4 Ingredient Guacamole Recipe

A chip being dipped into guacamole served in a white ramekin.

This simple guacamole recipe is made with 4 ingredients in just 5 minutes. It's so much better than store bought!

Course Recipes, Side Dish

Cuisine Tex-Mex

Prep Time 4

Additional Time 1

Total Time 5

Servings servings

Calories 108kcal

Author Kristi

Equipment

1 Garlic press
1 Citrus juicer optional
1 Food masher optional
1 medium bowl

Ingredients

3 avocados
2 cloves of garlic finely minced
1 lime Juiced about 2 tablespoons
½ teaspoon salt may need up to an additional quarter teaspoon of salt, to taste

Instructions

Place flesh of three avocados in a medium-sized mixing bowl
Add minced garlic and lime juice to the avocados
Mash avocado, garlic, and lime well with a fork or food masher for about one minute (this will take longer if using a fork), until it reaches your desired consistency
Add ½-¾ teaspoon of salt and mix well. Taste it. *If you think it needs more salt, add up to an additional ¼ teaspoon more salt, to taste.
Mix well. It's ready to serve!

Notes

Nutrition information is estimated using a database that this owner is not responsible for maintaining. Exact nutrition information will depend on actual ingredients and amounts used when making this recipe. And remember, there is so much more to food than what you will find on a Nutrition Facts Label. :)

If you have a juicy lime, one lime will be enough.
To save even more time, just squeeze (by hand) the lime juice directly into the mixture without measuring. If the lime is on the dry side, add juice from a second lime.
A garlic mincer works great to get garlic to very small pieces (I use one from Pampered Chef).
A meat or potato masher will make mashing the avocado so much easier. If you don't have a food masher, the back of a fork will do!
This can be made in advance to freeze and enjoy later.
Start by using ½ teaspoon of salt. After mixing in ½ teaspoon of salt, taste it. If you love it, great! If it could use more salt, add more. You really shouldn't need to add more than a total of ¾ teaspoon of salt.

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