Guacamole

Guacamole

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A chunky guacamole: avocado mixed with pico de gallo, garlic, lime, and jalapeño, best served immediately.

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At a glance: serves 6 people, 15 min prep, no cooking, difficulty: easy, about $2.90 per person.

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Guacamole is a Mexican sauce made with avocados. The key to this version is to only mash part of the avocado and leave some larger pieces intact.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time—
  • Total15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$17.38 $2.90 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $11.96
  • $4.29
  • $0.51
  • $0.04
  • $0.21
  • $0.10
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits. ≈ 8 min
  2. Use a knife to make shallow cuts in the meat, without cutting through the skin. ≈ 3 min
  3. Using a spoon, scoop out the flesh from half of the avocados and place it in a mixing bowl. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the lime juice and mix well to coat the avocado evenly. ≈ 4 min
  5. Add the pico de gallo, garlic, oil, chili peppers, salt, and pepper, then mash the flesh together. ≈ 4 min
  6. Add the remaining diced avocado and gently mix: guacamole is best when the chunks are more prominent than the puree. ≈ 4 min
  7. Garnish with a sprig of cilantro. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Guacamole

  • 4 avocados$11.96
  • half a lime’s juice$4.29
  • 2 chopped hot peppers (jalapeños), or 2 tablespoons of red hot pepper powder, or 1 tablespoon of chopped bird’s eye chili$0.51
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil$0.21
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons of chopped garlic$0.10
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper$0.27

Total$17.38

that's $2.90 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 avocados
  • 2 tablespoons of pico de gallo
  • half a lime’s juice
  • 2 chopped hot peppers (jalapeños), or 2 tablespoons of red hot pepper powder, or 1 tablespoon of chopped bird’s eye chili
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons of chopped garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
  • 1 chopped jalapeño (or 2 chopped serrano peppers, depending on the desired level of spiciness)
  • One bunch of cilantro

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