How to Make Guacamole

Guide Note: Guacamole is one of the most delicious and easy to make dips around. With just a few ingredients and a little bit of work, you'll have restaurant quality guacamole in no time. Just follow the steps in our guide to How to Make Guacamole.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• What You'll Need
• Making Basic Guacamole
• Additional Ingredients
• Guacamole Tips & Tricks

• Also try: Guacamole

Introduction

• If Salsa is the King of all Mexican dips, then Guacamole is certainly the Queen. With its combination of fresh, ripe avocados, chopped tomatoes and spices, Guacamole is a rich and creamy dip that is a perfect compliment to all types of Mexican cuisine. Whether you're making it as a dip for Tortilla Chips, a filling for a taco, or as a topping for a burrito, Guacamole is a versatile dip that everyone can enjoy. So the next time your preparing for a Fiesta (or a Super Bowl party), take the time to make some fresh, homemade Guacamole. You'll be glad you did.

What You'll Need

Making Basic Guacamole

1. Start by chopping your onion and tomato into small pieces. Mince the garlic clove. Set aside until later.
   

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2. Cut both of your avocados in half and remove the pits.
3. Use your spoon to scoop out the insides of the avocados and put them in your mixing bowl.
4. Take your fork and mash the avocados up until the texture is smooth and there are no large chunks left.
5. Cut the lime into quarters and squeeze the juice from them into your bowl.
6. Add the chopped onions, tomatoes and minced garlic. Stir with your spoon until all the ingredients are properly mixed together.
7. Add a small amount of salt and pepper. Taste the guacamole. Add more if necessary.
8. Serve and enjoy!

Additional Ingredients

• While the recipe above is a very basic guacamole recipe, this is by no means the only way to make it. Everybody has their own recipe and list of ingredients they use. Here are a few things that you can add to the above recipe (if you like) to give it extra flavor, taste and kick:

• • Spices: Cilantro, Cumin, Cayenne Pepper
  • Vegetables: Jalapenos, Shallots, Chives, Chili Peppers
  • Sauces: Hot Sauce, Tabasco Sauce, Salsa

Guacamole Tips & Tricks

•   For the best guacamole, always use ripe Hass avocados. They should be soft to the touch and their skin should have a dark green color to it.
•   A Lime Juicer can help you get all of the juice out of your Lime. Also, a potato masher can work well as a mashing device.
•   Guacamole doesn't keep very well, so always try to make it right before you are about to serve it. If you need to store it in the refrigerator, make sure it is covered so it doesn't go bad.
•   Unripe or overripe avocados can make for some pretty bad guacamole.

Resources

• eHow: How to Make Guacamole
• WikiHow: How to Make Guacamole
• StartCooking.com: Guacamole
• 5Min Video: How to Make Guacamoleeeee
• Avocado.org: Guacamole Autentico
• Wikipedia: Guacamole

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