How to Make Guacamole with One Avocado (small batch)

Guacamole in a bowl on a plate, with tortillas chips place around the plate.

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How to Make Guacamole with One Avocado (small batch)

One avocado guacamole is what you make when you have one lonely, ripe avocado sitting on your counter, begging to be transformed into a silky, buttery guac.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: guacamole, avocado, quick, easy, mexican, simple recipe

Servings:

Calories: 167kcal

Author: Donna Poirier

Equipment

chef's knife
spoon
measuring spoons
small bowl
fork

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) ripe avocado preferably a Hass avocado
1 tablespoon red onion finely diced
1 tablespoon cherry tomato finely diced
2 teaspoons lime juice
½ teaspoon garlic finely minced
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
⅛ teaspoon table salt

Instructions

Add avocado to bowl: Wash the avocado and cut it in half lengthwise around the pit. Twist the two halves in opposite directions to separate them. Carefully tap the knife’s blade into the pit so that it gets stuck. Twist the knife gently, and the pit should pop out and be attached to the blade.
1 (8 ounce) ripe avocado
Mash avocado: With a fork, mash the avocado until almost completely smooth (or mash less if you like chunkier guacamole).
Add remaining ingredients: Gently stir in the remaining ingredients.
1 tablespoon red onion, 1 tablespoon cherry tomato, 2 teaspoons lime juice, ½ teaspoon garlic, ¼ teaspoon ground cumin, ⅛ teaspoon table salt
Serve: Serve immediately and enjoy with tortilla chips, on a burger, on a toast, or alongside a burrito.

Notes

You should be able to find a Hass avocado at your grocery store since 95% of the avocado eaten in the United States are Hass avocados.

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