Easy Guacamole

TheCypressTimes.com ^ | 10/18/2009 | Stacey Winder

[Patriot1259]

There are a lot of different variations to this Mexican dip, but some things are just better simpler. The trick: use very ripe avocados.

[Patriot1259]

This is one of the easiest and most tasty dishes in the world. All too often people get carried away with ingredients not needed. Here, less is more.

[hsmomx3]

I have always made mine with plain old avocados and added a little bit of salsa (good quality) for a little zing.

[discostu]

Avocado, mayo (just enough to lubricate), sea salt, lemon juice. No onion.

[Mr. K]

Try sour cream instead of mayo!!

or a little miracle whip

[mysterio]

Bookmarked.

[discostu]

I ain’t messing with the wife’s guac, it kicks butt.

[Mr. K]

mines better!

[discostu]

You can take that up with the wife. I should warn you, she’s a really good shot ;)

[latina4dubya]

Try sour cream instead of mayo!! or a little miracle whip

mayo? miracle whip? i used to use sour cream, but now do without... i think that's the gringo way... haha...

[latina4dubya]

Here, less is more.

that is not guacamole... boring! no zip to her method at all... i need something more picante than that... guacamole is one of my favorite foods... the avocado is actually my favorite... if i had to choose one food, it would be the avocado...

i think i make the best guacamole!

[McLynnan]

How do you make yours? Mine is avocado, seeded and chopped plum tomato, finely chopped red onion, garlic, lime juice.

[SAJ]

Good base. I add some chopped cilantro leaf, some ground cumin, and a small dash of cayenne, then salt to taste. Use roma tomatoes so the seeds aren't much of an issue.

Tip: NO BLENDERS/FOOD PROCESSORS. Mash the 'cados with a fork to retain texture.

[Old Seadog]

Avacodos have to have salt.

[SAJ]

Yep!

[hsmomx3]

I think we need some good salsa recipes, too.

[Mr. K]

Just teasing you! I bet it is delicious

[hsmomx3]

The health gurus in one breath say they are fattening and then tell you it is good for you.

[steveo]

agree

[MrsEmmaPeel]

If you are diabetic, or have unusually high blood sugar levels, one avocado will lower your levels to normal.

[McLynnan]

I forgot, I do add cilantro and salt, but have never tried it with cumin or cayenne. I do use roma/plum tomatoes, but cut off the stem end and squeeze out the seeds and juice before I chop them. I like the idea of cumin and will add a bit next time. Avocados were 3/$1 this weekend and now I wish I’d bought a few! This has made me hungry.

[EverOnward]

Here’s another trick: Put the Avacado Pit in the center of the Guacamole to keep the Guacamole from turning brown. Works like a charm.

[kabumpo]

mayonnaise & sour cream are a crime — the Mexicans make it with chopped onion, tomato * cilantro with a squirt of fresh lime — if it doesn’t have those ingredients, then it’s not guacamole — it’s just mashed avocado. Why do Americans always want to dumb things down?

[latina4dubya]

How do you make yours? Mine is avocado, seeded and chopped plum tomato, finely chopped red onion, garlic, lime juice.

yours sounds really good... the one thing that would be missing for me and my husband is the heat... i like to use serrano chili... but i have used jalepeno and even the Mezzetta hot chili in the jar... they are yellow... i've used that when we're out of serrano--which i try to keep on hand as a staple in our home... i'll even add a few drops of the juice from the jar of Mezzetta hot chili or from the jar of jalapenos...

if i am making it for a large crowd, i try not to make it too hot... just a tiny zip of heat... but i do have friends who love it hot, hot, hot, so i'll add more heat...

[discostu]

Mayo makes it creamy more useful for dipping. And there’s no need to get insulting, that dumbs down the discussion.

[latina4dubya]

mayonnaise & sour cream are a crime — the Mexicans make it with chopped onion, tomato * cilantro with a squirt of fresh lime — if it doesn’t have those ingredients, then it’s not guacamole — it’s just mashed avocado. Why do Americans always want to dumb things down?

yes--it's more like avocado dip... plus adding the cream takes away from the chunkiness of guacamole... i loathe creamy-style guacamole...

[latina4dubya]

Mayo makes it creamy more useful for dipping.

just a question... i realize it's all a matter of preference... but how does making it creamy make it more useful for dipping? creamier would make it messier, in my opinion... the chunkiness makes it easy to eat... less spillage... ;-)

[discostu]

You can have it chunky and still creamy. You add mayo to cream it up but it won’t necessarily get smooth unless you use a blender, if you do all the stirring with a fork there will still be nice chunks. But without the mayo all you’ve got is lumps of avocado with some seasoning around them, no good for dipping, no good for spreading on a burrito.

[discostu]

No creamier makes it so you can more easily portion it (lumps on a chip almost always give you too much stuff), also it reduces the overall strength so you get less chip breakage. It doesn’t make it messy, we’re making it creamy not watery, aiming for the same consistency as a ranch chip dip. Actually chunks are more likely to spill because they like to fall off the chip.

[latina4dubya]

But without the mayo all you’ve got is lumps of avocado with some seasoning around them, no good for dipping, no good for spreading on a burrito.

not true! chunky is good for dipping... especially with a homemade corn tortilla chip...

adding mayo, or worse, miracle whip, is too "cheez whizzy" for me...

[discostu]

Sorry but very true, chunky sucks for dipping especially with homemade chips because they tend to be more fragile. Lumps break your chips, wind up with too much on the chip, and fall off making snot tracks on your shirt.

[latina4dubya]

aiming for the same consistency as a ranch chip dip.

okay--then your rendition is an "avocado dip," not guacamole... i think if it's the consistency of ranch dip, then this is a fair assessment... in any case, to each his own! avocados rule!

[paulycy]

i think i make the best guacamole!

Do you make tamales on Christmas Eve?

[BADROTOFINGER]

Ripe avocados, onions, tomatoes, garlic, salt and crushed red pepper. The secret is to take the container of crushed red pepper, and run it through your food processor for about 15 minutes when you first get them. It chops it somewhat finer and makes the heat level more predictable and easy to control. DO NOT cut with mayo, sour cream, or any other such thing (blasphemy!). When storing, put in a plastic container, then drop the container many times, bottom down, on a solid flat surface to force any air bubbles to the top, put a light coating of lemon juice over the top, then cover with waxed paper to prevent browning.

Cilantro is good, but be sure to add a little lime juice to bring out all the flavor...JFK

[kabumpo]

it’s not supposed to be be creamy, it’s supposed to have a slightly chuncky consistency.
Simplyfying something that is designed to have complexity — I think dumbing down is the appropriate term — what should I call it that isn’t rude?

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[discostu]

No it’s guacamole, avocado dip is completely different.

[latina4dubya]

homemade chips because they tend to be more fragile.

not the way we make them...

[kabumpo]

lwt’s hear it for authenticity.

[latina4dubya]

No it’s guacamole, avocado dip is completely different.

Americanized version i guess...

[discostu]

It’s not just you calling it dumbing it down it’s the whole sentence: Why do Americans always want to dumb things down?

That is just plain a 100% rude comment.

[discostu]

Not even that. It’s 100% real guacamole. Not avocado dip, not “Americanized”, actual guac.

[B Knotts]

Avacados
Salsa verde
Lemon and/or Lime
Cilantro (optional)

Nothing else needed

Certainly not mayonnaise or sour cream!

[discostu]

Congratulations on being an outlier. Out here in the normal world homemade chips lack the fun chemicals that make chips stronger than they should be.

[latina4dubya]

Not even that. It’s 100% real guacamole. Not avocado dip, not “Americanized”, actual guac.

in the same land where Cheez Whiz and Velveeta are real cheese...

[discostu]

Sorry but just because it’s not the way you like your guac doesn’t make it not guac.

[scripter]

Certainly not mayonnaise or sour cream!

Indeed! No mayo or sour cream in my guac!

[latina4dubya]

Sorry but just because it’s not the way you like your guac doesn’t make it not guac.

and calling yours guacamole does not make it guacamole...

[scripter]

in the same land where Cheez Whiz and Velveeta are real cheese...

What you said, girl. Mayo and sour cream in guac? No!

[discostu]

Why do you guys have to make everything personal? It’s just guac. Everybody should calm down and take a deep breath. So you wouldn’t like my wife’s guac, so what, you’ll never get the chance to eat it anyway.

[Drango]

bring the heat...it ain’t guac without heat. In fact without heat, it’s just vegetables.... which is wrong.