Wow your guests this holiday season by serving Christmas guacamole in the shape of a wreath. This crowd-pleasing appetizer is easy to make in about 15 minutes. No special mold required!
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When it comes to holiday entertaining, you can't go wrong with serving a variety of plant-based appetizers like hummus with sesame seeds and vegan stuffed mushrooms.
But if you're looking for something really festive, this Christmas guacamole is a centerpiece your friends and family will rave about.
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Why you'll love this recipe
- Almost everyone loves guacamole, and the pop of red makes it extra festive.
- No special equipment is required: simply use a small bowl and a large platter to create your wreath mold.
- You can serve it with a variety of dippers including tortilla chips, whole-grain crackers, and fresh vegetables such as red bell pepper strips, celery, and jicama sticks.
Ingredients
While you can use your favorite guacamole to make your wreath, I experimented with a lot of different ingredients until I came up with what I think is the perfect Christmas guacamole recipe.
Besides the ingredients shown in the image above, you will also need ground cumin and salt for seasoning. (You can also take a short cut and make my easy guacamole with only 4 ingredients.)
Then for garnishing, use some cilantro leaves and cherry tomatoes. I love how they look like sprigs of holly.
Please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post for the complete ingredients, measurements, and instructions.
Instructions
As you can see in the step-by-step photos below, once you've prepared the guacamole, turning it into the shape of a wreath is quite easy. You don't need any special equipment, just a shallow serving bowl and a small bowl to form a mold.
- Take the small bowl and place it in the center of the large bowl.
- Spoon the guacamole around the "ring".
- Continue adding guacamole until it forms the shape of a wreath.
- Carefully remove the small bowl from the center. Don't worry if your fingers mess up the shape a little. You can smooth out the guacamole to correct for any little imperfections.
- Add your desired garnishes such as cherry tomatoes and fresh cilantro leaves.
Storing
Store any leftover guacamole in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Serving suggestions
This Christmas guacamole wreath pairs well with other vegan holiday recipes like red and green Christmas pasta. It's also wonderful with your favorite Mexican-inspired foods.
For a starter, you can't go wrong with a Mexican Christmas salad or hearts of palm vegan ceviche.
And for main dishes, soyrizo taco pasta, jackfruit chili, and vegan sweet potato tacos are all perfect choices.
Recipe FAQs
Place the avocados in a brown paper bag with either some apples or bananas. Fold over the top of the bag and place it on your kitchen counter to speed up the ripening process.
Substitute canned diced tomatoes. You can add some diced green chilies, if you like, as well.
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Christmas Guacamole Wreath Appetizer
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Ingredients
- 6 ripe avocados
- 2 cans RO*TEL® Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, (10 ounces each) drained well
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- ½ cup red onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- salt, to taste
- cherry tomatoes and cilantro leaves, for garnish
- tortilla chips or vegetables, for serving
Instructions
- Pit and peel the avocados and place them in a large bowl. Coarsely mash them with a fork or potato masher.6 ripe avocados
- Add the drained cans of RO*TEL, lime juice, red onion, garlic, cumin, and chopped cilantro to the avocados and mix well.2 cans RO*TEL® Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, 2 Tablespoons lime juice, ½ cup red onion, 3 cloves garlic, ½ teaspoon ground cumin, ½ cup fresh cilantro
- Taste and add salt, as needed.salt
- Place a small bowl in the middle of a larger shallow bowl to form a mold for the guacamole Christmas wreath.
- Spoon the guacamole into the larger bowl around the small bowl to form the wreath shape.
- Carefully remove the small bowl from the middle so you have a ring or wreath of guacamole.
- Garnish the guacamole wreath with cherry tomatoes and cilantro leaves. Serve with tortilla chips or vegetables and enjoy!cherry tomatoes and cilantro leaves, tortilla chips or vegetables
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimation only.
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