Easy Guacamole Recipe
This easy guacamole recipe is creamy, chunky, bright, and full of fresh lime flavor. It’s made with ripe Hass avocados, red onion, Roma tomato, cilantro, jalapeño, and simple seasonings for a fresh dip that works with chips, tacos, bowls, and casual meals.
Ingredients
- 3 large ripe Hass avocados
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice plus more to taste
- 1/3 cup finely diced red onion
- 1 small Roma tomato seeded and finely diced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 small jalapeño seeded and finely minced
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder optional
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin optional
Instructions
- Cut 3 ripe avocados in half.
- Remove the pits.
- Scoop the avocado flesh into a medium bowl.
- Add 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt.
- Mash with a fork until the avocado is mostly creamy with small chunks.
- Stir in 1/3 cup finely diced red onion.
- Add 1 seeded and finely diced Roma tomato.
- Stir in 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro.
- Add 1 seeded and finely minced jalapeño.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, if using.
- Add 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin, if using.
- Taste the guacamole.
- Add more lime juice or salt as needed.
- Stir gently one final time.
- Serve with tortilla chips, tacos, quesadillas, nachos, burrito bowls, breakfast tacos, burgers, grilled chicken sandwiches, fajitas, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, or fresh vegetables.