Guacamole
Guacamole
Crushed avocado, onion, chilli, lime and coriander — a mash, not a sour-cream dip.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: Guacamole.
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- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- —
- Total
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- Spice
- Mild
- Cost
- Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Guacamole is ripe avocado crushed with salt, lime, onion, chilli and coriander. Tomato is optional and starts an argument. It should taste of avocado. If you add sour cream and garlic powder you have made a party dip. Call it that.
Ingredients
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Mash avocado with salt and lime. Fold in onion, chilli, coriander and optional tomato. Taste. It should be loud and fatty, not bland.
Adapt this recipe
The canonical recipe stays intact. Personal versions are labelled. Serving changes are maths, not AI.
Adaptations · 0 / 15 used. Resets 24 August.
Substitutions
Coriander → Skip it
Some people cannot eat it. The avocado still stands.
Tips
- A molcajete is romantic. A fork is how most houses do it.
- Stone the pit in the bowl if you like superstition. Acid and plastic wrap do more.
History & culture
A table salsa as much as a chip dip. Also the thing that browns if you make it an hour early.
Ahuacamolli — avocado sauce — is Nahuatl. The lime-and-onion bowl is the living version.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: Nikodem Nijaki via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guacamole%20IMGP1271.jpg
Questions about this recipe
Answers taken from this dish's times, amounts, swaps and tips — not a chatbot.
How long does Guacamole take?
10 min all in — 10 min prep. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 4 bowls. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Very easy.
How spicy is it?
Mild.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Vegetarian, Vegan.
What does it cost to cook?
Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Mixing bowl, Mortar and pestle.
How much salt do I put in?
The recipe lists Salt at ¾ tsp.
What can I use instead?
Coriander → Skip it. Some people cannot eat it. The avocado still stands.
Any tips from this recipe?
A molcajete is romantic. A fork is how most houses do it. Stone the pit in the bowl if you like superstition. Acid and plastic wrap do more.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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