Ingredients:

1 medium avocado
1 tablespoon fresh, frozen or canned lemon juice
2, 3-oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/4 teaspoon minced onion
pinch of salt
few drops green food color (optional)

Directions:

About 2 hours before serving:

1. Peel avocado, remove pit, then cut into cubes; sprinkle with lemon juice, then mash well with a fork.
2. With a spoon, beat cream cheese until smooth and fluffy; stir in onion, then avocado, blending well.
3. To avocado mixture, add enough milk to make a good dipping consistency; add a pinch of salt to taste.
4. If desired, add green food color to tint deeper green
5; Refrigerate dip until served.

To serve: Place dip in small bowl; surrounded with potato chips, raw vegetables, or cooked shrimp, plum tomatoes, cucumber chunks etc.

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