Healthy Guacamole
Ingredients
- 3 avocados – pitted and chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup red onion, diced and rinsed in a fine mesh strainer
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 lime, juiced
- ½ tsp. garlic, minced
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Tortilla chips, optional
Instructions
- Add avocado to medium sized bowl.
- Smash with fork or pastry blender to desired chunkiness.
- Add the cilantro, red onion, diced tomato, lime juice, minced garlic, salt and pepper to the mashed avocados; stir to combine.
- Serve immediately with tortilla chips or cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Notes
Texture tip: I prefer my guacamole to be on the chunky side. So I’ve found using a pastry blender keeps a bit chunkier texture. If you don’t have a pastry blender, using a fork is fine.
Avocados tips: If you bring home a firm avocado from the grocery store, leave it at room temperature for a few days until it becomes softer when you gently squeeze it. Avocados will also ripen a lot quicker if they are stored in a brown paper bag.
If, on the other hand, you select perfectly ripe avocados and you don’t plan on making guacamole that day, place the ripe avocados in the refrigerator to slow down the ripening process.