Serves: 6

Homemade guacamole is quick, easy and far, far tastier than any shop-bought version. Before the letters of complaint start to arrive, I make no claims as to the authenticity of this recipe but I do know that it’s a great dip to serve with tortilla chips, crudités or toasted pitta bread. It is also a great accompaniment for grilled meats, chicken and fish, or you can spread it on toast and top it with a poached or fried egg to liven up your breakfast. Our son Harry often serves this gâteau as a starter. It is pretty, very tasty and, when accompanied by a small leaf salad and served with tortilla chips or warm pitta bread, gets rave reviews.

Ingredients

Name: Harry's guacamole
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For the guacamole 3 ripe avocados 1 medium sized tomato, deseeded and diced (about 5 mm). Leave this out if you’re making the gâteau. ½ small red Thai bird’s eye chilli (or any other chilli depending upon your heat tolerance); finely chopped 5 spring onions, chopped 1 pickled gherkin, finely chopped 1 tbsp chopped coriander ¼ red pepper, finely diced 1 large clove of garlic, grated or crushed 1 heaped tbsp mayonnaise ½ tsp Tabasco (I prefer the chipotle version) Juice of 1 lime, or 2 if not very juicy 1 large pinch of ground cumin 1 large pinch of paprika Salt and ground black pepper For the guacamole gâteau (makes 6 individual gâteaux or 1 large gâteau) 1 recipe of guacamole as above, omitting the tomato 6 tomatoes, deseeded and diced into 5mm pieces 300 g cooked sweetcorn (fresh, frozen or canned) Cajun seasoning

For the guacamole

3 ripe avocados

1 medium sized tomato, deseeded and diced (about 5 mm). Leave this out if you’re making the gâteau.

½ small red Thai bird’s eye chilli (or any other chilli depending upon your heat tolerance);

finely chopped 5 spring onions, chopped

1 pickled gherkin, finely chopped

1 tbsp chopped coriander

¼ red pepper, finely diced

1 large clove of garlic, grated or crushed

1 heaped tbsp mayonnaise

½ tsp Tabasco (I prefer the chipotle version)

Juice of 1 lime, or 2 if not very juicy

1 large pinch of ground cumin

1 large pinch of paprika

Salt and ground black pepper

For the guacamole gâteau (makes 6 individual gâteaux or 1 large gâteau)

1 recipe of guacamole as above, omitting the tomato

6 tomatoes, deseeded and diced into 5mm pieces

300 g cooked sweetcorn (fresh, frozen or canned)

Cajun seasoning