The best delicious Homemade Guacamole Recipe is one that combines just a handful of fresh ingredients, herbs, a hint of lime, and the level of heat you choose. This super simple dip is incredibly flavorful, and the perfect game day snack. Serve with tortilla chips, veggies, or crackers and this dreamy dip is sure to please everyone!
Keeping plenty of dip recipes in your back pocket is a good idea if you host often, or even just to have in a pinch if you’ve been asked to bring an appetizer someplace. This isn’t a hot dip so it requires no bake time, and can be made in just minutes. It’s always a crowd-pleaser, because, really who doesn’t love a creamy, avocado with a note of fresh herbs, citrus, and a spice blend of cumin and chili powder?!
It’s naturally gluten-free, vegan, and loaded with good fats, which makes this one of the healthier dips out there. Taste, simplicity, and function…so much to love!
Girls night, apps and drinks night or a Mexican food themed night always call for an assortment of delicious shareable snacks. Guacamole is a given, but what’s better than one dip? Two! Homemade Salsa Verde is another simple fresh Mexican inspired dip. Top off the night with a pitcher of classic rum Mojitos or Peach Margaritas and you’re set!
Knowing how to make a good dip from scratch, much like my creamy dill, isn’t rocket science. Except for it kind of is. As easy as it is to make a good dip good, it’s just as easy to have it go south. This easy-to-follow great guacamole recipe takes the guesswork out of it and results in the best-tasting guacamole every time!
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What is Guacamole Dip?
- Originally a Mexican dip, Guacamole has become wildly popular in North America. Not only is it used for chips and dip, but it’s used as a condiment, a spread and as its own ingredient within a dish. When something is this easy to make and packs such a flavor punch, it’s not at all hard to see why it is so versatile!
🥑 Ingredients:
- Fresh Avocado – You want to use perfectly ripe avocados as they’ll be softer and creamier.
- Fresh lime juice – You’ll need lots of lime juice. This helps with the fresh flavor!
- Coarse sea salt – Use coarse sea salt if you can, but if not, table salt is just fine.
- Cumin – This is my secret ingredient. A warming flavorful earthy spice that offsets the citrus quite nicely.
- Chili powder – When blended with the cumin, it adds a little smoky heat.
- Fresh cilantro – Chopped cilantro is a fresh herb that rounds everything out nicely.
- Diced tomatoes – Seeds removed.
- Jalapeno – This optional garnish adds another layer of heat but also flavor.
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Substitutions and Variations
- This is the perfect guacamole, but if you love yourself some red onion or white onion and want to add garlic, you totally can!
- If you want to omit the tomatoes, you can do this too. Customize this homemade guacamole to your liking, season to taste and good luck having any leftover!
- For a Spicer guacamole, ad more chili powder, red pepper flakes, or your favorite hot sauce.
- Instead of the fresh tomatoes, you can toss some pre-made Pico de Gallo or salsa into the guacamole.
- I often also ad in some fresh black pepper into the mix! Gives it a nice kick.
- Try to ad in a tablespoon of sour cream into the guacamole. It gives it a smooth texture and richer flavor.
🔪 Instructions:
Step 1: Grab your avocadoes and slice them in half, lengthwise. If they’re nice and ripe they should be easy to cut through. Remove the pit and scoop the flesh from the skin into a large bowl, using a spoon.
Step 2: Squeeze lime over the avocados. They tend to turn brown quite quickly (not a bad thing, it’s just not cute), so lime serves two purposes. Awesome flavor, but it also helps keep the avocados from turning brown. Then, add salt, cumin, and chili powder.
Step 3: Use a fork (or potato masher) to mash the avocado to desired consistency – you can make a chunky guacamole or mash it as smooth as you’d like.
Step 4: Add the chopped cilantro and diced tomato and stir to combine.
GARNISH/SLICE/SERVE: Serve guacamole immediately with chips, veggies, or your favorite Mexican dish!
Recipe Tips for the easy Guacamole Recipe:
Unripe avocados are usually quite dense on the outside and have no give when squeezed. For the absolute best guacamole, you need them ripe so if yours aren’t quite there yet, below are a couple of ways to speed up the ripening process.
- If you have a few days to spare, put your avocado in a brown paper bag with either an apple or a banana and leave it on your counter for about 3 days.
- If you have an hour to spare, you can actually wrap them in foil and bake them in the oven for anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour. Then put them in the fridge to cool down before continuing. This yields a perfect avocado.
Recipe FAQs
The best way to eat guacamole is the same day it’s made. However, if you do have leftovers, they will stay in the fridge for up to 1-2 days. I’d recommend keep the pits in there with it. Slice some lime wedges and place those in there as well. Squeeze an extra amount of lime juice (or even lemon juice) to prevent browning, then cover tightly with a piece of plastic wrap in an airtight container.
The top may brown overnight, in which case, just scrape off the brown parts. The dip underneath should still be nice and green.
– You can also put a wet paper towel over the surface of the guacamole and that will help prevent it from browning.
I recommend making it the day of, however, there are some tips and tricks you can use to keep it from turning brown if making it the day before.
It is not suggested to freeze your guacamole. It does change the texture of the avocado and the other ingredients.
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The Best Guacamole Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 large avocados ripe
- ⅛-1/4 cup fresh lime juice 1-2 limes
- pinch sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped
- ½ cup diced tomatoes seeds removed
- 1 jalapeno optional, diced or slices for topping
Instructions
- Slice avocados in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh from the skin with a spoon. Place avocado in a mixing bowl.
- Squeeze lime over the avocados. Add salt, cumin, and chili powder.
- Use a fork (or potato masher) to mash the avocado to desired consistency – you can make a chunky guacamole or mash it as smooth as you'd like. I personally like a bit more chunky guacamole.
- Add the chopped cilantro and diced tomatoes and stir to combine.
- Serve guacamole immediately with chips, veggies, or your favorite Mexican dish!
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