Guacamole
I hesitated posting this recipe, because it’s so basic. But there are so many odd versions out there that include funky ingredients I’ve never seen any Mexican include in guacamole. And after living in Mexico for eight years, I think I’ve eaten enough guacamole to know what goes in it. Or what I want to see in it.
So here goes, ingredients:
4 Avocados, mashed. Preferably the Hass variety (the smaller, black, lumpy ones)
2 Tomatoes, diced
1/2 small Yellow onion, diced
1/3 bunch of Cilantro, finely chopped
Juice on one lemon, freshly squeezed
Salt, to taste
Preparation:
I usually start out by mashing the avocados, adding the lemon juice, then mashing again to mix. Then I add the rest of the ingredients.
Cilantro is an absolute must. In my opinion, it’s not guacamole if there’s no cilantro involved. But if I’m serving for a group and I know there will be people who refuse to eat cilantro, I’ll set aside some of the guacamole for them and then add cilantro to the rest.
Another tip: always make more than you think is necessary, or more than you think can be physically consumed by the quantity of guests you will serve it to. It will be gone before you think, and there’s nothing worse than running out of guacamole.
Enjoy!
Thanks for sharing. We’ve been looking for guacamole recipes and this one is pretty basic, but I shared it on facebook because you suggest adding cliantro which is a little different for us. Very Nice Page.
Glad you liked it! What do you usually put in yours?
I think the only times I saw guacamole without cilantro in Mexico was for tourists that didn’t like it. I know it’s a big thing for some people: there are a lot of people who absolutely hate it. Sometimes I’ll make two versions: with and without, when I know people are coming over who can’t take the cilantro.
I included our family recipe on my latest blog entry. It’s pretty much the same minus the cilantro. My grandfather grew up eating a lot of it, so he’s not particularly fond of it. Most of the rest of us love it though. Can’t wait to try it!