Make a Play for Game Day Guacamole

A few weeks back we looked at . We're returning to that theme since--if you're looking for guacamole to play center on your Super Bowl table--there's a good selection of avocados available at Sunday's market at the Alamitos Bay Marina.

Look for the Hass, Bacon and Fuerte varieties this week at the Cheng, Pedro's, Van Foeken and Gonzaga stands. Expect to pay from for $1 to $2 each. (Gless should have them, pre-bagged, in a couple of weeks.) Make sure they're good and ripe--Super Bowl kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. If in doubt, ask the vendor.

A refresher on how to pick a ripe one: If it has a stem, it should pull out easily. If not: When you give it a gentle squeeze it should feel like squeezing the palm of your hand. 

Here's a recipe for quick guacamole, and all the fresh ingredients should be available at the market.

Quick Guacamole

• 3 avocados, diced (about 3 cups)
• 1 cup of fresh tomato salsa or prepared salsa
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

Using a potato masher, mash diced avocados in a medium bowl, leaving them a little chunky. Add salsa, lemon juice and salt; stir to combine.

Here's the URL to that recipe: http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/quick-guacamole-74245/#ixzz1D90RV623

If you're hosting fans from either Pittsburgh or Green Bay, they also might appreciate some of the traditional style sausages available at the Schreiner's stand.

New this week: Page tangerines (at Van Foeken) and baby cauliflower (at Weiser Farms).

 In abundance and looking very good at the Sunday market, around 8:45 a.m.:

• carrots
• cauliflower
• broccoli crowns
• cabbages
• spinach
• lettuce (romaine, red leaf, butter) and mixed greens
• citrus fruits (navel oranges, satsumas, tangerines, lemons, grapefruit, pomelos)
• grapes
• pomegranates
• cilantro
• beets
• brussels sprouts

Also available:

• tomatoes
• green beans
• thin-stalked asparagus
• walnuts in the shell
• persimmons
• strawberries
• blackberries
• red raspberries
• blueberries
• parsnips
• mushrooms
• Romanesco broccoli
• apples

Harbor Area Farmers Market (Long Beach Southeast). Alamitos Bay Marina, on East Marina Drive, one-quarter mile south of East Second St, just west of Pacific Coast Highway. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (though some vendors are ready to sell at 7 a.m.). www.goodveg.org.