Guacamole
Servings: 8 servings
This recipe is a simple way to make fresh, chunky guacamole at home. One thing that's nice about guacamole is how versatile it is and how easy it is to create variations from a basic recipe to fit the ingredients you have on hand and your mood. Some simple things you can do are: replace the lime juice with lemon juice to add some tartness, throw in a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce to make it spicier, or mince up some garlic for a more complex tasting dish. Have fun playing with this basic recipe to see what you can come up with and try serving it with more than chips.
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Ingredients
- 4 avocados
- 1/4 cup white onion
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1 jalapeno
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Start by using a course grater to grate the onion. Grating the onion helps to incorporate the onion's flavor into the guacamole without having chunks of onion. It takes about a quarter of an onion to get a 1/4 cup of grated onion.
- Cut the jalapeño in half and remove the seeds and the pith. Finely dice the jalapeño and mince the cilantro.
- Mix the onion, cilantro, jalapeño, lime juice, chili powder, and salt together. Cut the avocados in half lengthwise, twisting the two halves to separate them. Remove the seed and use a spoon to scoop out the avocado.
- Combine the avocados with the cilantro onion mixture using a large fork to mash up the avocados and mix everything together. If you like a smoother guacamole use a potato masher to mix everything up.
