Enlightened Guacamole

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons artichoke bottom cooked coarsely chopped (see notes)
• 0.8 lb soft-ripe avocado pitted peeled coarsely chopped
• 4.5 oz baked tortilla chips low-fat
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves fresh coarsely chopped
• 1  green onion ends trimmed cut into 2-inch pieces ()
• 1  jalapeño chili fresh stemmed seeded coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons juice of lime 
• 0.3 cup peas frozen thawed
• 6 servings salt 

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• knife

Directions

1. In a food processor, whirl onion, chili, cilantro, peas, artichoke, avocado, and lime juice until a chunky paste. (Or with a knife, finely chop vegetables; add lime juice in step )
2. Scrape mixture into a bowl and add salt to taste.
3. Serve with chips for dunking.