The Best Authentic Guacamole Recipe is loaded with ripened avocados, fresh lime juice, onion, tomato, cilantro, garlic, and jalapeño. Try this guacamole recipe with any Mexican dish such as tacos, burritos, nachos or quesadillas.
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Ingredients
- Ripe Avocados – allow your avocados to ripen on the counter for 2 to 3 days prior to making
- Fresh Lime juice - fresh is preferred over bottled
- Salt
- Cumin
- Optional Cayenne Pepper for spicy version
- Jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
- Tomatoes, diced
- Red or Yellow Sweet Onion, finely diced
- Garlic, minced
- Fresh cilantro, chopped
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions for Making the Best Guacamole Recipe
Cut avocados into halves, remove seed and scoop out avocado with a spoon or with avocado tool.
Cut avocados into halves, remove seed and scoop out avocado with a spoon or with avocado tool.
Mash avocado with fork. Seed and finely dice jalapeño. Dice tomatoes, and finely dice onion. Add jalapeño, tomatoes, onion, garlic, lime juice, salt, cumin, and cayenne into large bowl. Mix all ingredients together. Allow the flavors to combine by letting the guacamole sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Hint: Allow your avocados to ripen on the counter for 2 to 3 days prior to making this recipe.
Substitutions
- Tomatoes – we prefer to use Roma or vine ripened tomatoes. You can substitute ½ can hot or ½ can original Rotel
- Onions - we prefer a sweet yellow onion over a stronger red onion but the red onion makes for a beautiful dip.
Variations
- Greek yogurt - Add nonfat plain Greek yogurt.
- Grilled corn - grilled corn on the cob and slice off stir into smashed or processed avocado.
- Cayenne pepper - add spice to your guacamole.
Equipment
Avocado tool– Find It Here.
Food processor - Find It Here.
Chef knife - Find It Here.
Pairing knife - Find It Here.
Cutting board - Find It Here.
Storage
You can place avocados in a closed paper bag to speed up ripening, but will still take a couple days to ripen.
Top tip
You can place avocados in a closed paper bag to speed up ripening, but will still take a couple days to ripen.
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Best Guacamole Recipe
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
The Best Authentic Guacamole Recipe is loaded with ripened avocados, fresh lime juice, onion, tomato, cilantro, garlic, and jalapeno.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe Avocados
- 2 Tablespoons fresh Lime juice
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Cumin
- Optional: ⅛ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper for spicy version
- 1 Jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
- 2 Tomatoes, diced
- 2 Tablespoons Red or Yellow Sweet Onion, finely diced
- 1 teaspoon Garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, rolled then thinly sliced or chopped
Instructions
Cut avocados into halves, remove seed and scoop out avocado with a spoon or with avocado tool.
Mash avocado with fork. Seed and finely dice jalapeño. Dice tomatoes, and finely dice onion. Add jalapeño, tomatoes, onion, garlic, lime juice, salt, cumin, and cayenne into large bowl. Mix all ingredients together. Allow the flavors to combine by letting the guacamole sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Notes
HINT: Store avocado in refrigerator until ready to ripen. Allow your avocados to ripen on the counter for 2 to 3 days prior to making this recipe.
Make Ahead: Mix all ingredients except avocado.
Freeze Avocados Only: Cut avocados in half, remove from skin then place in freezer baggie. Add fresh lime juice and cover avocado.
- Prep Time: 10
- Category: Appetizer
Donna J says
I really loved the flavor of this guacamole. This will be my go to recipe.