Guacamole Recipe (Simple & Homemade)
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5.0
60 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Total Time
5 mins
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Servings
2
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Calories
177 kcal
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Course
Side Dish
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Cuisine
Mexican, International
Guacamole Recipe (Simple & Homemade)
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Learn to make the Best Guacamole from scratch with easily available fresh ingredients. With this easy-peasy Guacamole Recipe you can make this classic side dish easily at home. Making this famous dip just takes 5 minutes and then, you can relish its awesomeness with toasts, tacos, tortillas or any of your Mexican-inspired dishes.
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Ingredients
- 1 avocado - ripened
- ¼ cup onions (finely chopped) or 1 small onion
- ¼ cup tomatoes (finely chopped) or 1 small tomato, optional
- ½ to 1 teaspoon Serrano peppers (finely chopped) or jalapeño pepper or green chillies
- ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon garlic (finely chopped or minced) or 1 small garlic clove, optional
- ¼ teaspoon crushed black pepper or ground black pepper - add as required
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (coriander leaves)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice or add as required
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- salt as required - can use edible rock salt, black salt, kosher salt or crushed sea salt
- 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves (chopped) for garnish, optional
Instructions
Make Guacamole
- Cut the avocado into two equal parts. Remove the ripe pulp with a spoon in a small mixing bowl.
- Mix it with the rest of the chopped ingredients, salt, olive oil and lemon juice.
- Add the seasonings - salt and freshly crushed black pepper. You can even opt to chop the avocado pulp and then mix with the remaining ingredients.
- Thoroughly mix all the fresh ingredients with a spoon. Mash the avocado while mixing.
- Serve this best, homemade and simple Guacamole with toast, tortilla chips, nachos or as an accompaniment with a burrito or quesadilla.
- You can garnish with chopped coriander leaves while serving.
Storage
- If you have any leftovers, put them in a small air-tight container and make the surface smooth. Cover it with a thin layer of olive oil or a bit of lemon juice to keep air away. Seal with the lid.
- When you're ready to eat it, you can either mix in the oil/juice or pour it off. If you do this right, your guacamole can stay fresh for up to 2 days.
Notes
- Avocado: Always use a ripe avocado. If the avocados are not ripe, then cover with a paper towel or keep them in a brown paper bag. Place on the kitchen counter for some days till they ripen. A well ripened avocado will give in and yield, when you squeeze it with a gentle pressure.
- Optional ingredients: You can skip the tomatoes, garlic and olive oil in the recipe. Add some more crunch by using 1 small to medium cucumber and 1 small bell pepper in the recipe.
- Ground peppers: You can add black pepper or cayenne pepper. You can even add sweet paprika or smoked paprika.
- Spicing: To increase the heat and spiciness, add more serrano peppers or green chillies or jalapeño.
- Spices: You can even add a bit of ground cumin in the Guacamole.
- Seasoning: Use your favorite salt. I prefer to add black salt, Himalayan pink salt or edible rock salt, alone or in combination.
- Substitutions: Instead of coriander leaves, you can add fresh parsley. If you do not have fresh herbs, then replace with about ½ to 1 teaspoon of dried parsley or basil.
- Taste as you go: Keep on tasting your guacamole as you add the ingredients so that you whip up a perfectly balanced and flavored guacamole that suits your taste buds.
- Scaling: This recipe serves 2 and can be easily scaled by decreasing or increasing the ingredients.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
177kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
591mg
(25%)
Potassium
561mg
(16%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
357IU
(7%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
2mg
Vitamin B6
1mg
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Vitamin E
2mg
Vitamin K
24µg
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
88µg
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Magnesium
31mg
Phosphorus
58mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 177 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 177kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 591mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 561mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 357IU | 7% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 2mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Vitamin E | 2mg | |
| Vitamin K | 24µg | |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 88µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 31mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 58mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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