| Total: | 40 min |
| Prep: | 40 min |
| Yield: | about 3 cups, serving 6 as an |
Ingredients
- 1/2 small onion, very finely chopped
- 2 to 3 serranos or 1 to 2 jalapenos, stemmed, seeded and very finely chopped
- 1 ripe, medium-large tomato, cored and very finely chopped, optional
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and very finely chopped, optional
- 10 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped, optional
- 3 ripe, medium-size avocados
- Salt, about 1/2 teaspoon
- 1/2 lime, juiced, optional
- Additional chopped onion, fresh cilantro, radish slices or roses, and/or a little crumbled Mexican queso fresco or other fresh cheese like feta or farmer’s cheese, for garnish
Instructions
- In a medium-size bowl, mix the finely chopped onion and chiles with the optional tomato, garlic, and cilantro.
- Close to the time you are going to serve, halve the avocados lengthwise by cutting from the stem to flower ends, around the pits. Twist the avocado halves in opposite directions to loosen the meat from pits, then scoop out the pits, and reserve. Scrape the avocado pulp from the skins and add it to the bowl.
- Using your hand or a spoon, roughly mash the avocado while mixing in the other ingredients, making a course, thick mass. Flavor with salt, then enough lime juice to add a little zing, if you wish. Return the pits to the guacamole and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap pressed directly onto the surface of the mixture. Set aside for a few minutes to let the flavors blend.
- The guacamole is very attractive in a pottery bowl or Mexican mortar, sprinkle with chopped onion, cilantro, radish slices and/or queso fresco (cheese); radish roses really dress it up.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 172 |
| Total Fat | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 11 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 8 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 204 mg |
Reviews
The best guac ever!!! I love Rick Bayless!!!
This is a great recipe. I added more garlic and a heaping 1/2 tsp ground cumin as so many other recipes had asked for it. We were careful with the hot pepper as we have some family members that can’t handle hot. It was satisfyingly nippy and truly well received. There were no leftovers and there were only 4 of us.
Lynne aka nutsnbolts
Lynne aka nutsnbolts
All the ingredients come together really nicely! delicious!
The combination of all the fresh ingredients is delicious. Each bite has great taste and texture
Something was missing. I’m not sure what I may have done wrong but I followed the recipe exactly. It tasted a little bland, I will need to make it again to figure out what I might want to add more of. It still tasted good.
This is hands-down the most delicious guacamole I have ever tasted. I decided to use this recipe in the first place because Rick Bayless’ recipes are always so good – and this one is no exception. It’s become my only guacamole recipe and everyone is always raving about it. Thank you!
Soooo good… I added a lot of lime juice for extra zest! It was excellent! P.S.- I put the left-overs in a small tupperware dish in the fridge and was shocked that it wasn’t brown the next day! Maybe the extra lime juice helped out with that???
everyone loved it
This is the best guacamole I’ve tasted. Yum!
Very good.