Guacamole with Serrano and Lime Recipe

1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2 serranos or 1 to 2 jalapenos, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped
3 large, or 4 medium, avocados
1/3 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Dash or two of hot sauce

1. Place onion, salt, garlic and serranos in a medium glass bowl. Halve and seed avacoados and use a spoon to scoop their flesh into the bowl. Mash avocados into other ingredients with a fork until well combined but still chunky. Add cilantro, 1 tablespoon lime juice and hot sauce. Mix well. Taste for balance and add more salt, lime or hot sauce as needed.

Courtesy of Cowgirl Cuisine: Rustic Recipes and Cowgirl Adventures from a Texas Ranch by Paula Disbrowe (William Morrow/An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2007).