The Best Guacamole Recipe

This is the best guacamole recipe! It comes together in just a few minutes at home. Once you make this at home you will not be going out for guacamole any more!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword avocado, chips and dip, guacamole

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 167kcal

Author Bruce and Dina Miller

Equipment

Knife
molcajete
spoon
citrus squeezer

Ingredients

1/4 cup minced red onion
1 jalapeño seeded and minced
1 teaspoon fresh cilantro chopped
3 medium size ripe avocados
Juice of one lime
6 cherry tomatoes quartered

Instructions

Add onion, half the jalapeno, 1 teaspoon cilantro to the mojacete. Using the mortar, grind the ingredients down to form a bright green wet paste.
1/4 cup minced red onion, 1 jalapeño, 1 teaspoon fresh cilantro
Cut avocados in half, using a sharp knife to remove the seed by swiping down onto it, and turning to gently remove. Use a spoon to carve out the entire avocado halves
3 medium size ripe avocados
Place avocado in the mocajete & squeeze a half lime over. Using a gentle rocking motion, start to smash to form a chunky guacamole.
Juice of one lime
Season with salt at this point, and taste. Adjust by adding more cilantro, or salt.
Sprinkle tomatoes on top. Add additional minced jalapeños for more heat.
6 cherry tomatoes

Notes

This is best made fresh, and eaten within an hour. If you do have leftovers, put in a bag and release all the air, to avoid it getting brown. Eat the next day.

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