on May 24, 2021, Updated Jun 14, 2024
Why You’ll Love This Guacamole Recipe
This is a perfectly simple guacamole, with endless options for customizing. You can’t go wrong with a big bowl of this perfect dip: creamy avocado gets brightened with zesty lime and fiery chile 🌶. Tomatoes, cilantro, and onion are all optional…after all, this is the Modern Nonna version. Pour yourself an ice-cold beverage 🍹, open a bag of tortilla chips, and enjoy this perfect guacamole 😎.
How to Prepare This Guacamole Recipe
🥑 Peel the avocados and discard the pits. 🥣 Then add the avocados to a large bowl or a mortar, and using a fork, a potato masher, or a pestle, mash until smooth (or leave slightly chunky, depending on your preference). 🌶 Next, add the chopped jalapeño, tomato, pinch of salt, the juice of the lime, and chopped cilantro. 🍽 Mix and enjoy!
Guacamole Recipe Variations and Substitutions
Best Served With
You can enjoy this with the classic pairing of tortilla chips, or with freshly cut vegetables! Use veggies such as carrots 🥕, cucumber 🥒, jicama, and bell peppers 🫑. This is the perfect topping for my low-carb Cauliflower Nachos. Add generous dollops of guacamole onto Easy Chicken Fajitas. Guacamole, chips, and Mexican Corn Salad 🌽 are a light meal made in heaven 🙌!