A bowl of chunky guacamole by Owl Creek Farm showcases visible pieces of tomato, onion, and cilantro.

Guacamole

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Discover an easy guacamole recipe that delivers incredible flavor and smooth, chunky texture. Perfect for tacos, chips, or as a party favorite!
A bowl of chunky guacamole by Owl Creek Farm showcases visible pieces of tomato, onion, and cilantro.

This guacamole recipe is a great – no, huge – leap up from using one of those premade seasoning packets to mix into mashed avocados. We’ve been using a handwritten copy since the mid ’00s but it’s one that never made it to the site until I started getting serious about putting all my recipes online for the kids.

Avocados have an incredibly long history, dating back long before humans, when mammoths and other large land creations would snack on them whole and travel long distances, depositing the seed and helping the tree reach places it might never have otherwise. Over 2000 years ago, humans in the now-named Mexico and Central American regions were cultivating what they named (in their languages), testicles.

Nowadays, that wouldn’t get passed censors, but if it did, it’d probably be a hit. In the 1800-1900s as the fruit made it’s way north, the name was not popular and eventually evolved to be called the name we know them by now. The Hass (sounds like pass) avocado, the most popular in North America, has an over 100 year old history from the Hass family of cultivating avocados and making happy mistakes to develop what is simply known as the Hass Avocado (which unfortunately made the family very little money for the fame of the little fruit). – from Smithsonian Magazine.

It’s a wonderful addition to nachos, tacos, burritos, pretty much any texmex or mexican meal. Try building the ultimate burrito with my pulled pork, refried beans, spanish rice, and this guacamole. Oh, and loads of cheese and sour cream. It’s fantastic in layered dips, too.

While you’re preparing the ingredients, work fairly quickly to get the lime juice mixed in to delay the avocado from browning – which is only aesthetics, it doesn’t affect the quality, texture, or flavour, at all.

A bowl of chunky guacamole by Owl Creek Farm showcases visible pieces of tomato, onion, and cilantro.

Guacamole

Amy @ owlcreek.ca
Discover an easy guacamole recipe that delivers incredible flavor and smooth, chunky texture. Perfect for tacos, chips, or as a party favorite!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Condiment
Cuisine American, Mexican, Texmex
Servings 6
Calories 177 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 avocados almost overripe, peels and pits removed
  • 2 tomatoes small, diced very small, drained - see notes
  • ½ small onion diced fine
  • 1 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped, or 1 tsp dried cilantro
  • 1 tbsp garlic minced
  • 2-3 tbsp lime juice
  • ½ tsp Frank's Hot Sauce
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground cumin

Instructions
 

  • Place avocado in a medium mixing bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
    Chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and seasonings in a bowl with mashed avocados by Owl Creek Farm.
  • Let rest at room temperature for an hour before serving to allow flavours to develop.
    A bowl of chunky guacamole by Owl Creek Farm showcases visible pieces of tomato, onion, and cilantro.

Notes

Roma tomatoes give the best flavour and texture, but use what you've got, if needed. Drain really juicy tomatoes, really well, before adding to the bowl.

Nutrition

Calories: 177kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 217mgPotassium: 617mgFiber: 7gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 501IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
Keyword avocado, lime, onion, seasoning, tomato

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