When Lauren Palmer, the editor of The Art of Living Beautifully asked me to develop a grapefruit guacamole recipe for the summer issue of the magazine, I was skeptical.  The inherit problem with grapefruit is their intense bitterness.  As I thought about the combination, I began to get really excited.

The key to a great tasting guac is cutting the fruit into supremes. This method of preparation takes most of the bitterness from the fruit leaving behind that unmistakable, juicy, citrus flavor.

Lauren and I created this video to show you how to cut grapefruits into supremes.  This method works really well for oranges too!

I hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as I do and the many taste tester friends, I made it for this spring!

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Grapefruit Guacamole 

2 large ripe avocados

½ teaspoon grapefruit zest

1 large grapefruit cut into supremes

2 teaspoons fresh jalapeno, finely chopped

2 tablespoons red onion, chopped

2 tablespoons fresh basil cut into a chiffonade

Dash cayenne pepper

Salt to taste

Cut grapefruit supremes into ½ chunks. Mix avocado, grapefruit chunks and zest, onion, jalapeno and basil very well.  Season to taste with salt and cayenne and serve with chips.