You are only 4 ingredients away from a perfect snacking sized portion of creamy homemade guacamole. I know! It's all very exciting for those of us who understand the allure of good snacking.
Now, normally I like to rotate my midnight potato chip snacking binges. Ya know? Mix things up a bit. Maybe Pringles on Monday night, Ruffles and dip for Tuesday, scrounge the bottom of the Salt & Vinegar bag on Wednesday. Keep things interesting and fresh.
But every once in a while I go on a Guacamole RAMPAGE.
Well, it's kind of Guacamole. I figure there are so many different Guacamole recipes out there you can practically call anything Guacamole. Stick an avocado in a shoe and step on it and in some districts ... THAT'S GUACAMOLE!
I make it fresh and only a small amount, since old Guacamole gets the colour of a cadaver pretty quickly. I don't want to make enough for a crowd, I just want to make enough to get me through an episode of Big Little Lies.
It's literally as the name suggests. One slice of everything and it's done. I made up the name. It kind of sucks, but it makes my point.
You need a 4 ingredients and a knife. And of course ... a vehicle for the guacamole. I like to use very thin, whole wheat cracker type things or pita chips.
Here we go ... grab these ingredients find out how to make homemade guacamole!
Homemade Guacamole
You'll need ...
½ an avocado, mashed with a fork.
One squeeze of lemon or lime juice. Lime is really what you should use but if you only have lemon don't let that stop you.
One slice of tomato, diced.
One slice of red onion, diced finely.
Once you have all your ingredients prepped all you have to do is mix them together.
This is a simple, homemade guacamole recipe, in case you didn't notice. No garlic, no mayo, no spices. Just 4 delicious ingredients.
And salt! Good homemade guacamole needs big, loving pinches of salt.
This makes exactly enough for a midnight snack. Not too much, not too little. Which of course is pretty much the definition of exactly enough. If you have cilantro hanging around and you like it, throw that in too. Same for garlic or whatever else tickles your tongue but you don't need them.
Homemade Guacamole
Ingredients
- ½ avocado mashed with fork
- 1 slice tomato diced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 slice red onion
Instructions
- Mash half an avocado with a fork.Dice tomato and red onion.Mix together and stir in a squeeze of lime juice.Salt to taste.
Nutrition
I'm sure I'll get tired of the one slice guacamole eventually. Then I'll have no choice but to move on.
To the two slice guacamole.
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Spray the top of the guacamole with cooking spray like Pam and then cover and refrigerate. Just mix it in before serving. Worked beautifully for me last time I made it.
Make ahead guacamole: smash the avocado with lemon juice and place it in a bowl. Next mix up the tomato, onion, salt, cilantro and jalapeño. Instead of mixing it in, put it on top, making sure to cover the avocado completely. Put the lid on the bowl and refrigerate. It will keep for days.
Good thinkin'! ~ karen
I only made this for the first time yesterday, thanks Karen, it's fantastic
Maria - I had to stop buying avocados 'cause I was making it every single night! ~ karen
Love avocado's! My quick version is avocado mixed with a couple tablespoons of salsa. It's all in there - tomato, onion, garlic, etc... Squeeze some fresh lime on it & stir. Made some last night :)
Mmmmmm...O wow...in some districts they call this zaboca choka. Yes...you make it look yummylicious. Do you buy the big green ones? I have seen an avocado big like my head once... I woulda be snacking til daybreak if I had it all to myself. O boy how I miss that avocado tree in my back yard.
I just got back from Abu Dhabi and Dubai where I saw avocado ice cream on the menu several times. I have heard that people in other areas eat it with sugar, too. I didn't get to taste it, I wonder if any of your readers have and what they think. Any good avocado ice cream recipes?
Guac...good stuff. Even easier when you smoosh an avocado with some chunky salsa - instant guacamole, and only two ingredients! Mmmmm...
Firstly, thanks for telling us about the other avo half. I was a little worried about it. Secondly, I made guac on sat night. Have been craving it ever since. It was so good. Pretty much same as yours except I used lime and the whole damn avocado.
Well..I love avocados and guacamole too..but all I have ever used is those guacamole packets where you just mash up two avocados and stir the packet contents in and refrigerate for a short time..they taste good to me but I guess the fresh stuff would be even better so I think I will give it a try..Oh yeah Karen..I couldn't read the comments or leave one yesterday because of the side pop out thingy..just wanted to let you know as I saw that someone else had the same problem..
Nancy - Yup. It's gone. Good luck! ~ karen
Hey Karen - to really make this sublime, I hope you are using that Maldon Salt you were discussing a while back. I use that in my guac which is the much simpler to do at midnight combo of avocado, garlic, lime & salt. Baddabing.
The other very cool thing about avocados I learned while undergoing chemo (which causes dreadful constipation, um, is there any other kind? sorry I digress...anyway), avocados are very high in fiber. They saved me. As my wee bairn would say...fun fact!
Cynthia - I *do* as a matter of fact use the Maldon salt. Good to know about the poo. :) ~ karen
Why not just make everything ahead EXCEPT the avocado and then each night smash it in. Save time in case it is really late but needing the fix anyway. Do you know that 14 days is what it takes to make or break a habit? That is what I've heard so have you tried that out? Just wondering. I saw it on the internet so it has to be true!
I am so glad to hear that you like avocados, Karen! To me the most important thing about an avocado is that it be RIPE! Too many people eat insufficiently ripened avocados. Probably all the people who say they don't like avocados!
I'm going to be an outcast here..hate avocodo..have you tried fresh peas as the alternative (in place of the avocodo)..use them in the same way and just as good!
Midnight snack around these parts (my house) would be half an avocado smashed in its own skin, lots of S&P, smeared on buttered sourdough toast.
Only one challenge though, the toast smells up the house. There standing in the kitchen doorway are couple more family members! Out come four avocado halves.... :-D
Sooooo.....if you're only using half the avocado, isn't the other half going brown while it waits to be used up the next night? Methinks this presents a problem, yes?
Allyson - I make it every night. Before putting the other half in the fridge (which I do leave the pit in to keep oxygen from getting to the portion under the pit) I cover it with saran wrap. Tightly. Squish it right down. It's usually fine, but if it any portion turns brown on it I just cut it off. It's only the very top surface that is exposed to oxygen that gets brown. ~ karen
Why not just eat both halves of the avocado... no more browning problem!
Love it! We always use lime rather than lemon here in San Diego and add garlic, cilantro (a must),cumin and coriander seasoning. Occasionally, we'll add a bit of either mayo or sour cream.
Shauna - This is the *quick* midnight snack, I need to eat something immediately version of guacamole. ~ k!
oh yes, I know. I just had to throw in my version of guacamole too because I didn't want to feel left out of the conversation;) Although, a few shakes of coriander can help add that cilantro flavor without the time suck of chopping cilantro.
When I make guacamole, I usually stir in a spoon of either greek yoghurt or creme fraiche. I'm probably offending several generations of guacamole purists, but I swear it prevents discolouration, and if you're working with less than perfectly ripe avacados, it adds a nice creaminess.
Many of us in So. Calif. use oranges instead of lemon or lime in our guacamole. Try it next time the urge hits. Yum! Now I'm headed to the kitchen for chips and guacamole............
I would add a touch of cumin, and use lime, rather than lemons, but I just love guacamole!
If anything, leaving the pit in will hasten the colour change, as the whole fruit is designed to compost and feed the tree that should grow from the pit.
So when do we get the "How to Grow Avocado Trees" post? :)
Karen, what are the whole wheat cracker things you speak of? Are they in the last photo? I live in Ontario too but I don't recognize them! Please share. Now, if I can get that whole cadaver thing out of my brain, I'll try your super easy recipe! Looks yummy.
Kim - The crackers are President's Choice Multi Grain Chips "original" flavour. They're in the chip aisle. ~ karen!