Appetizers · Recipes

Guacamole Recipe

Some people call this a "salad"?
Prep Time30 minutes
Resting time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: avocado
Servings: 1 bowl

Equipment

  • large bowl
  • masher or fork
  • juicer
  • cutting board
  • paring knife

Ingredients

  • 3 avocados
  • 1 lime
  • 2 Roma tomatoes (they're oval)
  • 0.5 bunch of cilantro (3 tbsp chopped)
  • 2 cloves of garlic (1 tsp minced)
  • 0.5 onion (0.5 cup diced)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper

Instructions

  • Peel the avocados
  • Remove pits and put the rest in the bowl
  • In the bowl, mash the avocados
  • Juice the lime into the bowl
  • Add the teaspoon of salt
  • Mix all of that together
  • Chop the half onion as fine as you want
  • Add half a cup of the diced onion into the bowl
  • Chop the cilantro leaves
  • Add 3 tablespoons of the cilantro leaves into the bowl
  • Chop the 2 Roma tomatoes as fine as you want
  • Add them into the bowl
  • Mince (meaning, chop finely) the 2 cloves of garlic
  • Add 1 teaspoon of the minced garlic into the bowl
  • Mix these new ingredients in with the existing mixture
  • Mix in the pinch of ground cayenne pepper
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap
  • Refrigerate for an hour