This quick and easy guacamole dip recipe is one of our favorite accents to any Mexican dish we prepare. It's the perfect finishing touch for our grilled steak quesadillas!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: guacamole
Servings: 6
Calories: 165kcal
Author: Melissa Gafford
Ingredients
3largeavocados
½limejuiced
¼tsp.sea salt
1jalapeno pepperseeded and finely minced
2Tb.onionfinely diced
¼cupfresh cilantrofinely chopped
Instructions
Carefully cut the avocados in half, remove the avocado pits and scoop out the flesh.
Squeeze in the juice from half of a lime and add salt.
Mash the avocado with a fork or potato masher until it reaches your desired consistency (lumpy vs. smooth)
Add in the diced jalapeno, onion and cilantro
Stir with a spoon to blend thoroughly.
If you're not serving immediately, press plastic wrap directly against the top of the guacamole to eliminate air exposure and help it stay fresh and prevent browning.
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Notes
For a slightly different take on guacamole, you could try adding a little bit of diced tomato along with your cilantro onions and jalapeno.