Avocados make just about anything taste great, from toast to tacos to smoothies. Smash avocados onto toast, stir em up in a bowl of chunky guacamole, or fry them for veggie tacos.
In case you didn’t already know the good stuff; avocados are a really healthy food choice. One medium avocado has 170 calories, 18 vitamins and minerals and is super rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated fat – good fat! Avocados act as a “nutrient booster” by helping increase the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients such as vitamins A, D, K and E. You gotta love that.
Here is my favorite guacamole recipe. Plus a couple of tips for how I sneak this rich creamy fruit into every day recipes.
Deliciously Easy Guacamole
Simple 6 ingredient guacamole recipe. Made with basic panty ingredients you probably already have available in your kitchen.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 3 medium large ripe avocados firmly ripe but not too soft
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 - 4 Tbsp green taco sauce Pico Pica or La Victoria
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- This recipe is a simple base for basic guacamole. Add to it as many ingredients that you like. Fresh diced red onion, fresh cilantro, jalapeno peppers...whatever floats your boat, toss it in there.
- Remove pit from avocado and scoop the fruit out into a medium bowl.
- Add all the ingredients to avocado and mash together. NOTE: It is important to use green taco sauce or salsa because red sauces will give your guacamole a kind of unappetizing brown color. Use the green, trust me.
- Do not over mash. There's nothing better that fat chunks of avocado to load onto your chip, plus your dip won't break down and become watery if it's chunky.
- Serve in tacos, scooped up with tortilla chips, on scrambled eggs.