Easy Guacamole
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Easy Guacamole
Description
Easy Guacamole combines fresh, ripe hass avocados with diced onions, tomatoes, and peppers for a flavorful accompaniment or dip. The serrano or jalapeno peppers bring adjustable heat, depending on how many seeds and veins you include. The ingredients are mashed together to achieve a chunky texture that balances creamy avocado with crisp vegetable bits. Lime juice not only enhances the tang but also helps slow browning. Chopped cilantro adds herbal freshness that complements the other components.
Preparation involves scooping ripe avocado flesh into a bowl, then mixing in the remaining ingredients and gently mashing to your desired consistency. Covering the guacamole with plastic wrap pressed directly on the surface helps keep it fresh in the refrigerator, ideally consumed within 8 hours.
This guacamole works well as a snack dip served with tortilla chips, or a topping for tacos and grilled meats. Allow it to come to room temperature before serving for the best flavor and texture.
For milder guacamole, de-seed and devein the peppers prior to chopping. Using fresh limes and adding salt to taste ensures the best balanced flavor.
Ingredients
- 5 hass avocados peeled, pitted, and diced, ripe large
- 1 onion finely chopped, medium-sized red or yellow
- 3 Roma tomato diced
- 3 Serrano peppers finely chopped or seeded and deveined for a mild guacamole, or jalapeños
- 2 lime juiced (add more or less to taste, fresh
- 1-½ teaspoons kosher salt adjust to taste
- 1 cilantro leaves chopped, bunch fresh
Instructions
- Cut around each avocado lengthwise, twist the two halves apart, remove the pit and scoop the avocado flesh into a large bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients and mash together with a potato masher or fork until blended and somewhat chunky. Cover tightly by laying a sheet of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole and gently squeezing out any air bubbles.
- Seal the wrap to the edges of the bowl and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 8 hours.
Notes
- Press plastic wrap directly on the guacamole surface to limit oxidation and browning during refrigeration.
- Prepare guacamole up to 2 hours before serving for optimal freshness; refrigerate tightly covered.
- To reduce spiciness, remove seeds and veins from serrano or jalapeño peppers before chopping.
- Bring guacamole to room temperature before serving for best taste and texture.
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