Ultimate Guacamole

When I was younger I would never eat avocados let alone guacamole; I was the pickiest eater!  Thank goodness I met my husband and he convinced me to try new things and opened my eyes to so many new foods and flavors!  Today, guacamole is one of my favorite foods.  I love all of the fresh ingredients and how great it tastes on chips, tacos, sandwiches and more.  This is my Mom's recipe for Ultimate Guacamole and it is awesome and so easy to make.

This recipe does call for some diced jalapenos and hot sauce to add flavor and texture.  These will add some spice to the recipe as well so if you do not like spice I would recommend using them sparingly or leaving them out.

Below I have included some step by step directions and tips with pictures to help you along.  If you scroll to the bottom there is a printable copy of the recipe.

Start by dicing the avocados...

Cutting up an avocado can be challenging, and if you are not careful, an easy way to slice your hand.  A couple of years ago I bought an avocado tool, and it seriously is worth every penny.  You can slice the avocado open, pull out the pit, and slice and peel away from the skin all with one tool!  Check out this OXO Good Grips 3-in-1 Avocado Slicer, I cannot recommend it highly enough! 

Squeeze the lime onto the diced avocado...

If you have a large lime you may want to only use half of it, depending how much lime flavor you like.

Mash the avocado...

A fork or a pastry blender work great to mash the avocado.  Mash until you have small chunks.

Add tomato, onion, and garlic...

Gently fold the diced tomato, onion, and garlic into the mashed avocado.

Add cilantro and diced jalapenos...

Gently mix in with the avocado mixture.

Finally, mix in hot sauce and salt & pepper to taste...

Serve guacamole with tortilla chips...

I hope you enjoy this recipe for Ultimate Guacamole. I love to serve this as an appetizer with my favorite scoop tortilla chips! If you are looking for a salsa to serve it with my Cantina Style Fresh Salsa is so delicious!  They both are perfect to take along to a cookout or party, or just make to enjoy at home!

Ultimate Guacamole

This is an easy and delicious recipe for guacamole!

• 3 ripe avocados
• 1 roma tomato
• 1 lime
• 3 tbsp diced red onion
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• cilantro
• diced jalapenos
• hot sauce

1. Dice avocado into a bowl.
2. Squeeze lime juice over avocado.
3. Mash avocado until only small chunks are left.
4. Dice tomato and onion and add to the avocado mixture.
5. Mix in garlic.
6. Dice cilantro and jalapenos and add to avocado mixture.
7. Add hot sauce and mix all together.
8. Salt and pepper if wanted, to taste.