5-Ingredient Perfect Guacamole

A few fun facts about my love affair with avocados:

1| On average, I eat 3-4 avocados a week.

2| I love mashing 1 avocado with the juice of 1 lime and a sprinkling of sea salt and adding heaping dollops of that goodness into power bowls. Try it but don’t blame me when you have a fierce, unshakable addiction.

3| I often incorporate avocados into breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sometimes they even get whipped into dessert.

4| I also use avocados in my skincare routine. Avocado + ACV mask, anyone? Me! Me!

5| But my hands-down favorite way to enjoy avocados is in…

GUACAMOLE!

After messing around with about 50 variations over the past 15+ years, I’ve realized that sometimes fancy spices complicate things and meddle with flavors that are perfect all on their own. So, when it comes to guacamole, purity and simplicity are key.

This 5-ingredient guacamole keeps things easy-breezy, fresh, and flavorful. To make it, you’ll simply mash together the flesh of one avocado with the juice of 1/2 to 1 lime (I always use a full lime, because I love the bright pop of citrus). Then, you’ll fold in diced tomatoes, chopped cilantro, and some minced garlic. Stir in a pinch of sea salt, and that’s it!

This recipe serves 1 to 2 people and is incredibly easy to double, triple, or quadruple for larger groups (read: super bowl partay). If you’re not a fan of cilantro, don’t fret. Checkout the recipe notes for another option.

Ready…

Set…

Dip those chips!

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5-Ingredient Perfect Guacamole

This 5-ingredient guacamole keeps things easy-breezy, fresh, and flavorful. To make it, you'll simply mash together the flesh of one avocado with the juice of 1/2 to 1 lime (I always use a full lime, because I love the bright pop of citrus). Then, you'll fold in diced tomatoes, chopped cilantro, and some minced garlic. Stir in a pinch of sea salt, and that's it! This recipe serves 1 to 2 people and is incredibly easy to double, triple, or quadruple for larger groups. If you're not a fan of cilantro, don't fret. Checkout the recipe notes for another option.

Course Dip, Side

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 -2 people

Author Ashley

Ingredients

• 1 ripe avocado, halved
• 1 lime, halved
• 1/4 cup diced plum or vine-ripe tomatoes*
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro**
• 1 small garlic clove, minced
• sea salt, to taste (I use about 1/4-1/2 teaspoon large-flake sea salt)

Instructions

1. Scoop the flesh of the avocado into a small bowl. Juice either 1/2 to 1 lime over the avocado (depending on how citrusy you like your guacamole -- I like a full lime!). Use the back of a fork to mash the avocado and lime juice together.
2. Add the tomatoes, cilantro, and garlic to the bowl and gently fold into the avocado mixture.
3. Season with sea salt, to taste.
4. Serve with tortilla chips, veggie sticks, or your favorite dip-able snack.

Recipe Notes

*If you want to get real fancy, scrape the seeds from the tomato before dicing.
**If you dislike cilantro, fret not! Simply omit it altogether or consider adding in some finely-diced poblano peppers instead.