Who has a good guac recipie?

louisvillebride21

NFT.

zippityb

My friend combines avocado, lime juice and cream cheese to make the best avocado dip ever. It's not quite guacamole, but it's awesome nonetheless.

Ash2985

LVB, you can totally just buy a side of guac from Chipotle.  Don't know how much you need, you might have to buy multiple sides.

mica178

If you can get good avocados, it's really just smashed up avocados, a little shallot or red onion, some diced tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno, lime and salt.  You can add a dash of cumin, if you like.

zippityb

For whatever reason, everything I make using cumin ends up tasting like Tussin.

mica178

I'm not a huge cumin fan either, but I think a lot of those guac mixes have it in there, so some people expect it in their guac.

louisvillebride21

Do you mash it up, put it in the blender, or what?

zippityb

Just mash it with a fork or something.

Garlic salt is a must for any guac recipe.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

Use shallots instead of onion. It's a little less intense.

I don't put tomato in mine.

1 large or two small shallots
juice of 1 lime
1 jalepeno or serrano pepper, seeded
1 clove of garlic
about 1/4 teaspoon of salt, or to taste
handful of cilantro
2-3 avocados, perfectly ripe.

I throw everything but the avocado into the blender or food processor and pulse until it's all chopped up. Then I scoop the avocado into the mixture and cut it together - I like chunks of avocado, nothing too smooth.

NIKIKRUISE

I use kosher salt--it definitely gives it that extra something that it needs. I have a great recipe from a book we got at Rosa Mexicana ( NYC and DC locations anyone?) but I don't know it off hand. PM me if you want me to check on it later...

HTH

Nicole

parker624

This is the BEST guac recipe, H raves about it and says that its better than most restaurants.

Avocado
Red onion, diced small
jalepeno, diced small
lime juice
fresh cilantro, minced
kosher salt.

mash up the avocado, add other ingredients to taste. You don't need much jalepeno or onion, imo.

mandysmear

Guac is the easiest thing to make at home.  Here's a super awesome recipe.  It's authentic from my messican friend.  Where she's from they don't mash the avos they cube them...

Ingredients:
3-6 Hass avocadoes (place in a paper bag to ripen for a few days if they are hard, until they barely yield to the touch)

2-4 Medium size ripe tomatoes
1-2 Serrano peppers or substitute with fresh jalapeño pepper
¼ - ½ cup minced white mild tasting Spanish onion.
¼ - ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
1-2 juicy limes
Salt to taste.

Method:
Use either the first or the second amount of ingredients depending on if you are using 3 or 6 avocadoes.
Add to serving bowl without stirring between additions.
Chopped tomatoes
Minced Serrano or jalapeño
Minced white onion
Chopped cilantro
Avocadoes are cut in half lengthwise, pit removed, and fleshed removed from the peel with a teaspoon for a more rustic look, or alternately peeled then chopped in about ½ inch pieces.

Add the lime juice, if the limes are scant on juice, use double the amount of limes.
Salt
Stir all ingredients together gently.
 
Taste and make adjustments for salt, or lime juice if necessary.

 This guacamole is not mashed; it is delicious because you can enjoy each of the individual flavours, and you can see all the vibrant colours in it.  Enjoy!

flyjawn

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_good-guac-recipie?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:fff03743-7d94-4ad7-9303-088381d4fe52Post:b73c5f13-99df-470a-bfe3-139e994df7d4">Re: Who has a good guac recipie?</a>:
[QUOTE]If you can get good avocados, it's really just smashed up avocados, a little shallot or red onion, some diced tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno, lime and salt.  You can add a dash of cumin, if you like.
Posted by mica178[/QUOTE]

<div>this. no cumin for me though.</div><div>
</div><div>we eat guacamole in my house at least twice a week.  my kids love it...</div>