Guacamole

I hated Avocados when I was a kid but I Love them now, especially in Guacamole. Avocados are so good in just about everything, like sandwiches, salads and spread on toast.  And Avocados are good for you providing a great source of vitamins, magnesium and potassium.  They also give you lutein, beta-carotene, and omega-3 fatty acids, the good kind of fat.  So Yum!

If you love avocados and know all this already, how many times have you been to the store to buy an avocado and select a mildly soft one only to get home and find it bruised  after cutting it open and  maybe only half of it is good enough to eat?  Uh Me! So many times I can’t keep track.

But quite simply Guacamole is really a snap to make if you have ripened, ready to eat avocados.

Pro tip: We just learned this little fact – buy avocados that aren’t ripe yet and put them into a paper bag with bananas. They will ripen in a day or so with no bruises because no one is touching your avocados but you.  So GOOD!  In 2-3 days you have the most wonderfully delicious avocados to use and eat.

The only other ingredients you’ll need are fresh garlic and we like to add a little Salsa Brava hot sauce by La Victoria with a nice squeeze of lemon or lime.   Oh and a dash of salt to taste.

Our Guacamole Recipe

• Ripe Avocados (one is good for two people)
• Garlic (I use one clove to one avocado)
• Salsa Brava (I use about 2-3 teaspoons, depends on how spicy you like your guacamole.  Sometimes more is better.)
• Lemon or Lime Juice (about ½ teaspoon per avocado)

Letting the guacamole chill for 30 minutes to an hour will help the flavors meld and make it even more delicious.

Pro Tip:  My best friend Traci likes to add chopped up tomatoes in her guacamole and she Loves her some salt. She’s always telling me, “Shannon, you gotta add more salt.”

How do you get that goodness in you?

If you can’t wait, eat it with chips and salsa.  Our favorites are on taco salad, quesadillas, nachos, burritos, tacos and the list goes on. And if you are doing one of those, be sure to check out our Pico de Gallo recipe as well. 

Make sure you refrigerate any left over guacamole – but why would you have any left over?

Here are the recipes used in our video below:

Pico de Gallo
Pinto Beans
Guacamole
Shredded Taco Chicken