Nachos with Watermelon Avocado Salsa
Sweet meets spicy with this summertime recipe. Nachos with homemade watermelon avocado salsa. Perfect dish for our Watermelon Fiesta Party.
This Watermelon Avocado Salsa is definitely a Mexican dish.
Watermelon
Watermelon.org tells us, “In Mexico, the watermelon (“sandía” in Spanish), is one of the most beloved every day fruits. It’s found throughout markets—large or small—and is a common fixture in Mexican street food where it’s served mixed with other fruits, topped with chile and lime, or served plain and simple.”
“Popular in Mexican still life art, watermelon is often showcased in artwork related to the Dia de los Muertos celebration or “Day of the Dead.”
Frida Kahlo’s notable painting Viva la Viva depicts the vibrant joyful color in watermelons, a juxtaposition as it was completed eight days before the artist’s death.
Food culture runs deep in Mexico and Mexicans are passionate about watermelon—there’s even a legend that the colors of the Mexican flag were inspired by the colors of watermelon.
And as one Mexican watermelon farmer told us, “God and watermelons have been my best satisfaction and nothing else.”
Avocados
Avocados from Mexico explains why they have the best avocados in the world. “Mexican growers developed a unique technique to create the perfect fruit. By manually taking the best of the Patron avocado plant (the branches) and the best of the Criollo avocado plant (the roots), and grafting from one plant to the other one, they literally hand make the most perfect avocado plant in the world.”
Want to make your nachos a party?
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