Recipes: Guacamole

• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  So I've been on a guacamole kick lately, and as such, I've started making my own.
  
  Does anyone have a good guacamole recipe? Basically, all I'm doing is buying avocados, slicing them, scooping out the "innards" (for lack of a better word), stirring/mushing them together in a mixing bowl, and then simply eating. As you can imagine, it's a little bland / un-exiciting.
  
  Soooo... I turn to the Chatter. How do you prepare your guacamole?
  
  I think most mix salsa in theirs, right? My issue is I'm not a fan of tomatoes (although I do love me some ketchup), therefore I've been staying away from mixing salsa in it because there's a ton of tomato chunks in salsa.
  
  Thanks!
• sleeper

  

  Could always just drive to Chipotle like a real man.
• gorocks99

  

  Add salt, lime juice, onion, cayenne, cumin, cilantro, and for me personally, some garlic. Maybe some jalapenos as well if you like it spicier.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  gorocks99;966596 wrote:Add salt, lime juice, onion, cayenne, cumin, cilantro, and for me personally, some garlic. Maybe some jalapenos as well if you like it spicier.

  The salt, lime juice, cayenne, and cumin sound good. I was gonna guess salt anyways.
  
  I don't care for onions either, and I think cilantro is AWFUL and by for the most overused / overrated ingredient ever. I LOATHE when restaurants load up an entree with cilantro. To me, it just says they don't know how to cook.
• I Wear Pants

  Scarlet_Buckeye;966587 wrote:So I've been on a guacamole kick lately, and as such, I've started making my own.
  
  Does anyone have a good guacamole recipe? Basically, all I'm doing is buying avocados, slicing them, scooping out the "innards" (for lack of a better word), stirring/mushing them together in a mixing bowl, and then simply eating. As you can imagine, it's a little bland / un-exiciting.
  
  Soooo... I turn to the Chatter. How do you prepare your guacamole?
  
  I think most mix salsa in theirs, right? My issue is I'm not a fan of tomatoes (although I do love me some ketchup), therefore I've been staying away from mixing salsa in it because there's a ton of tomato chunks in salsa.
  
  Thanks!

  That's not guacamole bro. That's avocados.
  
  Guacamole has other ingredients.
  
  I like this one:
  
  Chipotle Guacamole Recipe
  Individual sized recipe:
  2 Hass Avocados
  1/2 of a Jalapeno pepper, seeded, and minced
  1/4 of a red onion, finely chopped
  2 heaping Tablespoons of Cilantro, finely chopped
  1/4 of a lime, juiced
  1/4 teaspoon salt
  
  Combine all of the ingredients into a bowl, and mash together until smooth. Add additional lime juice or salt to taste. For extra spicy guacamole, you can leave in the jalepeno seeds!
  Notes: This recipe is an approximation based on the original Chipotle recipe below. Please use it as a base for your guacamole creation, and feel free to make improvements based on your own personal preferences.
  
  Chipotle's Batch Recipe:
  Remove stems and stickers from 48 avocados, wash for two minutes. Cut avocados in half, remove pit, scrape out the good stuff.
  
  Mash avocados in large mixing bowl. You don't have to get it to the final consistency yet, but it's easier if they're at least partially mashed at this point.
  
  Now for the other ingredients. Add 2-1/2 cups cilantro, 2-1/2 cups chopped red onions, 1/2 cup chopped jalapeno, 1/2 cup lemon-lime juice, and 3 tablespoons of salt. Continue mashing until smooth.
  
  When you go to store the guac, put a layer of plastic wrap directly on the guac and squeeze the air out, then put another layer of plastic over whatever container you're using. This keeps the guac from oxidizing and turning all brown. Depending on how long you keep it in the fridge, the top might turn brown anyway, so just skim off the top layer before serving.
• gorocks99

  

  Scarlet_Buckeye;966604 wrote:The salt, lime juice, cayenne, and cumin sound good. I was gonna guess salt anyways.
  
  I don't care for onions either, and I think cilantro is AWFUL and by for the most overused / overrated ingredient ever. I LOATHE when restaurants load up an entree with cilantro. To me, it just says they don't know how to cook.

  To each their own, but I love me some fresh cilantro on tacos. Corn tortilla (soft), queso fresco, lime juice, and some kind of meat ... that is an AWESOME taco.
• OneBuckeye

  

  do what IWP says. Was just about to post it. Put less cliantro in it if you are not a big fan.
• Belly35

  

  So far so good .. however a little bit of Real Mayo is required (teaspoon or two) not much
  The MAYO helps smooth out the Avocado making it creamy and holds favor
• gorocks99

  

  Mayo? Maybe if you're making mofo guac.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  Thanks guys!
• Steel Valley Football

  Tastefully Simple as the best Guacamole mix I've ever tasted. You just add it to the avacados. Then I add lime juice. Best ever.
• se-alum

  

  My Guacamole recipe:
  
  Haas Avocados
  Roma Tomatoes
  Red Onion
  Minced Garlic
  Cilantro finely chopped
  Sea Salt
  Pepper
  Lime Juice(used to slow oxidation process)
  Jalapenos(Only if I'm just making it for myself)
  
  I just put as much or as little of each that I need to get the taste I want.
  
  Trick of the trade. Keep a couple of the Avocado seeds to put back in the bowl when you are done mixing everything, it'll keep it green longer, because it goes bad quickly.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Go with the Chipotle recipe.
• Fab4Runner

  

  gorocks99;966636 wrote:Mayo? Maybe if you're making mofo guac.

  This made me laugh.
• karen lotz

  

  Not sure if this deserves its own thread, but does anyone have a good salsa recipe? I've just been chopping up tomatoes and eating them with tortilla chips. It tastes pretty bland and boring.
• power i

  

  If you don't like tomatoes or onions, you don't like quacamole, cuz those are the two of the three main ingredients. Just doctor your avacado up like suggested.
  
  karen, let me guess. You don't like onions or cilantro either?
• karen lotz

  

  Yes cilantro is overused
• karen lotz

  

  Also I'm not a huge fan of tomatoes.
• gorocks99

  

  Try heating the tomatoes up in a skillet
• karen lotz

  

  I've tried that, also tried them cold.
• Zoltan

  I use basically the Chipotle recipe listed above, but I have found using both lime and lemon juice makes it test more like Chipotle.
  
  Also, I sometimes use the the cilantro that comes from a squeeze tube. It makes soft and tender like Chipotle's as well.
• WebFire

  karen lotz;966717 wrote:Yes cilantro is overused

  Cilantro is about the best thing that grows. I'll eat it on about anything. That and oregano.
• DeadliestWarrior34

  

  karen lotz;966704 wrote:Not sure if this deserves its own thread, but does anyone have a good salsa recipe? I've just been chopping up tomatoes and eating them with tortilla chips. It tastes pretty bland and boring.

  Reps
• Sonofanump

  It's $1.80 extra.
• Steel Valley Football

  Another tip: blending your guacamole in a food processor will keep it fresh longer than just mashing them up. Not sure why but it lasts DAYS longer in the fridge when made w a processor.