Simple Healthy Guacamole Recipe
Easy, healthy guacamole made with ripe avocados, Roma tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, garlic, lime, and crushed red pepper.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 ripe avocados should be soft to touch
- 1 large or two small Roma tomatoes diced
- 1/3 cupred onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cupchopped cilantro packed
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/2 tspcrushed red pepper more or less depending on how spicy you like it
- Juice of 1/2 a lime
- Sea Salt and cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
Instructions
- Wash the tomatoes, cilantro, lime, and onion. Halve the avocados, remove the pits, and scoop the flesh into a medium bowl.
- Mash the avocados gently with a fork until you reach your preferred texture (smooth with some chunks or fully mashed).
- Dice 1 large or 2 small Roma tomatoes and add them to the bowl.
- Finely chop red onion to measure 1/3 cup and add it to the bowl.
- Chop cilantro and pack 1/2 cup, then add it to the bowl.
- Mince 1 garlic clove and add it to the mixture.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, the juice of 1/2 a lime, and season with sea salt and cracked pepper to taste.
- Stir everything gently until evenly combined. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, or crushed red pepper as needed.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to let the flavors meld. Stir once more before serving.
Equipment
- Medium Bowl
- Fork
- Knife
Notes
Notes
Note: I am a big fan of cilantro and really add quite a bit. Start out a bit lighter than the 1/2 cup if you are a bit unsure at first. I even add a bit more at times.
Note: I am a big fan of cilantro and really add quite a bit. Start out a bit lighter than the 1/2 cup if you are a bit unsure at first. I even add a bit more at times.