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No avocados? No problem. This FOK fan-favorite recipe is a tasty blend of frozen green peas and classic guacamole add-ins like fresh garlic, lime, cilantro, cumin, and hot sauce. The result is an ultra light and creamy dip that doubles as a delicious sandwich spread.

By Mary McDougall, RN,

Ingredients

  • 2 cups frozen green peas, thawed
  • 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ⅛ teaspoon hot sauce
  • Sea salt

Instructions

  • Blend the peas, garlic, lime juice, and cumin in a food processor until smooth.
  • Transfer the mixture into a bowl and stir in the tomato, green onion, cilantro, and hot sauce. Add salt to taste.
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, to allow the flavors to blend.
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(5 from 8 votes)

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Gail

I love it! Allergic to avocados, so this is a wonderful substitute!

Sam Jungeblut

I really am please with this recipe. Just like the opening lines here, I wanted guacamole and I had no avocado but I had peas and I gave them a chance. So glad I did. I already love peas and wanted to use them in a taco recipe but couldn’t see how until I looked this up. Will repeat and repeat!!

Lori Forshaw

Made this today and it is delicious. Such a healthy alternative to hummus.

Donna Morris

First off, it’s not guacamole. Secondly, it’s delicious. Just delicious. We both loved it. I made it exactly as written. Maybe next time purée peas in my vitamix. But it is yummy.

Sam

My 6 and 12 year old girls loved it with some scoops, I was SHOCKED and so happy to have found a healthy snack for them <3

Anna

Delicious, a great alternative to using avocados and giving yourself greenie points. I found it a little too wet, my fault as I added too many peas, so suggest under pea-ing if you make this. Add plenty of salt. I may about add some soaked cashews to the blending stage for richness in future, but even as is it’s a fresh and delicious dip, burrito and sandwich topper.

Christina

Really easy to make and surprisingly tasty! It’s also easy to adjust more or less ingredients to your liking. We will make this again!!!!

Suz

Just made this and wowza, it's delicious! My 20 y/o just asked to "take this off my hands" with some baked tortilla chips -- he has no idea it's made from green peas, lol. This is a keeper for sure!

Jacqueline

Used a little extra lime juice ( juice of two limes came to about 1/3 cup), and parsley instead of cilantro, since I didn’t have any cilantro. Also used Uncle Dougie’s black sriracha sauce, about 2 tsp. Not exactly the recipe, but that is the joy of cooking: you make it how you like and use the ingredients you have if you want to make something, but don’t have exactly what is called for. It tasted delicious! It is so nice to have a good guacamole dip without all the fat. I highly recommend it!

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About the Author

Mary McDougall, RN

Mary McDougall is a nurse and co-author of eight national bestselling books. She lectures nationwide, has created more than 2,000 health-supporting recipes, and has been caring for people with diet and lifestyle medicine for 25 years.
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