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Quick & Easy Guacamole

Quick and easy guacamole with only six ingredients.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

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Course: Appetizers & Snacks
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: mortar and pestle guacamole
Servings: 8 - 2 oz servings
Calories: 83kcal
Author: Anne

Equipment

Scale this Recipe 8 - 2 oz servings

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons minced onions
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 jalapeno pepper diced - optional
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Instructions

  • Prepare the ingredients:  rough chop the onions, garlic, and cilantro. Squeeze the lime juice, cut the avocados open and remove the pits.
  • Place the garlic and onions into the mortar (bowl) and mash it using the pestle
    2 cloves garlic, 1 1/2 tablespoons minced onions
  • Add the cilantro and lime juice and continue to mash until a paste forms
    1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • Scoop out the flesh of the avocado and place it along with the jalapeno (if you are using it) into the pestle and continue to mash it until the guacamole reaches a consistency that you like. 
    2 ripe avocados, 1 jalapeno pepper

Notes

Ingredient Notes:
If you don't have fresh garlic, you can use minced garlic in a jar, but keep in mind the flavor won't be as fresh.
Onions can be left out of this recipe or substituted with 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder mixed in when you add the avocados.
Jalapeno peppers can be substituted with a teaspoon of two (to taste) of dice poblano peppers or they can be left out completely.

Nutrition

Serving: 2ounces | Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.3mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and can vary based on cooking methods and ingredients used

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