Simple Guacamole Recipe

This easy guacamole recipe will take you less than 5 minutes to make. Its a simple recipe that uses minimal ingredients, just like authentic guacamole. You will love this easy, healthy, and delicious guacamole recipe!

If youve only ever bought guacamole before, right now would be a great time to stop doing that. Seriously. Please stop. Please, please. Making this simple guacamole yourself is almost as easy as taking a lid off a jar, and it is SO MUCH tastier.

Therere lots of different ways you can make guacamole. But after years of making our favorite dip, weve found that using just a few fresh ingredients is always the best. This recipe is how we make guacamole 90% of the time. Its a super simple and super delicious guac recipe!

Easy Guacamole Recipe

This quick and easy guacamole recipe will take you less than 5 minutes to make. It is super simple, healthy, and so delicious. I promise you that anyone can make this!

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 2

Serving Size: 1 serving = ½ cup

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 serving = ½ cup, calories 247 kcal, Carbohydrate 15 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 22 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Sodium 11 mg, Fiber 11 g, Sugar 1 g, unSaturated Fat 18 g

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe avocados
• 1 lime
• 1-2 cloves garlic (grated on a Microplane or finely minced)
• Large pinch of salt

Instruction:

1. To cut the avocados, run a knife around the avocado (from top to bottom) and twist in half. Pull out and discard the pit. Using a spoon or your thumb, remove the flesh and place into a medium-sized bowl.
2. Cut the lime in half and squeeze both halves into the bowl with the avocado, being careful not to get any seeds in the bowl. Add the garlic, salt and any/all or none of the optional ingredients (see notes). Using a fork gently mash each avocado half a few times then stir all ingredients together.

Simple Guacamole

This Simple Guacamole is a fail-proof easy homemade recipe that comes out perfect every time! It’s the best appetizer for parties that’s fresh and healthy!

Prep: 10min

Total: 10min

Yield: 6

Serving Size: 1 g

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 g, calories 168 kcal, Carbohydrate 10 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 15 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Sodium 202 mg, Fiber 7 g, Sugar 1 g

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe avocados
• ½ cup finely chopped red onion
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 1 jalapeño pepper (seeded and finely minced)
• Juice of 1 lime
• ½ teaspoon salt

Instruction:

1. Cut the avocados in half lengthwise. Remove the pit, scoop out the avocado flesh with a spoon and place the avocado halves in a medium bowl. Mash with a fork to your desired consistency
2. Add the red onions, cilantro, garlic, jalapeño pepper, lime juice and salt. Stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning or lime juice as necessary.
3. Serve immediately with tortilla chips, if desired.

Easy Guacamole (Our Favorite)

For the best guacamole, use ripe avocados. You’ll know when an avocado is ripe when it gives slightly when squeezed. Keep unripe avocados at room temperature until they are ready. See this tutorial for more about buying, cutting, and storing avocados. Try not to over-mash the avocados. We are looking for a chunky dip, not an entirely smooth one. I’ve found a fork to be the best tool when mashing avocados for guacamole. You can see me using one in our video below. For spicy guacamole, leave the seeds and membrane in the peppers and add to taste.

Prep: 10min

Total: 10min

Yield: Makes approximately 6 servings

Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1/6 of recipe, calories 119, Protein 2 g, Carbohydrate 8 g, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 2 g, Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe medium avocados
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup cilantro leaves and tender stems, chopped
• 1 large plum or Roma tomato, chopped, optional
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, optional
• 1 to 2 teaspoons finely chopped jalapeño pepper, with seeds and membrane removed, optional

Instruction:

1. Add the chopped onion to a small bowl and cover with cold water. Set aside for 5 minutes, drain, and then rinse. This simple step tones down the raw flavor of the onions.
2. Cut avocados in half lengthwise, remove the pit, scoop out the flesh, and add to a bowl.
3. Use a fork to mash the avocado into a chunky dip.
4. Stir in the drained and rinsed onions, lime juice, cilantro, tomato, and salt. If you are adding them, add the finely chopped jalapeño and cumin.
5. Taste the guacamole and adjust with more salt or lime juice.
6. Guacamole is best when eaten soon after making it, but to store it, press plastic wrap down onto the guacamole and refrigerate for up to one day.

Easy Guacamole Recipe

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