Shrimp Fajitas with Homemade Guacamole

For the Fajitas:

Ingredients

tortilla shells
1 lb shrimp, peeled, rinsed
1 large onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
olive oil
salt and pepper
cheddar cheese
sour cream

Preparation

1. Saute peppers and onions until tender.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Once peppers and onions are tender, add shrimp and saute until opaque.  This takes just a couple minutes.  Do not overcook the shrimp!  They take maybe 2-3 minutes to be completely cooked!

2. Pile chosen ingredients onto a tortilla shell, including cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.





For the Guacamole:

Ingredients

3 ripe (but not mushy) avocados
1 small (or 1/4 of the inevitably giant) red onion, minced
1 small tomato, diced
1 lime
salt
2 T chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

1. While the onions and peppers are cooking, this would be a good time to make the guacamole.  Before cutting open the avocados, you should diced all other needed ingredients and have them ready, because avocados turn brown quickly once they hit the air.

2. Mash up avocados and mix in all other ingredients, adding salt to taste and squeezing lime to taste.  The lime also serves the purpose of extending the life of the avocado, so don't be stingy!


They were quite delicious!  The guacamole is also good with chips as an appetizer.

**Fresh guacamole is really only fresh for one day, so be generous when you eat it.  It's possible to make it last another day, but the best way I've found is to line a very air-tight container with Saran wrap, put the guac inside, wrap the saran wrap over it, seal the container with the lid, and then put it in the fridge.  The guac should be good enough to eat the next day, you'll just have to scrape off the top layer of brownness.  But you should really eat all the guac that second day.  That is absolutely the only downside to fresh guacamole, and it's still totally worth it cause it's so delicious!**

- Sarah