This classic guacamole includes avocado, lime, salt, tomatoes, white onion, serrano chiles, and fresh cilantro.
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Homemade Guacamole
Ingredients
- 3 hass avocados, perfectly soft & ripe, flesh removed and reserved
- ¼ white onion, small dice
- Juice of 1-2 limes, depending on preference for acidity level
- 1.5 tsp kosher salt
- 1 Roma tomato, cut into quarters, soft flesh discarded, remainder cut medium dice
- 1 serrano chili, finely minced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, both stems & leaves, finely sliced
Instructions
- Remove flesh from avocados and roughly mash with a potato masher or fork, maintaining large chunks of avocado in the mixture.
- Cover the avocado mixture with a layer of plastic wrap pressed firmly against the top of the mashed avocado.
- Combine the white onion with the lime juice and allow the two to sit together for 15 minutes.
- Add 1 tsp of the kosher salt to the avocado mixture and stir to combine.
- Add the remaining ½ tsp kosher salt to the Roma tomato flesh and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
- After the tomatoes have sat for 15 minutes, drain excess water and add the avocado mixture.
- Add the serrano chili to the avocado mixture.
- Add the lime and white onion to the avocado mixture.
- Stir in the freshly sliced cilantro leaves and stems and combine ingredients.
- Taste and adjust for salt and lime.