Guacamole

Guacamole (avocado salad/ dip) is one of those dishes my high schooler son make it for himself whenever he needs an afterschool fix.

Avocados (also known as butter fruit or alligator pear) are native to South Central Mexico and are nutrient powerhouse. They are always on our weekly grocery list (like milk), and patiently sit on the kitchen countertop waiting to perfectly ripen, and once they are, transform into a tasty and healthy avatar – the guacamole and enjoyed with some multigrain tortilla or pita chips from the pantry, or simply added to a sandwich.

When making the guacamole dip, mostly we use the basic ingredients like the chopped onion, tomatoes, crushed garlic, lime juice and crushed black pepper. Sometimes, I add chopped jalapenos and coriander leaves too. Few years ago when we visited San Francisco, we dined at the Mango’s Taqueria & Cantina Mexican restaurant at Pier 39 where they served their amazing guacamole version topped with chopped fresh mango fruit chunks; I make that version too sometimes.

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Guacamole

A basic, very tasty Guacamole recipe from Senthil's Kitchen that you can make in less than 5 minutes

Course Dips, Salad, Snacks

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword Avocado, Dip, Guacamole, Mexican, Salad

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 4 people

Author Senthil Sadasivam

Ingredients

• 3 Avocados ripe
• 1/4 cup Onion chopped
• 1/4 cup Tomato chopped
• 3 Garlic cloves crushed/ chopped
• 2 tsp Jalapeno or green chilies chopped
• 1/4 tsp Black pepper crushed
• 1/2 Lime to taste
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Wash, cut, deseed and scoop out the flesh from the avocados and add them to a bowl.

2. Add chopped onion, tomatoes, crushed and chopped garlic, chopped jalapeno or green chilies, crushed black pepper, lime juice (to taste) and salt (to taste).

3. Mix the contents gently and serve with tortilla/ pita chips, or add to a sandwich. We prefer our guacamole a little chunky but you can make it smooth too.

Recipe Notes

• You can also add chopped fresh mango fruit chunks (without skin) to the guacamole.