With just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes, you can whip up Sophia’s easy guacamole recipe that tastes like it came from your favorite Mexican restaurant. Perfect for tacos, dip or Sophia’s favorite way to serve guacamole with steak bites!
This easy guacamole recipe is loaded with bright flavor from creamy avocados, lime juice, cilantro, and ripe tomatoes. It’s the kind of homemade guacamole I make for taco nights, summer gatherings, cookouts, and quick snacks because it comes together in minutes and instantly makes everything taste better.
Sophia’s guac recipe started one weekend while playing with ingredients in our family kitchen. Now, my college student is making waves with her 5-ingredient, 5-minutes guacamole recipe, and everyone wants to try it.
Word got around and everyone is asking Sophia for her guac recipe. Friends, family, college roommates, weekend parties, even while vacationing in our airbnb she was whipping up her much requested guac recipe, daily.
It’s fresh, delicious, and ready in just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes. Best part? Any college student (or anyone short on time) can make it, no fancy tools required, just simple ingredients and a fork.
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Ingredients
- Avocado – they should be firm with a gentle give when you press your fingers.
- Tomatoes – she uses cherry tomatoes, they have less seeds and are easier to dice up into small pieces
- Red Onion – they add a sharp, tangy flavor to the guac, plus offer a nice pop of color.
- Cilantro – a must, Sophia suggests adding “more than you think you need to!”
- Lime – a non-negotiable she says. “I like to squeeze the juice out with my hands”
Pantry staples that are also added to the guacamole are olive oil, sea salt and pepper.
Best chips to serve with guacamole
Sophia’s guacamole is the star of the show, but she needs the right supporting cast.
The perfect chip brings its own hint of flavor to the party. Sophia’s pick for the perfect chips or crackers to get that guac from bowl to belly are:
✓ Late July Sea Salt and Lime – brings a hint of lime. According to Sophia this options is particularly ideal “if you are low on lime juice and need that extra boost of flavor”
✓ CRUNCHMASTER Multi-Seed Crackers – extra crunchy and nutty, these baked crackers balances the creaminess of guacamole well.
✓ Siete Sea Salt Tortilla Chips – keep the chip flavor to a minimum and let the guacamole shine with these mega crunchy chips.
Serve over a pile of Cheesy Chili Loaded Nachos or stuffed in a burrito. Pair this guac with your breakfast egg tacos and for dinner steak tacos. For a light option serve alongside Fish Tacos and for the ultimate comfort meal, serve with beef enchiladas.
How to Keep Guacamole From Turning Brown
Guacamole naturally starts to brown once the avocado is exposed to air, but there are a few simple ways to keep it looking fresh longer. The best method is to transfer the guacamole to an airtight container and press plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the guacamole before sealing the container, this helps prevent air exposure, which causes oxidation.
A generous squeeze of fresh lime juice also helps slow browning naturally while adding flavor. While some people swear by storing the avocado pit in the guacamole, the truth is it only prevents browning where the pit actually touches, so airtight storage is much more effective.
Storage
Store leftover guacamole in glass air tight container for up to 1 day.
Top leftover guacamole with a thin layer of olive oil, to minimize air contact and therefore oxidation. Alternatively you can add a citrus barrier, like a layer of fresh lemon or lime juice.
Keep in refrigerator until ready to serve again. Give it a stir and serve. Top cilantro to freshen things up.
Easy Guacamole Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 Whole Avocados
- 1/2 cup Red Onion diced small
- 3/4 cup Cherry Tomatoes diced small
- 1/2 cup Cilantro chopped
- 1 Whole Lime juiced
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- Sea Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Start by adding the avocado to a medium bowl. Smash it with a fork.
- Add the diced onion, make sure they are diced really small.
- Next add the tomatoes. Once diced small, Sophia recommends squeezing the tomatoes between her hands to remove excess tomato juice and seeds. Then add to the bowl.
- The cilantro is next. Sophia takes her time chopping the cilantro into small pieces
- Squeeze in all the juice from one lime. Sophia uses her hands and fingers quite aggressively, releasing some of pulp and flash into the bowl. It's her secret to a fresh limey guac.
- Finalize the guac by adding sea salt and pepper, taste to make sure it is up to your liking. She definitely adds more sea salt than pepper. Add olive and still it all together.
- Serve immediately with your favorite chips.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If I don’t have fresh cilantro, how much dried can I use?
Hi Barbara – fresh herbs works best here, if you don’t have cilantro use parsley. I do not recommend dried herbs in this recipe, unfortunately.