Guac for Two in Two
Super-simple, super-good, super-fast, and super-healthy - homemade guacamole might be the perfect snack!
Equipment
- Chef's knife
- cutting board
- Medium bowl
- Meat/potato masher (or fork
- Soup spoon
- Dish towel/cloth
Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocados, washed
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, fresh or bottled
- kosher salt, to taste
- freshly-cracked black pepper, to taste
- tortilla chips, for serving (or just a spoon!)
Instructions
- Do you have all your tools and ingredients in front of you?
- Lay the avocado long-ways on your counter. Place the palm of your hand on top of the avocado with gentle pressure and fingers extended out. Let’s protect those necessary extremities.
- Place the blade of the knife sideways (parallel with the counter). Cut through the side of the avocado (try to cut in the middle of the avocado to produce two equal halves) until it hits the pit.
- Rotate the avocado 360 degrees so that the knife slices around the entire avocado cutting it in half. Place the knife on the counter.
- Pull the 2 halves apart.
- Hold the half of the avocado with the pit in one hand that is covered with a dish cloth or towel protecting your hand.
- Give a slight “whack” with the knife’s blade into the pit and twist. The pit should easily come out of the avocado, stuck to the knife’s blade. Discard the pit.
- Using a spoon, scoop the “flesh” out of the skins into a medium bowl.
- Add one tablespoon of lime juice, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of freshly cracked black pepper.
- Using a meat/potato masher or a fork, mash to combine all the ingredients together, then taste.
- Add more lime juice, salt and/or black pepper to taste.
- Your guacamole is ready to be served with chips, atop chalupas, with chips, or any Mexican meals. Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container.
Notes
You can dress up this simple guacamole with some add-ins: Diced red onion, diced tomato, minced fresh garlic, chili powder and/or ground cumin, chopped cilantro.
The nutritional chart is calculated with ½ teaspoon kosher salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper. No chips are included either.
Nutrition Facts
Guac for Two in Two
Amount per Serving
Calories
182.9
% Daily Value*
Fat
16.3
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
2.37
g
15
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2.02
g
Monounsaturated Fat
10.88
g
Sodium
473.29
mg
21
%
Potassium
564.15
mg
16
%
Carbohydrates
11.14
g
4
%
Fiber
7.64
g
32
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
2.34
g
5
%
Vitamin C
15.73
mg
19
%
Calcium
18.32
mg
2
%
Iron
0.68
mg
4
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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