This simple guacamole is very easy to make and delicious with tortilla chips and more.
I love avocados and my favorite way to eat them is making a simple guacamole and served with tortilla chips. This recipe is not Colombian, but we like to use it as a dip for some of our appetizers and top our arepas.
Some of my favorite ways to use guacamole are plantain nachos, patacones with carne desmechada (fried plantains with shredded beef, hot dogs with guacamole and arepas with chili and guacamole.
Ingredients You'll Need
The printable recipe card with exact amounts and directions is below.
Avocados: Be sure your avocados are ripen to make your guacamole. If you have unripe avocados. To ripen, just leave them in a closed paper bag at room temperature.
Limes: This ingredient is a must to make this recipe.
Onion: You can use yellow, white or red onion to make this dip.
Cilantro: I love cilantro and it's a must for my guacamole, but feel free to omit it or replace it with parley if you don't like it.
Jalapeño: Use it to your taste to make the dip spicy.
Salt: It gives the guacamole extra flavor.
How to Make this Simple Guacamole
- Cut each avocado in half, working around the pit. Twist apart, and remove the pit with a knife. Peel off the skin and toss in a bowl. Add the lime juice to prevent from browning, mash the avocados.
- Add the onion, Jalapeño pepper, cilantro and salt.
- To serve as a dip, transfer to a serving dish, garnish with cilantro and serve with tortilla chips.
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Simple Guacamole Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ripe small avocados
- 1 lime
- ¼ cup onion finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh jalapeño pepper desseded and finely chopped
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Cut each avocado in half, working around the pit. Twist apart, and remove the pit with a knife. Peel off the skin and toss in a bowl. Add the lime juice to prevent from browning, mash the avocados.
- Add the onion, Jalapeño pepper, cilantro and salt.
- To serve as a dip, transfer to a serving dish, garnish with cilantro and serve with tortilla chips.
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