FAKE GUACAMOLE! AHHHH!

Attempt 1.0: too chunk and runny, but delicious!

A brief anecdote: Telling my coworker about a story I heard on the radio about the fake guacamole going around, how the reporter tried the real stuff vs. the fake and could barely tell the difference. Interesting. So I hit the internet and looked it up, it's using a mexican summer squash. I looked up mexican summer squash and it showed "calabacitas". I looked up calabacitas images, and looked over at the "free stuff" pile at work where I noticed some squash earlier (yuck), and stunningly, there were 3 calabacitas! Quickly I grabbed one to take home, and tried it over the weekend.

Short verdict: Heck yes.

I used a mortar and pestle. This is one of those RARE times when a processor or blender is better. Pulse to preserve some semblance of texture. Oh, what, you need a recipe?

Slice the calabacita in half, then dice into big 1-1.5 inch chunks, put on cooking sheet, olive oil salt pepper blast in oven 10-15 minutes until soft. Pulse that stuff and proceed to make regular guac. Pluck out giant skin remnants if you want pretty.

My chunky alpha test was good, but they say it's creamier 50/50 with avocados, I'd say two would do.
Then add juice of 1.5 limes, half a small diced onion, a diced garlic clove, a tomato maybe, cilantro, jalapeno or heat of choice. Salt and season, a bit of oregano and MSG for me.

This is fun, amaze your friends.

Now squash is way cooler. I like these calabacitas, they're like the tofu of squash. Also squash-guac is cheap! Also low fat! Win all around. Have fun!

For the timids that don't get out much: In case you're going Yeah ok great where the hell do I get a calabacita? They don't sell them at Wal-Mart!
Time to get all brave and venture into your local hispanic grocery and spend 89 cents. The people there are nice.

these things, mine was 18" long
sub 2 of these little guys