me about. The surfer heel insisted we venture further out into the water from the shore and as usual he went ahead not looking back. He never noticed that I got caught in an undertow only a few feet from shore. The good looking outdoor bartender came to my rescue, got me out of the water and somehow my top, that came off in the rough waters, got back on. I was too frightened to care about that at the time and am grateful there were no cell phone cameras back then to embarrass me.

The guests were stunned. Not because of my wardrobe malfunction nor my near drowning, but that surfer heel didn’t even look back or take notice. Finally, he realized I wasn’t there and he came back to find himself at odds with all the guests. They shook their heads with disgust and wondered what a nice girl like me was doing with someone like him. This was the vacation that led to the demise of this relationship and that wasn’t the worst of it.

The Dirty Beach in the Middle of Nowhere, Mexico.

The next day, he insisted we rent a car and drive from the semi-safe tourist part of town to a smaller town where odd looking stray dogs run wild and tourists are no where to be found. While he was surfing, I had the pleasure of sitting on a dirty beach, scared to death that something worse than an undertow was going to come along. It was time to end this relationship and wait for a real man who put me first.

Mexican Lunch in the Middle of the Nowhere, Mexico.

The food was surprisingly good and that’s when I tasted my first real guacamole, assembled from chunks of avocado with simple ingredients.

Budro's Legendary Tableside Guacamole from Spinach Tiger

Budro’s Tableside Guacamole

The next time I tasted anything as good was at Boudro’s Texas Bistro in San Antonio. I had dinner there with Mr. ST one Valentine’s week many years ago, comforted in the realization that I had waited for the right man.  They took a picture of us on the patio wrapped in blankets which Boudro’s provides its guests.  Romantic that he is, he framed the picture and has it on his desk.

San Antonio Boudro's

He became just as smitten with the their famous tableside guacamole and recreated the recipe as soon as we got back home, adapting it to his own taste. The serrano pepper can be left out, but we love it. 

His guacamole is legendary, and there is none better anywhere here in Nashville. He’s very particular about it, and I enjoy watching him do his table side magic especially because it always takes us back to that night in San Antonio, serving as a reminder to me how different my life could have been with the wrong person. (Although I’m not sure about those sunglasses. I think they are long gone, but he thought he looked like Bono. I laughed too).

Tableside Presentation for Authentic Guacamole

How to Peel an Avocado by Angela Roberts

Table-side guacamole is something you can do when your guests arrive, but give them a drink first. The entire assembly takes about five minutes.

How to  Make Sure the Avocado is Ripe Enough, but not too Ripe

There is a little brown stem (button) on the tip of an avocado. If you flick it off, you will see either a brown spot (too ripe) or a green spot (ripe enough).

Peel Your Avocados. Did you know you can peel avocados. Let me show you here.

Chop your cilantro with this Tuo Cleaver, my new favorite kitchen tool.

Tableside Guacamole and a Beautiful Presentation

The key to a beautiful presentation is to have everything ready to chop freshly on the spot peel the avocados. This is much easier than you may think and I did a post on it.  Peeling the avocado makes it easier to cut into attractive slices for some dishes or nice chunks for this one. It might be a good idea to have your onion pre-cut, but dice the tomato fresh.

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Authentic Guacamole and Tableside Presentation

Authentic Guacamole and how to do a nice tableside presentation.
Prep Time15 mins
Total Time15 mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4
Author: Angela Roberts

Ingredients

  • Note: To make enough guacamole: use 1 avocado per person and adjust ingredients accordingly.
  • 4 avocados
  • juice squeezed from 1/2 large orange
  • juice squeezed from one lime
  • sea salt black pepper
  • 1/2 purple onion diced
  • 1 small tomato diced
  • handful of cilantro chopped
  • 1 serrano pepper diced very finely (optional)

Instructions

  • Assemble the following into a bowl:
  • Peel avocados or carefully spoon out the flesh, keeping the avocado and intact as possible. Cut into large chunks.
  • Squeeze the juices of orange and lime over avocado.
  • Season with salt and pepper
  • Add in chopped onion, tomato, cilantro
  • Carefully mix together. You don't want the avocado turned into mush.
  • Season again with salt as needed, perhaps another squeeze of lime.
  • Serve immediately.

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Comments

  1. Pat Olsen says

    July 29, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    5 stars
    That was SOME story about the “surfer heal.” Good riddance! Glad you hung in there to eventually meet Doug (your knight in shining armor ♥️)
    Loved your guacamole recipe, here. A little different from what I’ve always made. Eager to try it with the fresh juice of an orange – and also, leaving the avocados chunky. Was so impressed with your cleaver endorsement, I just bought one! I’m gonna go ahead and rate this because your recipes NEVER fail me. Not once! 👌🏼

    Reply
  2. Angela Roberts says

    July 25, 2018 at 9:43 am

    He was never nice. This wasn’t about being a surfer. It was about a man who was never nice. You have no idea what you’re talking about. My brother died; he had no compassion. My story is MY story. You can write your own story.

    Reply
  3. Mr. ST says

    May 8, 2015 at 12:09 pm

    Boudro’s actually uses sundried tomatoes, but I prefer fresh.

    Reply
    • Jess says

      November 7, 2021 at 5:27 pm

      Actually boudros uses fire roasted Roma tomatoes… I work there

      Reply
      • Angela Roberts says

        November 10, 2021 at 6:45 am

        Thanks for letting me know.

        Reply
  4. Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soul says

    February 22, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    5 stars
    Tableside guac is just the best! I’m intrigued by your use of orange juice too! Def on the must make list Angela.

    Reply
  5. Anna (Hidden Ponies) says

    February 22, 2013 at 12:15 am

    I can see the Bono resemblance 🙂 This guacamole and presentation sound perfect.

    Reply
  6. Joan Nova says

    February 18, 2013 at 6:26 pm

    Doug is getting to be quite the cook. Loved your tale of the Surfer Heel. We all can relate to something similar. Glad you found Mr. Right!

    Reply
  7. Lynda - TasteFood says

    February 18, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    Perfect to go with our carnitas tonight!

    Reply
  8. Jenn says

    February 18, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    Angela,

    I love guac! Even when it is simply avocado, garlic, lime juice, and sea salt, and although I have made it several other ways, I have never used orange juice! Totally trying this one when my avocados are ready 🙂 thank you!

    Reply
  9. Lora says

    February 18, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    Ooh I want that guac for lunch. Full confession, I could eat this for breakfast, lunch, dinner AND snack time. That picture of the two of you is adorable! You certainly chose right.

    I had a similar bad trip to Cancun with a horrible boyfriend who left me for a stripper. I married in my late 30’s but my husband was so worth the wait and the mishegas I went through in order to find the right person.

    Reply
    • angela says

      February 18, 2013 at 12:52 pm

      A stripper? Oh Yuck. Sounds like your wait was way worth it. I wonder who surfer heel is with today. Probably a male stripper. LOL.

      Reply
  10. bellini says

    February 18, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    This tableside presentation would be just the ticket for an amazing meal at home. I even have all of the ingredients including an avocado on the counter. What fun, and I think I married and divorced the heel:D

    Reply

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