Mar 16
The best guacamole recipe EVER. A mix between creamy and chunky with bites of heat from jalapeno and flavor from cilantro and lime juice. You need this in your life!
When Tony and I first started dating he didn’t do much exploration with meals. In fact I’m 99% sure most of his diet consisted of corn dogs, fries and frozen pizza. It was a scary time for me.
Somewhat joking. Somewhat not.
As our relationship progressed, so did Tony’s tastebuds and his discovery of new cuisines. I’ve tried both Thai food and sushi with him for the first time. I introduced him to avocado black bean brownies. He started eating refried beans. He’s now obsessed with chocolate and homemade Reese’s eggs. He enjoys sprouted bread and brown rice. He also thinks my banana bread is the best thing on this planet (okay in the world of banana breads, it totally is).
MY LATEST VIDEOS
But the one thing he had never had before I met him?
GUACAMOLE.
Wait, this gets better…
HE NEVER HAD AN AVOCADO BEFORE WE MET.
UMMM SAY WHAT. I DO NOT COMPREHEND.
So, I made it my mission to get him to try avocados and fall in love. First up: avocado on toast with hot sauce and an egg. Next, I shared my guacamole recipe with him and he said it was straight out of heaven.
Soon after I shared the recipe with him though, he began asking me if he should make ‘his guacamole recipe’ for dinner.
HIS GUACAMOLE RECIPE?! You know as if he’s been crafting it for years, or like it was a big family secret or something.
Ugh it’s adorable how much I love him.
Now, guacamole seems simple, right?!
But when you’re trying to perfect something, then you really need to take the time to do it right and to do it really, really well. This best guacamole contains the perfect amount of avocados, heat, spice and herbs — it’s unique for a few reasons:
1.) It’s a cross between creamy and chunky.
2.) It has grape tomatoes, which retain their wonderful texture when chopped and don’t get soggy/watery.
3.) The jalapeno WITH seeds is essential. (If you can’t tolerate heat, then just leave the seeds out.)
4.) There’s only 1/2 of a lime. I hate when guacamole tastes like lime juice rather than creamy avocado goodness.
5.) We got some fabulous cilantro up in there.
Anyway, this recipe is for the real deal guacamole lovers out there. If that’s you, then you should pin this recipe for later and/or make ASAP. It’s gonna blow ya mind.
See how to make the guacamole:
Pin this recipe:
- Serves: 8 servings
- Serving size: Approximately 1/4 cup
- Calories: 118
- Fat: 10g
- Carbohydrates: 7.3g
- Sugar: 1g
- Fiber: 4.6g
- Protein: 1.4g
- 3 ripe avocados
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 3/4 cup grape tomatoes, quartered
- 1/2 cup diced white onion
- 1 jalapeno, finely diced (or two if you like it spicy!)
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Mash avocado in a medium bowl, but not so much that it becomes overly creamy. You want a mixture between chunky and creamy consistency. Next add in lime juice, grape tomatoes, diced onion, jalapeno, cilantro and salt and pepper. Give it a stir. Taste and adjust seasonings as necessary (add more salt if you like it a little bit saltier!). Garnish with extra sliced grape tomatoes, cilantro and jalapenos. Enjoy with blue corn tortilla chips.
Related Posts
Breakfast Baked Sweet Potatoes with Almond Butter, Banana & Chia
Vegetarian Calabacitas Quesadillas
Vegetarian Slow Cooker Lentil Sloppy Joes over Spaghetti Squash
5-Ingredient Lemon Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken Breasts
Chocolate Chip Almond Flour Banana Blondies (grain free + vegan!)
Roasted Sweet Potato & Black Bean Salad with Fresh Pineapple Corn Salsa
Roasted Sweet Potato & Arugula Salad with Turmeric Honey Mustard Yogurt Dressing + thoughts on self love
Oh my gosh those stories are amazing. Also guac is life and this looks insaaaane
Tony, make me some soon! I crave your amazing quac salad that is so fabulously fresh and bursting with incredible flavor! ❤️
I’m sort of embarrassed to say that I’ve never made guacamole by myself before! I usually buy it at Whole Foods for a wicked expensive price, like what am I doing? This guac looks EPIC and so flavorful!
Definitely pinning this to try later. We love guac in our house 🙂
This looks like my kinda guac! I hate it when the avocados are super creamy – I need some chunks in there! Gorgeous!
All about the ratios when it comes to tasty guac! I have never made it with grape tomatoes or white onion- usually a garlic girl. But this sounds amazing!
he’d never had an avocado before you?!?!? thank goodness you guys met (; my usual guac is avocados, tomatoes, garlic, onion and lemon; but i’m not picky about my guac as long as it’s chunky and fresh, so this version sounds delicious too!
I hate to admit it, but I never ate avocados growing up and I have never made my own guacamole. I need to make this!
Gosh I love avocados so much it’s ridiculous. But I too thought they seemed weird and gross until I finally tried them about 5 years ago. Now I make guac probably 2-3 times a month. I’m a tiny bit more of a purist though – no tomatoes in guac for me! And I often like to add a little fresh garlic. But otherwise – you and I are in total agreement! Spicy, chunky, creamy food of the gods!
Try with red onions rather than white – I think they are tastier
I love your story and it somewhat resonates with my story with my now hubby. Long story short, I grew up in Northern California where good real deal ripe avocados were not plentiful, so I simply disliked them because well they were usually brown and stringy inside…GROSS! Then I went off to college, met my husband (he grew up growing delcious Hass avocados) and re-introduced me to the lovely fruit. Now that I know what a REAL avocado tastes like, I cannot get enough! Good thing I married an avocado farmer 😉 I also love a chuckier style guacamole + YAAASSS to keeping the jalapeno seeds! Love your recipes and work!!
Omg that is so cute!!!
I’ve been introducing my boyfriend to so many foods too in the 3 years we’ve been together. Problem is: he’s suuuuuper picky. But I’m making slow progress. He went from saying avocado is “gross” to saying it is “slightly edible”. I think that’s progress? LOL. Anyway I can’t say I’m that mad about it because it means more guac for me!
I love the idea of “chunky guacamole.” This looks like it would be an awesome sandwich and burger topping too!
This looks delicious! The next time we have guests over, this will definitely be on the menu!
Mmmmmm…..yum. This looks totally amazing. I’m just starring at the screen looking at how delicious they look.
This is amazing diffuse, i on an astoundingly focal level need to extra about this surprising site page. A commitment of appreciation is all together for take a gander at with us.
Gorgeous photos, colors, and recipe! And, ohhhh your words. Always so meaningful and honest. LOVE.
Thanks so much!