Best Garlic Jalapeno Guacamole

Who doesn’t love Guacamole?!?! It’s a very easy, healthy and versatile side or appetizer.

It goes great with your favorite chips, tacos, bowls, toast, salads and so much more…

Best Garlic Jalapeno Guacamole

As many of you know, avocado is the main ingredient and most recipes include onion, tomato, cilantro, jalapeno, and lime as the main ingredients.

Other recipes have substitutions such as Serrano pepper for more spice; lemon because it is not as tart as lime; garlic to enhance flavor; and red onion instead of white onion.

We decided to add sauteed jalapenos and garlic to enhance the flavor of the recipe.

Which Avocado Should I Get?

Most grocery stores carry Hass avocados that grow in California and Mexico. They are smaller avocados that are darker green and turn purple as they ripen.

Grocery stores also carry a larger avocado sometimes referred to as a Florida avocado. Florida avocados are lighter green.

Florida avocados are better for salads.

Best Tasting Guacamole

For the best-tasting guacamole, you want to choose a Hass avocado because it has a higher healthy fat content and makes creamier guacamole. 

How Do You Pick An Avocado?

The first thing to look at is the color of the avocado. If it is too green then it’s not ripe enough.

A perfect Hass avocado should be darker green with a purple hue. When you pick it up, gently press on the skin, it should give a bit.

Creamy Or Chunky Guacamole?

The more it gives the creamier your guacamole will be.

If you want chunkier guacamole, pick a firmer avocado. However, it should still give a bit or it isn’t ripe.

Whether you want it creamier or chunkier, you don’t want to pick an avocado that is too soft or too firm.

How To Store Guacamole?

Ideally, you don’t. However, if you must, the best thing to do is place the avocado pit in the guacamole.

Scoop any remaining guacamole into an airtight container, place plastic wrap on top of the guacamole, and press down.

This prevents oxygen from getting into the container which starts the oxidation process that turns the guacamole brown. 

Ingredients 

• Avocado
• Medium vine ripe tomato
• Red onion chopped and diced
• Cilantro chopped
• Small jalapeno
• Cloves of garlic
• Olive oil
• Smoked paprika
• Cumin
• Salt
• Pepper
• Lemon or lime

**Full Recipe details are at the bottom of the post. **

Directions

1. Slice the jalapeno in half diagonally, remove the seeds, and chop. Leave some seeds in if you want it a bit spicier.

2. Smash 2 cloves of garlic and chop them together with the jalapeno.

3. Place a frying pan on the stove and heat the stove to medium heat. 

4. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

5. Sautee the jalapeno and garlic over medium heat until brown,(around 3 minutes). Season to taste with cumin, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.

6. As the garlic and jalapeno begin to brown wash the cutting board or grab a new one.

7. Once the garlic and jalapeno are brown remove them from the heat.

8. Cut the avocado in half diagonally and scoop the avocado with a spoon into a bowl.

9. Slice the onion in half. Chop ⅓ of half of the red onion and place in a bowl. This should be around 2 tablespoons. 

10. Cut and chop half of the tomato and place in a bowl with avocado and onions. 

11. Chop cilantro and add to bowl with avocado, onions, and tomatoes.

12. Add the sauteed garlic and jalapeno mix to the bowl. 

13. Add salt and pepper to taste.

14. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon to taste.

15. Mix everything together and enjoy!