Easy Homemade Guacamole

Bright and fresh, this easy homemade guacamole requires just a handful of ingredients and takes just 5-minutes to prepare. Serve it with chips for dipping or atop your favorite Mexican dish. Naturally gluten-free and vegan.

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What you’ll love about this recipe

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• The fresh flavors! Pre-packaged/prepared guacamole is so very unappealing in my opinion. Guac prepared with fresh ingredients just prior to serving is quite the opposite. The bright, fresh flavor of the lime juice, onion, cilantro, and garlic is what it’s all about. So do yourself a favor and skip the store-bought stuff!!
• The simplicity! Another reason to make guacamole from scratch is because it’s so simple. Seriously anyone could make it successfully. It requires only seven ingredients and about five minutes of your time. And you do need any special tools!
• The numerous uses! There are soooooo many ways to use guacamole. You can serve it with chips for dipping, top off your favorite Mexican dish with it, or shovel it in with a spoon as is (I never do that 😉).

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Ingredients (+ notes & substitutions)

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• Avocados: You’ll need three medium-sized avocados or four smaller ones. In my experience/opinion, the success of guacamole is all about choosing the right avocados. When picking the avocados opt for those that are darker in color and firm with a little bit of squish. Avoid mushy overripe avocados.
• Lime juice: Freshly squeezed is best but bottled is perfectly acceptable. If going fresh, one lime will be sufficient.
• Coarse salt
• Jalapeno: One small jalapeno will do. I typically remove the seeds but the choice is yours as far as leaving the membranes intact goes. Leaving them be will add a little more heat.
• Cilantro
• Onion: I prefer red onion but white works just as well.
• Garlic: One medium clove is perfect for my taste, however, feel free to adjust to your liking.

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How to make easy homemade guacamole (+ tips)

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1. The first step is to remove the avocado flesh from the peels. My favorite way to do this is to slice the avocado within the peel both horizontally and vertically (see photo below for reference) and then squeeze it out directly into a bowl.

2. Next, you will need to mash the avocado. To do this, you may use a fork or if you have one a manual food chopper. Mash to desired consistency.

3. Stir in the lime juice and salt then the jalapeno, cilantro, onion, and garlic.

4. Add salt and lime juice to taste and serve.

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Storage

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Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to four days.

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How to serve fresh guacamole:

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• With tortilla or corn chips for dipping.
• On a burger or sandwich.
• On fajitas or tacos like these beef birria tacos.
• With a quesadilla like this carne asada quesadilla.
• Incorporate it into a 7-layer dip.
• Use it in a rice bowl.
• On nachos like these carne asada nachos or these chicken fajita nachos.
• On toast or a breakfast burrito.

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More Mexican dip recipes you may enjoy:

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• Three Cheese Queso: The perfect addition to any Mexican meal, this quick and easy three cheese queso dip is prepared from scratch with cheddar, Monterey Jack, and cream cheese. Naturally vegetarian and gluten-free.
• Pico De Gallo: Pico De Gallo is a quick and easy fresh salsa that is a great accompaniment to almost any Mexican dish. It combines diced tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, and garlic with salt and lime juice.
• Roasted Salsa Verde: This roasted salsa verde combines tomatillos, onions, garlic, and cilantro with three types of green chiles. It’s got just the right amount of heat, is easy to prepare, and is ready to go in just 20-minutes. Naturally vegan and gluten-free.
• Habanero Salsa: This made from scratch habanero salsa brings the heat. Its fresh, easy, and takes only 15 minutes. Naturally vegan and gluten-free.

If you make this fresh homemade guacamole I’d love your feedback. Please leave a comment and/or a rating below as I greatly value your opinion. Or snap a pic and tag me on Instagram @taoofspiceblog. Love, light, and happy cooking ya’ll ♥