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Easiest Guacamole Recipe

Contributor: Christine Pittman

This guacamole recipe is the easiest because it uses pantry staples. But there are also ingredient amounts in the note below for if you want to swap in fresh ingredients that you have on hand.

  • Author: Christine Pittman
  • Prep Time: 8 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 8 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: No-Cook
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

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  • 2 avocados
  • 1 tsp. dried cilantro*
  • 1/2 tsp. onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp. tomato powder (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 12 tsp. lemon or lime juice (optional)**

Instructions

  1. Pit and peel the avocados. Add them to a medium-sized bowl and use a fork to mash them.
  2. To the bowl add the dried cilantro, onion powder, tomato powder, lime zest, ground cumin, garlic powder, salt, cayenne, and citrus juice, if using. Mix.
  3. Let sit for 3-5 minutes to allow the cilantro to hydrate and the flavors to blend.
  4. Stir again and serve with tortilla chips.

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Notes

*If desired, fresh ingredients can be substituted for some of the seasonings here. Use 1 tablespoon of fresh chopped cilantro instead of dried, 1 tablespoon of finely minced red or white onion, or chopped green onion instead of onion powder, 1/2 of a tomato chopped instead of tomato powder, 1/2 clove of minced garlic instead of garlic powder, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon minced jalapeño pepper instead of cayenne.

**If you won’t be serving the guacamole immediately, it’s best to add in the citrus juice, which will help slow any discoloration of the avocado. You can use bottled or fresh citrus juice. If you don’t have any though, don’t worry. You can get that citrus flavor from a pinch of crystallized lime, like True Lime, or from two pinches of lemon pepper, ground coriander, or sumac, all of which have delicious citrus flavors.