Healthy Guacamole Recipe
This healthy guacamole recipe is easy and simple to make. It's a great variation on the authentic Mexican recipe. It's perfect to serve as a topping on tacos and enchiladas, or great as a dip with some chips.
Servings: 10 huge servings
Calories: 86kcal
Ingredients
- 3 ripe avocados
- 1 Tbsp chipotle peppers finely diced
- 1/2 Spanish onion finely diced
- 1 roma tomato seeded and diced
- 1/3 cup of fresh cilantro leaves chopped
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- Cayenne pepper optional
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Remove flesh of avocado and add to a bowl. Mash coarsely with a fork.
- Finely chop onion, tomato, chipotle peppers, and cilantro. Add to bowl.
- Squeeze lemon and lime juice over the top of the avocado. Add spices.
- Mix to combine. Add salt and cayenne pepper to taste.
Notes
Top Tips for Making this Healthy Guacamole Recipe
- Use ripe avocados.
- Use fresh cilantro leaves for maximum flavor.
- Use fresh lemon and lime juice, not the bottled varieties!
- Seed and dice your tomatoes so they don't make your guac too watery
- For kids, omit the chipotle and cayenne.
- You can make this guac as smooth or as chunky as you like.
Nutrition
Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Sodium: 62mg | Fiber: 3.5g | Sugar: 0.2g