Traditional Mexican Guacamole
Guacamole is a favorite to whip up anytime, especially for side dippers of Cheesy Quesadillas for Cinco de Mayo!
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Anytime!, Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
- 2 Avocados Peeled and pitted
- 1 cup Tomatoes, chopped
- Garlic Minced
- ¼ cup Onion Chopped
- ¼ cup Cilantro Chopped, optional
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice Fresh squeezed from a lemon
- dash Cayenne pepper To taste
- 1 Jalapeño pepper Seeded and minced as an alternative to cayenne pepper. Do not use both unless you want extremely hot guac!
- Salt and ground black pepper To taste
Peel avocado, place in a bowl and mash until creamy.
Mix tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper (or jalapeño pepper) into mashed avocado until well combined; season with salt and black pepper.
Chill before serving
Melissa’s Modifications:
If you want a purer avocado guac, omit the tomatoes and chopped onions. Ingredients will include avocados, garlic, lemon juice, cayenne red pepper and salt/pepper, cilantro if desired. Still very delicious.
Nutritional Values:
177 calories; protein 2.7g; carbohydrates 12.2g; fat 14.9g; sodium 49.9mg.