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What Are the Ingredients for the Perfect Homemade Guacamole Recipe?

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Fresh guacamole ingredients in white bowl: avocados, tomato, red onion, garlic, and cilantro.

Fresh, ripe avocado: Make sure you know how to pick the right avocado for guacamole. They should be ripe enough, that when pressed upon, it gives way but still has some resistance. The avocado should not be too hard, or too soft.
Onion: Cut the onions into a fine dice, to help incorporate the flavors without the extra crunch. Onions help add a beautiful, sweet acidity to the guacamole.
Tomato: I love adding tomatoes to my guacamole, it helps add so much more flavor and helps balance out the acidity.
Green chilies: A bit of spice, a kick really brings this guacamole together. An alternative can also be hot serrano peppers, finely chopped. You can remove the seeds to turn down the heat if it suits your tastes.
Garlic: A bit of minced garlic helps round out the spice with a touch of warmth, and gives the guacamole a full body. A guacamole without garlic is incomplete to me.
Salt: Add as need to bring out and tune up the flavors added earlier.
Pepper: I like to use freshly ground black pepper, it really helps to enhance and unlock the flavors of all the previous ingredients.
Lime juice: A must in any guacamole, the key to bringing the acidity that we love so much with guacamole. You can either use fresh limes or lime juice. However, ensure that you are not using a Lime concentrate!

What is The Best Way to Cut an Avocado?▼

Using a sharp chef’s knife, cut into the avocado until you reach the pit. Once there, gently slice and rotate the avocado until it is sliced all the way through.

One of the sides will contain a pit, you can either lightly strike the put with the chef’s knife and twist to remove the pit.

Or, slice the avocado piece with the pit in half and use your hands to remove the pit.

How to Make This Easy and Quick Homemade Guacamole Recipe

Add your cut avocado, followed by the chopped tomatoes, onions, green chilies, cilantro, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.

Sliced avocado halves arranged in a white bowl before mixing into guacamole.

Sliced avocados arranged in a white bowl with chopped green onions and seasonings sprinkled on top.

Lime juice being drizzled over chopped avocado, cilantro, red onion, and green chilies in a white bowl.

Guacamole ingredients combined in a white bowl: sliced avocado, diced tomatoes, purple onions, cilantro, and lime.

Homemade guacamole in a white bowl with avocado slices, diced tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, and lime juice

Homemade guacamole in a white bowl with avocado, tomato, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice combined together.

Now, using a whisk, mash the ingredients and whisk until everything is well combined.

Hand mixing fresh guacamole with avocado, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lime juice in a white bowl.

That’s it! Enjoy!

Homemade guacamole in a white bowl with visible diced red onion, tomato, and cilantro, fork resting in dish.

Amazing Recipes with Guacamole

I use guacamole so often! Here are some of my favorite ways to use it, which you can check out on this blog!

But for the sake of being trendy, I’m going to take the opportunity of this recipe to show you how I spread it on some great toast for #guacamoletoast, not #avocadotoast! Because I always like to go above and beyond in the kitchen, even for the classics!

Take a slice of your favorite kind of bread. Here, I’m using light rye bread from a local bakery. Take a spoonful of your fresh guacamole and place it on the center of the bread.

Spreading green guacamole onto a slice of toasted rye bread with a spoon on a granite countertop.

Then spread it on the toast, covering all edges.

Enjoy this guacamole toast for breakfast or as a quick snack!

Slice of toasted bread topped with freshly spread guacamole on a white plate.

How to Store Guacamole▼

Avocado tends to oxidize easily when exposed to air. The best way to store them would be in a jar or bowl wrapped in plastic wrap. While wrapping in plastic wrap ensure to press down on the plastic wrap and push out any air from the container.

This helps reduce the amount of exposure to air and slows down the oxidization process. You can refrigerate guacamole for up to 3 days.

In case the top of your guacamole turns brown, due to oxidization, fear not, it has not gone kaput. You can simply stir it into the guacamole or remove the browned parts.

Let me know what you think of this recipe in the comments! If you’ve tried this recipe, be sure to post it on social media and tag it with #cookingwithanadi and mention me @cooking.with.anadi. Thank you!

Recipe by Anadi Misra

Easy Homemade Guacamole Recipe - Flavorful & Quick

Make the best homemade guacamole in minutes! Fresh, creamy, and bursting with flavor, this quick and easy recipe is perfect for any occasion. Your new go-to dip awaits.

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10 min

Prep

10 min

Total

(about 1 cup)

easy

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Ingredients

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medium avocado
(16 g) tomatoes(chopped)Shop →
(8 g) onion(finely chopped)
garlic clove(minced)
(33 g) cilantro(loosely packed, finely chopped)
(15 ml) lime juice
green chili(finely chopped)
salt(to taste)Shop →
pepper(to taste)Shop →

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Add all of the ingredients in a stainless steel bowl. Using a whisk, mash and mix until combined. You can adjust the consistency to your liking.
Add all of the ingredients in a stainless steel bowl. Using a whisk, mash and mix until combined. You can adjust the consistency to your liking.

Notes

•To store any leftover guacamole, cover bowl with plastic wrap and ensure the plastic touches the guacamole. If there is a gap and excess air, the oxygen will oxidize the guacamole. Use for up to 3-4 days

Nutrition per serving

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588mg

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What Are the Ingredients for the Perfect Homemade Guacamole Recipe?

How to Make This Easy and Quick Homemade Guacamole Recipe

Amazing Recipes with Guacamole