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Fast and Easy Guacamole Recipe

Bring the party with this simple avocado dip
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Avocado, Chips, Easy snacks, guacamole, Healthy snacks
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 3 people

Equipment

  • If you do this a lot, you may want to consider a mortar and pestle

Ingredients

  • 2 avocados
  • 1/2 lime
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • .5 tsp red pepper flakes
  • .5 tsp salt
  • .5 tsp cayenne
  • 2 tbsp cilantro
  • 1/2 of an onion, diced and 1 diced Roma tomato

Instructions

  • Remove the peel and seed, placing the flesh or mesocarp* into a sturdy medium bowl
  • Juice the lime and add to the bowl
  • Mash the avocado with the back of a fork
  • Add the spices and stir to incorporate
  • Add tomato and onion, if desired**
  • Garnish with chopped cilantro

Notes

*Mesocarp is the fleshly, edible portion of the avocado. Which is something I'm sure you've always wanted to know.
**Some people love to add onion, tomato, and other vegetables to their guacamole and I support that. My significant other has strong opinions about what should and should not go into guacamole. So my guacamole is a testament to the purity of the avocado-lime-cilantro combo.