Guacamole Recipe
This authentic guacamole recipe takes 10 minutes and uses ripe avocados, fresh lime juice, onion, cilantro, and salt for a bright, chunky dip that tastes like restaurant guac. Mash the avocados, stir in the remaining ingredients, taste, and adjust the salt and lime. It’s simple, reliable, and made for taco night, parties, or last-minute appetizers.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe avocados
- 0.25 cup yellow onion diced
- 1 roma tomato diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lime juiced (2 Tablespoons)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or flaky sea salt, more or less to taste
- 0.25 cup cilantro finely chopped, leaves and stems
- 1 jalapeno pepper finely diced, optional
Instructions
- Peel the avocado and mash it in a medium bowl with a fork, or an authentic molcajete, leaving some chunks.
- Add in the lime juice, onion, tomatoes, garlic, salt, cilantro, and jalapeno. Mix well to combine, without overly mashing the avocado. You want it to be a mixture of creamy and chunky. Taste and adjust the salt, lime juice, or cilantro as needed.
- Garnish with more cilantro and serve with tortilla chips.
Notes
This authentic guacamole recipe takes 10 minutes and uses ripe avocados, fresh lime juice, onion, cilantro, and salt for a bright, chunky dip that tastes like restaurant guac. Mash the avocados, stir in the remaining ingredients, taste, and adjust the salt and lime. It’s simple, reliable, and made for taco night, parties, or last-minute appetizers. The secret is to use the freshest ingredients with the right ratio of lime juice, kosher salt, and cilantro.
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