Guacamole
Guacamole is a classic Mexican dish that has increased so much in popularity, and it is no secret why! It is perfect as a dip for game night and for parties. And it is so easy to make. Only a few ingredients are needed, and you will have yourself an amazing dip!
In this blog post, you will learn how to make guacamole.
How to Make Guacamole
The main ingredient in guacamole is avocados. To make guacamole, start by slicing your avocados in half and removing the pit from the centre. Scoop out the flesh and place the avocado flesh into a hand blender bowl and blend. This step will make the avocados smooth; however, if you prefer your guacamole chunky, mash the avocado instead with either a fork or potato masher. Pour the blended avocados into a bowl.
Finely chop up the tomato and place it into a the bowl with either the smooth or chunky avocados. Slice the red chilis down the centre of them making sure to only slice the top part of the flesh. Open up the chilis and remove the seeds. Finely chop them up as well and add them to the bowl.
Cut a lime in half and squeeze the juice out of both sides of the lime into the bowl with all of the ingredients. Finely chop up your coriander and add. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Mix all of the ingredients with a silicone spatula together until you have a thick green dip. Serve with your favourite nacho chips or on some taco salad!
How to Cut Avocados
Give your avocado a rinse and place it onto a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, slice around the avocados lengthwise rotating around the avocado to make a complete circle. Hold both halves of the avocados and gently twist them in opposite directions to break them apart. One side will contain the pit. Either scoop out the pit or gently tap the pit with your knife until it is embedded and can be removed. Using a spoon, gently scoop out the avocado flesh on the inside of the skin and use in your recipe!
How to Store Leftover Guacamole
Once an avocado is cut open, it begins to turn brown by oxidizing. Because of this, it is best to make the guacamole right before you plan on serving it; however, you may have leftovers, so what is the best way to keep them from going brown? Glad you asked!
- Squeeze Extra Lime Juice onto the Guacamole before Storing
- Place the guacamole into a bowl and press a layer of plastic wrap directly on top of it.
- Spoon it into a bowl, making sure to pack it down tightly, and pour a layer of water on top. When you want to serve again, strain off the water, mix up the guacamole and serve.
Guacamole can kept for up to 2 days in the refrigerator. The best way of the three ways to store your homemade guacamole is option 3. Pouring the water overtop of the dip helps it not to brown before you can eat it again.
How to Tell if an Avocado is Ripe
To tell if an avocado is ripe there are a few things to watch for: colour, skin texture, and firmness.
The colour of a ripe avocado that is ready to be used is dark green to black.
The skin texture of a ripe avocado is very bumpy.
The firmness of a ripe avocado can be tested by gently squeezing it. If the skin yields to gentle pressure but bounces back out then it is ripe.
If an avocado’s skin colour is a lighter green, the skin texture is smooth, and it does not yield to pressure than it is not ready to be eaten right away. Leave it out on the counter for it ripen, and it will be able to be used in about 3-4 days.
What to Eat with Guacamole?
Now the most obvious answer is corn chips or nachos, but there are lots of other ways to serve it. Add a dollop of guacamole to your tacos, burritos, or loaded nacho chips. Or use it mainly as a dip for your vegetables like celery or carrots, crackers, or flatbreads. However you choose to serve it, it will taste amazing!
Guacamole Ingredients
Avocados: ripe avocados make the creamy and delicious base of the guacamole.
Tomato: the tomato makes the guacamole bright and juicy. It also helps to offset the taste with its acidity.
Red Chilis: red chilis add a bit of heat to the dip. Depending on your heat tolerance, you can add more chilis or fewer chilis.
Lime: the lime adds a tangy taste and prevents the avocados from browing.
Salt: salt enhances all of the flavours.
Black Pepper: black pepper adds a dash of heat.
Coriander: coriander otherwise known as cilantro gives the dip a fresh, citrusy flavour.
Tips
- I prefer my guacamole to be smoother so I use a hand blender on my avocados till they are nice and smooth. If you blend the avocados, the dip will still be very thick.
- I do not add the tomatoes or red pepper to the avocados before blending because the blended tomato turns the guacamole brown, and we want a nice fresh, green coloured guacamole.
Guacamole Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- 2 red chilis seeds removed
- 1 lime
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1/8 c. Coriander finely chopped
Instructions
- Slice your avocados in half and remove the pit. Scoop out the flesh and place into the hand mixer bowl. Blend here with a hand blended for smooth guacamole or mash for chunky guacamole.
- Finely chop the tomato. Slice the red chilis down the centres and remove the seeds. Finely chop and put the tomato and sliced chilis into the bowl with the avocado.
- Slice the lime in half and squeeze the juice from both sides into the bowl.
- Finely chop the coriander. Add to the bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Stir all of the ingredients together with a silicone spatula until all of the guacamole ingredients are mixed together and a thick guacamole dip is formed.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
In this blog post, you learned how to make homemade guacamole.