Guacamole
It is believed that the first guacamole recipe was created by the Aztecs in what is now Mexico. The word "guacamole" comes from the Aztec word "ahuacamolli", which means "avocado sauce". The Aztecs used avocados, tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers to make their guacamole, and it quickly became a popular dish among the Aztec people.
When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico in the 16th century, they were introduced to guacamole and quickly fell in love with the dish. They brought guacamole back to Spain, where it quickly became a popular appetizer.
Today, guacamole is enjoyed by people all over the world. It is often served as a dip or condiment, and there are endless variations of the recipe. Whether you like your guacamole simple or loaded with ingredients, there is a recipe out there for you.
Advice
When making guacamole, start with the freshest ingredients you can find. Use ripe avocados, freshly squeezed lime juice, and freshly chopped cilantro. Use a mortar and pestle or a fork to mash the avocados until the desired consistency is achieved. Add in diced tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, and garlic, and mix to combine. For a more traditional guacamole, add salt and pepper to taste. If you want to add a little extra flavor, try adding finely chopped cilantro and a pinch of cumin. Enjoy your homemade guacamole with tortilla chips or as a topping for tacos, burritos, and other Mexican dishes.
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Recipes
Wholly Guacamole
- cilantro
- salt
- jalapeño
- lime
- tomato
- onion
- garlic
- avocado
Green Pea Guacamole
- salt
- lime juice
- lime
- tortilla chip
- lime zest
- sunflower seed
- sweet pea
- cilantro
- green onion
- jalapeño
- avocado
- salt
Guacamole
- avocado
- cipolle bianche
- coriandolo
- pomodori ramati
- sale fino pizzico
- succo di lime
Tomatillo Guacamole
- salt
- lime juice
- jalapeño
- cilantro
- tomatillo
- avocado
Chunky Guacamole
- salt
- olive oil
- cilantro
- garlic
- onion
- serrano chile
- lime
- avocado
Best Guacamole Ever
- tomato
- serrano
- lime juice
- mexican crema
- onion
- cilantro
- avocado
- black pepper
- salt
The Best Basic Guacamole Recipe
- serrano chile
- onion
- cilantro
- lime juice
- salt
- avocado
Chile Verde Guacamole
- salt
- anaheim chile
- serrano chile
- cilantro
- onion
- avocado
Taqueria Guacamole
- salt
- cilantro
- lime juice
- avocado
Guacamole
- serrano chilli
- salt
- cilantro
- onion
- avocado
- lime juice
- tomato
Fried Guacamole
- lime juice
- salt
- vegetable oil
- cilantro
- onion
- jalapeño
- seltzer
- corn flour
- baking powder
- avocadoe
- all purpose flour
The Best Guacamole
- jalapeño
- salt
- cumin
- onion
- cilantro
- avocado
- tortilla chip
- zest
BA's Best Guacamole
- pepita
- salt
- garlic
- serrano chile
- cilantro
- onion
- lime juice
- avocado
Pomegranate Guacamole with Fried Plantain Chips.
- chili powder
- lime
- leave jalapeño
- cumin
- cilantro
- salt
- avocado
- feta
- yellow plantain
- pomegranate aril
- oil
- salt
Authentic Guacamole
- garlic
- tomato
- serrano pepper
- cilantro
- salt
- lime juice
- avocado
Chunky Guacamole
- lime juice
- onion
- cilantro
- avocado
- salt
Charred Pineapple Guacamole
- chip
- lime juice
- salt
- oil
- chili lime seasoning
- chili powder
- fresno chile
- cilantro
- avocado
- pineapple ring
Copycat Chipotle Guacamole
- lime juice
- garlic
- jalapeño
- onion
- salt
- cilantro
- avocado
Charred Corn Guacamole with Corn Chips
- blue
- salt
- salt
- lime
- serrano chile
- onion
- cilantro
- avocado
- canola oil
- ears corn
- ears perfectly corn
Green-Peppercorn Guacamole
- pickled green peppercorn
- salt
- cilantro
- lime juice
- serrano pepper
- tomatillo
- avocado
- garlic
Celery-Spiked Guacamole with Chiles
- salt
- celery
- cilantro
- onion
- garlic
- serrano chile
- lime juice
- avocado
Spicy and Smoky Guacamole
- tortilla chip
- garlic
- pickled jalapeño
- chipotle
- plum tomato
- onion
- lemon juice
- avocado
- salt
Spicy Three-Pepper Guacamole
- salt
- fresno chile
- jalapeño
- lime
- serrano pepper
- cilantro
- onion
- avocado
Chunky Citrus Guacamole
- jalapeño
- lime
- orange
- tomato
- onion
- chili powder
- smoked paprika
- garlic
- avocado
- salt
Best Easy Guacamole Recipe
- lime juice
- avocado
- salt
- lime zest
Kid-Friendly Guacamole
- cilantro
- chipotle
- garlic
- salt
- avocado
- tomato
- lime juice of
Smoked-Chile-and-Mango Guacamole
- salt
- tortilla chip
- cilantro
- olive oil
- mango
- serrano chile
- shallot
- onion
- chipotle
- avocado
- plum tomato
- lime juice
Guacamole
- lime juice
- serrano chile
- cilantro
- salt
- garlic
- avocado
Summer Garden Guacamole.
- cherry tomato
- ear sweet corn
- lime
- leave jalapeño
- peach
- blueberry
- pepita
- cumin
- basil
- cilantro
- sesame seed
- avocado
- goat cheese
- cherry
- basil
- salt
- salty tortilla chip
Homemade Guacamole
- sazua tequila
- garlic
- onion
- cilantro
- lime
- avocado
- avocado
- plum tomato
- salt
- jalapeño
Border Guacamole
- lettuce
- tomatoes drizzled
- salt
- cilantro
- onion
- olive oil
- black pepper
- onion
- black pepper
- black pepper
- lemon juice
- lime juice
- jalapeno chile
- lime juice
- jalapeno chile
- tomato
- avocado
- cilantro
Chipotle Chive Guacamole
- salt
- tortilla chip
- chipotle
- lemon
- lime
- chive
- avocado
Border Guacamole
- lettuce
- tomatoes drizzled
- salt
- cilantro
- onion
- olive oil
- black pepper
- onion
- black pepper
- black pepper
- lemon juice
- lime juice
- jalapeno chile
- lime juice
- jalapeno chile
- tomato
- avocado
- cilantro
Roasted Garlic and Jalapeño Guacamole
- garlic
- lemon
- cotija cheese
- cilantro
- pepita
- pickled jalapeño juice
- lime
- avocado
- pickled jalapeño
- salt
Chorizo Guacamole
- salt
- lime
- poblano chile pepper
- link chorizo
- chicharróne
- onion
- cilantro
- avocado
- jalapeño
Molcajete Guacamole (Mortar and Pestle)
- garlic
- jalapeño
- lime
- onion
- cilantro
- salt
- avocado
Guacamole with corn (Guacamole con elotes)
- lime juice
- salt
- garlic
- corn
- jalapeño
- cilantro
- onion
- water
- white vinegar
- oregano
- cumin
- avocado
- tortilla chip
Peach and bacon guacamole
- jalapeño
- cilantro
- onion
- lime juice
- avocado
- peach
- bacon
- salt
Perfect Guacamole
- black peppercorn
- jalapeño
- cilantro
- course salt
- onion
- lime juice
- garlic
- avocado
Smoky Chipotle and Bacon Guacamole
- salt
- lime
- cilantro
- onion
- chipotle
- avocado
- bacon
Charred Corn Guacamole with Corn Chips
- blue
- salt
- salt
- lime
- serrano chile
- onion
- cilantro
- avocado
- canola oil
- ears perfectly corn
- ears corn
Charred Corn Guacamole with Chips
- blue
- salt
- lime
- onion
- serrano chile
- cilantro
- vegetable oil
- ears corn
- avocado
Almost-Famous Guacamole
- salt
- jalapeño
- cilantro
- onion
- lemon juice
- lime juice
- avocado
Charred Corn Guacamole
- pepper
- lime juice
- salt
- onion
- canola oil
- cilantro
- serrano chile pepper
- avocado
- corn
Bacon Guacamole
- jalapeño
- onion
- salt
- cilantro
- lime juice
- avocado
- sugar bacon
- grain
- plantain chip
- bacon
Tropical Mango Guacamole
- black pepper
- mango
- onion
- salt
- cilantro
- lime juice
- avocado
Italian Guacamole
- lemon
- jalapeño
- tomato
- onion
- salt
- basil
- black pepper
- garlic
- avocado
Guacamole
- salt
- jalapeño
- onion
- cumin
- cilantro
- pepper
- tomato
- avocado
- lime juice
Guacamole with Smoked Whitefish Salad
- lime juice
- salt
- smoked whitefish
- mayonnaise
- chive
- jalapeño
- chipotles adobo sauce
- cilantro
- avocado
- onion
Easy Homemade Guacamole
- cilantro
- garlic
- cumin
- onion
- tomato
- lime juice
- avocado
- serrano pepper
- salt
Best Guacamole
- salt
- jalapeño
- onion
- cilantro
- coriander
- lime juice
- avocado
Roasted Chile Guacamole
- salt
- lime
- fresno chile
- poblano pepper
- cilantro
- onion
- avocado
guacamole
- jalapeño
- salt
- cilantro
- onion
- avocado
- lime juice
Smoky Guacamole with Charred Shallots
- black pepper
- canola oil
- lime juice
- tomato
- smoked paprika
- chipotle
- salt
- avocado
- shallot
Tomatillo Guacamole
- salt
- lime
- cilantro
- onion
- avocado
- tomatillo
Chunky Guacamole
- tomato
- jalapeño
- salt
- cumin
- cilantro
- avocado
- onion
- lime juice
Festive Pomegranate Guacamole
- salt
- pomegranate
- jalapeño
- onion
- cilantro
- lime juice
- garlic
- avocado
- entirely feta
Guacamole
- lime juice
- jalapeño
- onion
- salt
- cilantro
- cumin
- avocado
Kale Guacamole
- jalapeño
- onion
- cilantro
- green kale
- lime juice
- salt
- avocado
Toasted Almond and Chipotle Guacamole
- lime juice
- almond
- onion
- salt
- cilantro
- chipotle
- avocado
- cumin
Roasted Corn and Scallion Guacamole
- black pepper
- salt
- lime juice
- tomato
- olive oil
- corn
- avocado
- green onion
The Chipotle Guacamole (Copycat Recipe)
- cilantro
- salt
- onion
- jalapeño
- avocado
- lime juice
Pineapple Guacamole
- lime juice
- jalapeño
- pineapple
- onion
- salt
- cilantro
- avocado
- cumin
- eatin corn tortilla chips garden
Guacamole
- salt
- tomato
- cilantro
- jalapeño
- avocado
"Everything" Guacamole
- lime juice
- jalapeño
- onion
- cilantro
- avocado
- salt
Guacamole Recipe
- tortilla chip
- salt
- serrano chile
- cilantro
- onion
- lime juice
- avocado
Bacon Guacamole
- tomato
- cilantro
- garlic powder
- onion
- paprika
- avocado
- smithfield bacon
- lime juice
- salt
Casa Dragones Guacamole
- salt
- onion
- tortilla chip
- lime juice
- plum tomato
- cilantro
- garlic
- avocado
- serrano chile
Spicy Guacamole
- black pepper
- lime juice
- jalapeño
- tomato
- red chili flake
- salt
- cilantro
- avocado
The Best Guacamole Ever
- tomato
- cilantro
- jalapeño
- lime
- avocado
- salt
Fresh Guacamole
- salt
- jalapeño
- lime
- cilantro
- onion
- avocado
Yuzu Guacamole with Seaweed "Doritos"
- deep fry thermometer
- salt
- shichimi togarashi
- shichimi togarashi
- vegetable oil
- garlic
- green onion
- green chile
- shallot
- palm heart
- cornstarch
- cilantro
- yuzu juice
- avocado
- nori sheet
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- serrano chile
Staple Ingredients
- avocado 53%
- salt 52%
- cilantro 49%
Common Ingredients
- onion 38%
- lime juice 34%
Usual Ingredients
- jalapeño 24%
- garlic 20%
- lime 16%
- tomato 10%
- serrano chile 9%
- cumin 8%
Rarey Ingredients
- tortilla chip 7%
- chipotle 6%