Guacamole Recipe
Learn how to make guacamole with restaurant quality and flavor, using fresh ingredients and a simple technique that makes it the best you'll ever have.
Servings: 4
Calories: 255kcal
Ingredients
- ½ small white onion finely diced (soaked in water to remove the bite)
- 1-2 serrano peppers finely diced (use 1 jalapeno for milder, or omit – remove seeds and innards for milder)
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 medium ripe avocados
- Juice of 1 small lime
- ½ teaspoon salt + more to taste
- 1 medium tomato cored and diced
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Add half of the diced onion, serrano, and all of the garlic to a molcajete. Mash into a paste. Alternatively, you can use a food processor, then add to a large bowl.
- Slice the avocados in half lengthwise and remove the pits. Scoop the ripe avocados into the molcajete or bowl.
- Squeeze in the juice from ½ a small lime and ½ teaspoon salt. Mash and mix to your preferred consistency. It is best when a mix of creamy and chunky.
- Gently stir in diced tomato, fresh cilantro, and remaining diced onion and serranos.
- Taste and adjust for lime and salt. Serve with tortilla chips.
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Nutrition
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Sodium: 304mg | Potassium: 836mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 504IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg