Easy Authentic Guacamole

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 small onion, very finely chopped
• 2 serrano chilies (stemmed and seeded, finely chopped) or 1 jalapeno (stemmed and seeded, finely chopped)
• 1 medium tomato, cored and finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 10 sprigs cilantro, chopped
• 3 medium avocados
• salt, to taste
• 1/2 lime, fresh squeezed

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, mix onions, chilies, tomato, garlic, and cilantro.
• 2 remove the pit and peel on the avocado and cut into small pieces.
• 3 lightly mash the avocado with onion mixture.
• 4 flavor with salt.
• 5 then add the lime juice.
• 6 return the avocado pits to the guacamole (keeps it from turning black) and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap.
• 7 make sure to press it directly against the surface all over.
• 8 set aside or refrigerate to let flavors blend.
• 9 when ready to serve, add whole sprigs of cilantro for garnish.
• 10 serve with tortilla chips or mound over shredded lettuce for a different salad.