This Fresh Easy Guacamole Recipe has everything you need to impress any guac lover. I love punching up the creamy avocado with color and texture by adding minced jalapeño, cherry tomatoes, red onion, green onion, and lots of fresh lime juice! It’s simple, easy, and uses all healthy ingredients to create the most memorable guacamole you ever did eat!
You can’t have delicious guacamole without having your favorite salsa! You must try this Mango Salsa Recipe with the perfect sweetness and heat to knock your socks off! When I’m truly craving avocado in my soul, I also gravitate towards this creamy Avocado Dressing that’s non-dairy, vegan, and totally sensational!
Easy Guacamole Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make this Easy Guacamole Recipe:
Avocados: Avocados are the main show here, so make sure they are ripe but with no brown on the inside. Personally, I like my avocados slightly under-ripe than over-ripe.
Limes: The acid from the limes helps brighten the guac, really making it pop!
Jalapeño: I love a little heat to pack a punch in my guac. If you’re worried about cutting, check out how to cut a jalapeño to master this fiery pepper.
Cherry tomatoes: The pop of color and sweetness that cherry tomatoes bring to guac is everything to me! The sweet tomato juice also helps round out the consistency.
Red onion: You can use white onion, but I like the color, crunch, and flavor of red onion best.
Cilantro: This herb adds a freshness and earthy spiced bite to the guacamole that is simply a must.
Salt: Salt brings out the ingredients’ natural sweetness and adds to the dish’s flavor.
Find the full recipe with ingredients and directions below.
How to Make this Easy Guacamole Recipe
The full recipe, ingredients, and measurements are below, but here is how you make this sensational guacamole recipe. First, you want to start by getting your ingredients prepped and ready.
Scoop and mash your avocados: Take a large bowl and cut, scoop, and mash your avocados in a bowl. I like to create a smooth base first and get all the lumps out before I add in the other ingredients.
Add Lime Juice and Salt: I like to juice my lime next because the sooner you put the acid into the avocados, the greener and fresher your guac will stay. Place half of the lime juice into the avocados and add the salt and mix thoroughly. I like to reserve half of my lime juice to add after I add the rest of my ingredients so I can adjust and play with the consistency.
Chop your produce: Dice your jalapeño, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and cilantro so everything is nice and small. I like the texture that these elements bring, but I don’t like large chunks.
Add everything together: Add the veggies and cilantro to the avocado and mix. Season to taste with salt and more lime juice if desired.
Guacamole Variations and Tips
I simply love the exact recipe provided, but if you want to change it up a bit or mix and match these ingredients below with the recipe I’ve provided…go ahead and get creative:
- Garlic: If you don’t want to try your hand dicing the jalapeño, then garlic would be the next best option for some heat. You can also add this to this recipe for added depth.
- Pineapple: This fruit adds an amazing sweetness!
- Pineapple Juice: The juice is also a lovely option to mix with lime juice.
- Mango: Like the pineapple, this gives a sweet pop to the mixture.
- Charred Corn: This can bring a unique depth of charred flavor.
- Cotija Cheese: This cheese crumbled over the guac truly adds a nice creamy and rich decadence.
- Chili Powder: I love to dash a pop of chili powder over the top of my finished guac for presentation and the slightest extra pop of flavor.
Avocados: These can be VERY tricky to buy and time correctly. If you buy your avocados and they are already almost ready for use, you can pop them in the fridge to halt the ripening process. If you want to speed up the ripening process, you can place your avocados in a paper bag with an apple.
Guacamole Serving Suggestions
A very obvious way to serve this delicious dip is with crispy tortilla chips or any yummy chip, for that matter. However, you can also make it a bit healthier and serve your guacamole with a colorful array of veggies like pepper strips, carrot sticks, cucumber spears, jicama sticks, and radishes. I love pairing this guacamole with this mango salsa. It is a spicy and sweet crowd-pleaser. I even threw in this dragon fruit margarita to kick the party up a notch:)
How to Store and Freeze
Refrigerate: A properly stored guacamole can last up to four days in your refrigerator.
When you store guacamole, you want to try to eliminate the amount of oxygen touching the dip. Oxygen reacts with the dip, oxidizing it, thus making it turn brown. The best way to avoid this and to keep your guacamole fresh is to:
- Press, tap, and smooth your guacamole down into an airtight vessel that matches the size and amount of guacamole you have. You want to try to compress and smooth the guacamole down in your vessel to eliminate the possibility of air bubbles and empty space for air to become trapped. The less negative space in your container, the better.
- Place a thin layer of lime juice, lemon juice, or olive oil over the top of your guacamole. This will act as a barrier between the dip and the air. (You can remove this liquid when you reserve, or just keep it and re-season to taste).
- Press a piece of plastic wrap over the liquid barrier and press it tight over the guacamole. This is extra protection to avoid air getting in. Pop your container lid on and refrigerate.
Freeze: You can follow the exact steps above and freeze your guacamole to have it ready and available for another use.
More Favorite Mexican Recipes
- Mango Salsa Recipe
- Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Dragon Fruit Margarita
Fresh Easy Guacamole Recipe
Equipment
- Large Bowl
- Citrus Juicer
- Fork or Potato Masher
- Measuring Cup Set
Ingredients
- 3 ripe avocados, mashed
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 3 tbs fresh lime juice
- 1 jalapeño, minced
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in quarters
- 1/4 cup red onion, minced
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- Season to taste with salt and additional lime juice if necessary.
Instructions
- Mash the avocados in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Add salt and lime juice mix and mix thoroughly.
- Fold in the jalapeño, tomatoes, red onion, and cilantro.
- Season to taste with salt and additional lime juice if necessary.
- Serve with your favorite tortilla chips or vegetable crudités.
Notes
- Garlic: If you don’t want to try your hand dicing the jalapeño, then garlic would be the next best option for some heat. You can also add this to this recipe for added depth.
- Pineapple: This fruit adds a fantastic sweetness!
- Pineapple Juice: The juice is also a lovely option to mix with lime juice.
- Mango: Like the pineapple, this gives a sweet pop to the mixture.
- Charred Corn: This can bring a unique depth of charred flavor.
- Cotija Cheese: This cheese crumbled over the guac adds a lovely creamy and rich decadence.
- Chili Powder: I love to dash a pop of chili powder over the top of my finished guac for presentation and the slightest extra pop of flavor.
- Press, tap, and smooth your guacamole down into an airtight vessel that matches the size and amount of guacamole you have. You want to try to compress and smooth the guacamole down in your vessel to eliminate the possibility of air bubbles and empty space for air to become trapped. The less negative space in your container, the better.
- Place a thin layer of lime juice, lemon juice, or olive oil over the top of your guacamole. This will act as a barrier between the dip and the air. (You can remove this liquid when you reserve it or just keep it and re-season to taste.)
- Place a piece of plastic wrap over the liquid barrier and press it tight over the guacamole. This provides extra protection to prevent air from getting in. Then, pop the container lid on and refrigerate.
