GOING GREEN

The simple trick that stops guacamole turning brown…and the answer is in your kitchen cupboard

The answer is just a spray away to keep the dip looking fresh for 24 hours

Zoe Nauman US Online Reporter

Published: 1:12, 19 Oct 2016
Updated: 1:57, 19 Oct 2016

ANY fan of Mexican knows the worst thing that can happen to your guacamole is it turning from green to brown.

But now there is an answer to keeping it looking fresh as the moment it was mixed.

Avocado is full of good fat, but modifying your guacamole recipe and adding some cooked courgette in place of some of the avo, can help shave calories off your favourite snack — A simple trick using something most people have in the kitchen can stop your guacamole going brownCredit: Getty Images

And the item needed is likely to be in most people's kitchen cupboards.

The 'good fat' high protein fruit which goes so well with tortilla chips just needs a quick spritz - of cooking spray.

Either vegetable, coconut or olive oil spray will work.

Hair blunder — The answer is cooking sprayCredit: Twitter

According to then all you need to do is cover it with cling film and stick it in the fridge.

Then if you are chef who likes to prepare ahead of time your guacamole will look as good as when it was mixed.

The research raises the possibility that a person who is sick might spread a disease by re-dipping a chip — It now means when you prepare a mexican feast you can get your dip ready 24 hours before your guests arriveCredit: Getty Images

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Fuerte avocado pear alligator Persea americana vegetable edible sliced stone half kitchen garden plant cutout white background — The trick also works on avocadoCredit: Alamy

The cooking spray creates a barrier which stops oxidation - the process which makes it go brown.

So when it's time to chow down on it your guests will never know it was made the day before.

The trick works on avocados as well.

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