Chunky Guacamole With Smoked Chiles Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped medium-coarse (optional)
• Salt
• 1 small red onion, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced and then crushed with the flat side of the knife
• 1 dried smoked hot chile such as chipotle or pasilla de Oaxaca, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes to soften, drained, seeded, and finely chopped
• 1 fresh flavorful chile such as poblano, charred, peeled, and seeded and then chopped medium-fine
• 2 dried mild chiles such as ancho, mulato, guajillo, or chilhuacle negro, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes to soften, drained, seeded, and finely chopped
• 3 ripe avocados, preferably Hass
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro, chopped at the last minute