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I love adding tomatoes to guacamole so this recipe was great. It saved me the time of chopping tomatoes and onions and added a nice bit of spice. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-07-11","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldBeer"},"reviewBody":"So easy and so yummy. Tip keep 1 of the avocado seeds to put in the guacamole to keep it from turning brown","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2025-05-12","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Jayjay317"},"reviewBody":"
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