Best Guacamole

419 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Ready In: 1 hr 5 min

“The real trick to great guacamole is to use good avocados. Make sure your avocados are ripe and of the Haas variety! Serve this dip with corn chips, or an array of fresh vegetables.” - by PHLOX

Ingredients

2 avocados
1/2 lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil

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Original recipe yields 2 cups

Directions

Cut the avocados into halves. Remove the seeds, and scoop out the pulp into a small bowl. Use a fork to mash the avocado. Stir in lemon juice, onion, salt, and olive oil. Cover the bowl, and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (16 total)

Calories
56 cal
3%

Fat
5.4 g
8%

Carbs
2.6 g
< 1%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Barb A.

May. 20, 2007

"My son and a friend wanted to have Guacamole for a snack, and I had never made it. I read the reviews of others for this recipe, and the version I prepared won rave reviews from the guys. I used fresh..." See more lime juice instead of lemon, decreased the olive oil to 1 tsp and added 1 clove minced garlic, 1 tbsp chopped cilantro and 1/4 cup chopped tomato to the rest of the ingredients. It sat for less than 5 minutes as it got eaten too fast! My son says it's the best Guacamole he has ever tasted."

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SNOWRIDER88

Mar. 10, 2003

"This is a good base recipe, but for really good guac, you have to add some fresh cilantro. I would also omit the olive oil, and add a little cumin and a tomato. Or even roasted tomatillos if you hav..." See moree the time. I'd also use lime juice instead of lemon."

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JUSTJEN33

Oct. 14, 2004

"This is a good base recipe, but for really good guac, you have to add some fresh cilantro, garlic powder & tomatoe. I would also omit the olive oil, Makes it oily & slimy...." See more"

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