Garlic Lover's Guac Bites

If you like garlic - this is a guacamole for you. A local vendor makes this delicious product called "Rinaldo's Organic Real Garlic Gold Nuggets" - and they make a crunchy topping for my guacamole - stuffed into farm-fresh cherry tomatoes.

I use garlic salt in the guacamole sauce - and then top them off with the crunch of Rinaldo's unique nuggets for a double hit of garlic goodness!

Give this a try as a unique party treat or appetizer.

 INGREDIENTS:

1 or 2 large heritage avocados - peeled and cubed
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 lemon or lime - juiced
1/2 cup chopped, fresh cilantro
1/2 small brown onion, chopped
1 box of cherry tomatoes (about 25)
3 or 4 shakes of Tabasco sauce
1 tablespoon Rinaldos Organic Real Garlic Gold Nuggets

DIRECTIONS: 

1. Make the guacamole by smashing the avocados into a rough mash (e.g. - use a potato masher).
2. Mix the mash with garlic salt, chopped cilantro, lemon or lime juice, the chopped onion as well as 3 or 4 shakes of Tabasco or other chili sauce to taste. Set aside, covered tightly with plastic wrap. (This will allow the guacamole flavors to meld together well.)
3. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half, and clean them out by removing all the seeds and tomato "jelly". Place them on a large platter.
4. Fill the cherry tomatoes with a heaping teaspoon of guacamole. You can store them now for a few hours if well covered.
5. Right before serving, put a few nuggets of the Gold Nuggets on top of each filled tomato (do this at the last minute so the garlic will stay crunchy).  The crunch makes this dish AMAZING!
6. Alternately - you can cut thin slices of raw garlic as a topping - or do both! Delicious.

Makes about 50 pieces