This is truly the best Guacamole recipe! Learn How to Make Guacamole with One Avocado with a touch of lime juice, chopped red onions, garlic, a pinch of salt, and as much or as little chopped jalapenos as you like. This small batch of guacamole is filled with flavor and ready in minutes!
Cut the avocado in half. Remove seed and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. Place in a bowl.
Mash the avocado with a fork but be sure to leave a few avocado chunks.
Add the salt, lime juice, onions, garlic, and jalapeños.
Cover and chill in the refrigerator until ready to use or eat right away.
Notes
Expert Tips
Choose Ripe Avocados: The secret to making perfect guacamole is finding ripe avocados. You don't want to use a soft avocado.
My tip is to buy hard avocados and let them ripen at home. Left on the counter, avocados will ripen in a few days.
You will know if an avocado is perfectly ripe when they give slightly when you gently squeeze them. If you squeeze them and there is no give, or slight indentation, the avocado is not ripe enough. If there is a lot of give and the avocado is soft, then the avocado is likely too ripe.
Feel Free To Add More Or Less Of Any Ingredient: That's right, this easy guacamole recipe is absolutely customizable.
Even though this recipe calls for using red onions, if white onions are what you have on hand, use them.
If you like your guacamole to be a little more spicy, add in a little more of the chopped pepper.
Are you a fan of tomatoes in your guac? No problem, chop up a small tomato and add it to yours.
Finally, many people love cilantro in their guacamole. If you're one of those people, chop a small amount of cilantro and add it to the dip.
Cover The Guacamole Completely If Not Eating Right Away: Since guacamole is so easy to make, I like to make it when I'm ready to eat it.
If you want to make your guacamole ahead of time, make sure you store it properly so that it won't brown.
Air exposure turns the guacamole brown, so make sure you transfer it to an airtight container after you make it.