4 Ingredient Guacamole
Guacamole is the one dip everyone needs in their repertoire. With just four fresh ingredients, it only takes five minutes to make. Whilst it's an essential accompaniment to many Mexican dishes, it's delicious all by itself or simply spread on toast.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 168kcal
Ingredients
Guacamole
- 2 ripe avocado
- juice of ½ lime
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
- good grinding of black pepper
- 1 ripe tomato diced
- 2 spring onions (scallions) finely sliced or small bunch of chives - snipped
Instructions
- Half the avocodos with a knife and remove the pits. Use a spoon to scoop the flesh out into a medium sized bowl.2 ripe avocado
- With a fork roughly mash the avocado with the lime juice, salt and pepper. Be careful not to overdo it, too smooth a texture and the avocado can take on an unpleasant slimy texture.juice of ½ lime, 1 pinch fine sea salt, good grinding of black pepper
- Stir in the tomatoes and onions or chives, reserving a few to sprinkle over the top.1 ripe tomato, 2 spring onions (scallions)
- Spoon into a bowl and scatter the remaining onions or chives on top. See below for optional extras.
- Serve straight away. Guacamole really doesn't keep very well.
Notes
You can swap the spring onions or chives for a finely diced shallot.
Optional extras to either mix in or scatter over the top include:
- pickled jalapeño peppers - thinly sliced
- coriander leaves (cilantro) - roughly chopped
- red or green chillis - finely diced
- ripe tomatoes - finely diced
- chilli sauce - drizzled
- red radishes - thinly sliced
Nutrition
Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 577mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 463IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg