Classic Guacamole Recipe

🥘 Ingredients

• avocado (ripe)
  1
• cilantro leaves (finely chopped)
  1–2 tbsp
• green chile (roughly chopped)
  1
• lime juice
  1–2 tsp, 1–2 tsp
• salt
  1/2 tsp
• tomato
  1–2 tbsp
• white onion (roughly, small chopped)
  2–3 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• molcajete
• mortar and pestle
• food processor
• blender
• molcajete
• mortar and pestle

1. 1

   Place white onion , green chile or serrano peppers, cilantro leaves , and a large pinch of salt in a molcajete or mortar and pestle . Pound into a fine paste. Alternatively, combine these and half of lime juice in a food processor or blender and process, scraping down sides as necessary, until smooth paste is formed.

   white onion: 2–3 tbsp (roughly, small chopped), green chile: 1 (roughly chopped), cilantro leaves: 1–2 tbsp (finely chopped), salt: 1/2 tsp, lime juice: 1–2 tsp
2. 2

   Split each avocado in half, discard pits, and spoon out flesh into the molcajete or mortar and pestle (if large enough), or combine with the onion-chile purée in a medium mixing bowl. Roughly mash with the pestle or a stiff whisk.

   avocado: 1 (ripe)
3. 3

   Stir in the remaining cilantro leaves and then season with lime juice and salt to taste.

   cilantro leaves, lime juice: 1–2 tsp, salt
4. 4

   Optionally, add finely diced tomato .

   tomato: 1–2 tbsp
5. 5

   Serve immediately with warm tortilla chips or as desired.