Christmas Wreath Guacamole: The Ultimate Festive Holiday Appetizer
This recipe details how to create a festive Christmas Wreath Guacamole, perfect for a holiday appetizer. It involves shaping guacamole into a wreath and garnishing it with cherry tomatoes, feta, and cilantro, served with homemade tortilla chips.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking trays
- Christmas cookie cutters
- wire rack
- Small Bowl
- Larger shallow bowl
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 6 Flour Tortillas
- Olive Oil
- Sea Salt Flakes (optional)
- 3 15oz package ¡Yo Quiero!™️ Chunky Guacamole
- 12 Cherry Tomatoes (for garnish)
- 8 Cilantro Leaves (for garnish)
- 4 tbsp Feta Cheese Crumbles (for garnish)
Instructions
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and prepare baking trays by brushing or spraying them with olive oil.
- Use Christmas cookie cutters to cut various shapes from the flour tortillas.
- Carefully arrange the tortilla shapes on the oiled baking trays, then brush them with more oil and optionally sprinkle with salt.
- Bake the tortilla shapes for 5-10 minutes until they become crispy and slightly brown around the edges, watching closely to prevent burning.
- Once baked and crispy, remove the tortillas from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- To form the wreath mold, place a small bowl in the center of a larger shallow bowl.
- Spoon the guacamole around the small bowl in the larger bowl to create a festive wreath shape.
- Garnish the guacamole wreath with cherry tomatoes, feta cheese crumbles, and cilantro leaves, then serve with tortilla chips or fresh vegetables and enjoy.
Notes
For best results, keep a close eye on the tortillas while baking as they can burn quickly. This appetizer is perfect for holiday gatherings and can be served with a variety of dippers like tortilla chips or fresh vegetables.