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You say guacamole, I say zaboca choka.
Posted on 25 June 2009
Zaboca (avocado) season was one of favourite times of the year when we were growing up on the islands. Now my seasons are reduced to summer, winter, spring and fall. As a kid we enjoyed, mango season, avocado season, plum season.. you get the picture… the fruit dictated the seasons for us. To this day, whenever someone’s visiting Canada from the islands they usually bring me some of those wonderful pears we call Zaboca(providing they’re in season). Sure they’re readily available in the grocery stores here, but they’re the tiny varieties we get from California and Mexico. On the islands we grow some that are just as or even bigger that grapefruits. I was at the supermarket this morning and after my eyes focused on the pile of avocados from California it occurred to me that I haven’t posted a zaboca choka recipe yet. Enjoy!
You’ll need…
1 tablespoon minced sweet onion
1 clove garlic crushed
1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
dash of salt (less that 1/8 teaspoon)
1 med-large avocado (ripe)
1 teaspoon minced cilantro or shado beni
1/4 habanero or your favourite hot pepper
Start by crushing the garlic, hot pepper and salt. Place these ingredients in a bowl or mortar and crush to a fine paste. The salt will help break everything down.
Peel and slice the avocado in pieces, then place in the same bowl with the crushed pepper and garlic, now crush this as well. You can also use the back of a fork to crush the avocado as well. I have a wooden pestle that I use for instances like this.
Mince the onion and cilantro (or shado beni) and add to the mixture. If you don’t like the texture of minced onions, you may also grate the onion into the mix instead. Now add the lemon juice, stir and taste for salt. In the past I’ve also added a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil to the mixture. This is up to you.
Serving Suggestions.
- as a dip for your favourite corn chips or crackers
- as a spread on sandwiches
- as a spread on tortilla type wraps (I would add a bit of water cress or lettuce with this on a wrap)
- as a filling for pita bread
and… with hot roti or fry bake as I enjoyed as a kid. This morning I enjoyed mine on sourdough bread sandwich.
Leave me your comments below.
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Chris this is a great recipe. Love the cilantro in this. Hopefully all my hot peppers will come up in my garden to I can make some too!
Good luck with the peppers Robin Sue. This year we’re struggling to get anything to grow with all the rain and cold temps we’ve been experiencing. I too hope that my peppers survive and produce.
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Yeah, Chris, fix me up with a bowl of that and I don’t want no chips or anything, just give me a spoon!
.-= Cynthia´s last blog ..When you come, what to bring =-.
Thanks Chris
I also like it with a half banana in it and a diced tomato.
Hey Cynthia.. we were home recently and it just so happen the trees at the back of our family home was laden. I ate so much I’m sure my cholesterol spiked.
Suzanne, to be quite honest I’ve never had or heard of adding banana to the mix. Thanks for sharing.
happy cooking
chris…
.-= Chris De La Rosa´s last blog ..The 2009 Ancaster Home Show. =-.
my mom is coming to visit me in july and she is bringing me some of those ones from the tree in the back of the house,,,,it’s going to be roti and zaboca every morning with some tomato choka ………..aah the taste of trinidad,,,,
Indira, I was home a few years back and no-joke I was like a kid again when I went to the back of our family home and saw the big pears just waiting to be picked. Yup..I brought back a few with me on the plane home. I ate that with every meal for a few days well, when they were ripe.
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
happy cooking
chris..
p.s. I hope you enjoy the visit with your mom.
Hey Chris, this is to die for. I just love avocado choka.
Add a little chopped tomato to the recipe and some curry goat
and rice, and I am in heaven. Thank so much and keep up the
good work.
Pamela, thanks for stopping by and commenting. Speaking about curry goat.. just bought some form A Guyanese take out joint here in Hamilton and it was a "bess".Still licking my fingers!
Yum Chris. Looks and sounds delish. To mine, I chop up tomato for color and to add a lil something more to chew. It never crossed my mind to add garlic which is surprising considering how much I love garlic. I can't wait to try it!
Kim, yes the tomato will give it extra texture and I'm sure it will be delightful.
happy cooking
chris
hi chris nice one just love that with hot roti lol….
is there anything that doesn't work with hot roti?.. even just plain butter
Yum, yum Chris. Love everything except the cilantro. Thanks for sharing another great recipe!
Thanks. Let me know how you like it when you make up a batch.
This is a dish I could never get fed up of Chris, delicious! Thanks so much for the flavourful Trini recipes
You and I both.. actually I think I'm going to the grocery store to get a couple avocados to make one today.
I love zaboca choka. Its hard to get the nice buttery avocados in Food Basic and Fresco etc… The ones with the stringy tings in them are sometimes too watery. Anyway…I LOVEE YOUR WEBSITE…and all your recipies… thank you…always delicious
Sounds will try this recipe right away. Thank again.
Hi Chris and everyone Happy New Year. I love Zaboca Choka with hot Sada Roti. I don't know if you ever heard of Ochro Choka but I usually make these two Chokas regularly, it tastes so good together. I can share the recipe for Ochro Choka if you would like so please let me know.
I'd love to have it.
I am making this today. Hot sada roti is my carb of choice for it.
Fantastic!!!! the way you continue present the local dishes. Thank you.
This is so funny, yesterday I did your saltfish and pumpkin and recipe with the Sada just how your mom made it. It was a hit, my mother in law said all it was missing was the Zaboca lol One day too late Chris lol but next time I'll be ready for her. Keep em coming love your body of work
I'm lovin it! in the UK we get avocados that are smaller then my fist and they are labled large avocado. Can you imagine the look on an English person's face if they saw a true Trini zaboca pear from 8 to 12 inches in length. I miss the old tree in the house I grew up in back home, as well as the July mango tree, the coconut trees the plum tree, portugal tree, lime tree…… if ya catch my drift.
This is really known home here in Trinidad. Had this with hot sada roti last evening!