Salsa is great. Bean dip is OK. But guacamole is where the chip-dipping is at.

Momaha.com had to get in on the dip action. The World-Herald's social networking site for moms recently asked readers to offer their best guacamole recipes for its online super guide to hosting a Super Bowl party.

Here's a sampling of those yummy dishes.

2 avocados

1 Roma tomato

Half of one medium-size purple onion

Juice of 1 lime

Handful of chopped cilantro

1 tsp. kosher salt

Cut avocados around the center. Pull halves apart and remove pit. Scoop avocado into a bowl. Mash with a fork, leaving some chunks. Dice Roma tomato and onion. Add to bowl.

Squeeze in lime juice and toss in salt. Mix all items together and enjoy.

3 avocados

1 small tomato, diced

½ white onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, diced

½ package spicy guacamole seasoning (such as McCormick's)

1 lime

Halve and peel avocados, add ½ package guacamole seasoning. Halve lime and use fork to grind juice out of each half. Stir until seasoning is evenly mixed in, leaving avocado chunky.

Fold in tomato, onion and garlic. Add one of the avocado pits to the bowl to keep guacamole from turning brown from oxidation.

Source: Amy Grace, momaha.com blogger

3 avocados

1 fresh lime (zest and juice)

1 fresh jalapeño, diced

½ cup fresh tomatoes, diced

Salt and pepper to taste

Slice avocados lengthwise, scoop out flesh with a spoon, mash with fork until smooth but leaving some chunks. Zest 1 teaspoon of the lime and squeeze lime juice into avocado mixture. Add diced jalapeño and tomato, add salt and pepper and then stir until just combined.

Source: Laurie Brekke of Omaha

2 avocados

1 tomato diced

Juice of 1 lemon

1 chopped onion

1 can chopped green chilies

Tabasco to taste

Use fork to pulverize avocados. Lemon will prevent discoloring.

Source: Kathy Koch Joyce, momaha.com blogger

4 avocadoes

1/3 cup diced red onion

2 cloves garlic, minced

2-3 diced roma tomatoes

1 serrano pepper

1 tsp lime juice

1 tsp olive oil

1/3 bunch cilantro, chopped

1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper

salt, to taste

Slice avocadoes, remove seeds and scrape out.

Mash the avocado into small chunks. Slice end off of serrano pepper half lengthwise, using a fork to hold the pepper steady. Remove the seeds and chop into tiny pieces. Add pepper and remaining ingredients to the avocadoes and stir to combine. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing wrap down onto the surface of the guacamole and up the sides of the bowl, creating a seal to keep from turning color.

Source: Elaina Bordwell of Omaha

Tips:

Buy avocados a few days in advance and store in a brown paper bag to ripen fully. They should give slightly under your thumb.

After avocados are sliced in half the pit can be easily removed by carefully tapping your knife blade into the pit and rotating the knife so the pit pops out cleanly from the avocado. br>

Looking for a low calorie/low carb “carrier” other than tortilla chips? Try celery or thick slices of cucumber.

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