How to Make Guacamole
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How to Make Guacamole
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How to Make Guacamole involves mashing ripe avocado with lime juice to prevent browning, then mixing in ground cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and fresh ingredients like diced tomato, onion, chopped cilantro, jalapeño, and minced garlic for a layered flavor and crisp texture contrast. The lime juice adds acidity that balances richness and keeps the avocado green. The recipe recommends serving guacamole with tortilla chips.
The seasoning combination offers subtle warmth from cayenne and earthiness from cumin, complemented by fresh herbal and vegetable components. The mashed consistency is creamy yet chunky, depending on mashing technique, and the fresh diced tomato contributes mild sweetness and texture.
To preserve guacamole, store it in an airtight container with a thin layer of lime juice on top, pressing plastic wrap directly onto the surface to minimize contact with air, slowing oxidation and discoloration. Properly stored, it lasts 3-4 days before browning and liquid separation indicate spoilage.
Ingredients
- 5 avocado peeled, pitted and cubed
- 2 tablespoons lime juice plus more for topping
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon cumin ground
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 Roma tomato seeded and diced
- ½ onion chopped (optional
- 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped, fresh
- 1 tablespoon jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine avocado and lime juice and mix until coated.
- Add salt, cumin, cayenne, and mash the avocado mixture using a potato masher or the back of a spoon.
- Fold in tomatoes, onions, cilantro, jalapeño and garlic.
- Add additional lime juice over the top to help keep guacamole from browning Serve with tortilla chips.
Notes
- Store guacamole with plastic wrap pressed directly on the surface and a thin lime juice layer to reduce browning.
- Keep refrigerated and consume within 3 to 4 days for best quality and freshness.
- Browning and a puddle of brown liquid indicate when guacamole has gone bad.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 278 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5cup | |
| Calories | 278kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Sodium | 207mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 888mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 12g | 48% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 465IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 22mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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