4 Ingredient Guacamole

Guacamole in a blue bowl with a chip being dipped into it.

A simple 4 ingredient guacamole recipe with just four main ingredients: avocado, lemon, parsley, and onion. This is adapted for wintertime use.

Course Appetizer, Dips and Sauces, Side Dish, Sides, Snack, Snacks, Winter

Cuisine American, Central American

Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings people

Calories 249kcal

Author Alexandra Daum

Ingredients

½ small red onion finely diced
Handful fresh parsley leaves only, finely chopped
3 large avocados
Juice of half a lemon 1 to 2 tablespoons
¼ teaspoon sea salt to taste
¼ teaspoon black pepper to taste
¼ teaspoon hot pepper flakes optional, to taste

Instructions

Finely dice the onion and chop the parsley. Add to a mixing bowl. Halve the avocados and remove the pits, then scoop out the flesh with a spoon and add to the bowl.
½ small red onion, Handful fresh parsley, 3 large avocados
Add the lemon juice, salt, pepper, and hot pepper flakes (if using). Use a fork to roughly mash the avocados and mix the guacamole until it reaches your desired texture.
Juice of half a lemon, ¼ teaspoon sea salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, ¼ teaspoon hot pepper flakes
Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. If you have time, let the guacamole rest, covered, for half an hour at room temperature before serving. This isn't mandatory but improves the flavour.

Notes

If your avocados are quite small, use up to five.

To store guacamole, keep it in a sealed container in the refrigerator for a day or two. It will start to brown after a while - to help prevent this, cover the top in a thin layer of lemon juice and pour it off before serving.

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