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Growing up, we set the table with the necessities – spoons, forks, napkins, guacamole. Because guacamole is a NECESSITY in my foodie world. We had an avocado tree in my childhood home. I didn’t know what a blessing it was to have that gigantic tree in the backyard until I grew up and started buying avocados. Those little guys can be crazy expensive! My mom made the best quick and easy guacamole too. You can buy the store-made stuff, but in my humble opinion, it just tastes better when it’s fresh especially when it’s my mom’s recipe.
The worst was when we had to throw away rotten avocados. Isn’t that a cardinal sin? Definitely against the law in California. I joke with a real estate friend of mine that when you’re house hunting, the avocado tree in the backyard is a must just like the number of bathrooms, bright kitchen, and open floor plan. We need to plant an avocado tree because you can never have too much quick and easy guacamole for tacos, eggs, grilled chicken, or any Mexican recipe.
Here’s a little trick: to prevent guacamole from turning brown, leave the pit in and add some lemon.
My mom didn’t always add jalapeño. Sometimes, what she called guacamole was just mashed up avocado with salt and maybe some ground cumin and lime. There are so many different versions of guacamole, but this is my favorite. Simple. Creamy. Delicious. I just mashed this up, but for a creamier texture, pulse it in the food processor a few times. YUM!
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Quick and Easy Guacamole
Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocados
- ¼ c onion minced
- 1 to mato finely diced
- 1 jalapeño finely diced
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- Juice of 1 lime
- Pinch of ground cumin
- ½ cup fresh cilantro finely chopped
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mash all ingredients together. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
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I could seriously put guac on everything! Love an easy peasy recipe too! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Mee too! I could put guac on everything. 🙂
I could eat guac for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Love it!
Me too! Thank you.
Love the quick n easy guacamole recipe ! I love guacamole so much that I can eat it day n night 🙂
I’m right there with you. Guacamole any day. 🙂
Oh, to have an avocado tree in my back yard! I make mine just like this without the tomatoes. Maybe I’ll put them in next time and see how it goes.
Definitely try it with tomatoes. That’s how we used to make it in Mexico. Hope you like it. 🙂
Mmmmm, I love guacamole!
Guacamole is the best! Hope you try this recipe!
Love an easy guac recipe! YUM!
Thank you!
This looks amazing! Unfortunately, I am allergic to avocado. Awful, right? My hubby would love this recipe though! Yum.
Too bad you’re allergic. I think your husband will love this recipe, hope you try it!