{"id":24163,"date":"2012-05-16T14:31:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T18:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foodiecitymom.com\/?p=16639"},"modified":"2020-03-03T17:07:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T22:07:44","slug":"easy-guacamole-dip-recipe-homemade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/easy-guacamole-dip-recipe-homemade\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Guacamole Dip Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since we have started Taco\/Mexican Tuesday night dinners at our home, I have been learning such delicious new recipes. I have a recipe for simple crockpot black bean<\/a>, salsa, and more which I will share over time. Today, I want to share an easy guacamole dip recipe along with my process for coming up with foods that both my family and I enjoy. (Cooking really isn\u2019t that complicated!)<\/p>\n

As you may know, I have a somewhat obsessive personality. Once something gets \u201cstuck\u201d in my mind, I just have to figure it out. That\u2019s what happened with my desire for a great, homemade guacamole. I didn\u2019t grow up eating guacamole, so I went to my local grocery store and looked at the ingredients on the pre-packaged guacamoles. (When I can\u2019t pronounce the ingredients, I move on!)

I was pleasantly surprised to find Calavo\u2019s guacamole with 8 real ingredients: Hass Avocados, Tomato, Onion, Jalapeno Pepper, Salt, Cilantro, and Garlic. Since I had (and enjoy!) 6 of the 8 ingredients in my home already, I decided that this was the type of guacamole that I would make. So, I bought a couple of Mexican avocadoes (since Chef Aar\u00f3n Sanchez said that they are the best<\/a> to use) and some jalapeno peppers.<\/p>\n

I was all set. Well almost\u2026avocadoes are hard when you buy them. You need to keep them in a brown bag for 5 days or so before they are ready to be used. Finally, the avocadoes were ripe enough for me to make guacamole yesterday. I knew what I wanted to put into my guacamole, but I still needed to figure out the amounts to use.<\/p>\n

I put all of the ingredients into my google search bar to see which recipes popped up. (I usually look at the first 5 to see what commonalities they have and start experimenting from there.) This time, I couldn\u2019t find any recipe with all of the ingredients, but a Martha Stewart one came close. I have changed several things including adding an extra half of an avocado (the flavors were too strong with just 1) and garlic and including all of the tomato.<\/p>\n

I also changed the preparation. I\u2019m simple so I didn\u2019t need any special tools, besides the back of a spoon, in order to mix this guacamole together. Also, I like my guacamole to be a little more substantial, so I don\u2019t finely chop anything\u2026except for the jalapeno and garlic.<\/p>\n

In any event, I loved, loved, loved the final result of this easy guacamole dip recipe. Michael (the only other avocado eater in my home) did too. It\u2019s the second best guacamole that I have ever tasted.\u00a0 Chef Aar\u00f3n Sanchez<\/a>\u2018s guacamole at Centrico is still the best. Oh, well\u2026here you go:<\/p>\n

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