Fresh Homemade Guac
By: Meara, East Coast Homestead
This salsa recipe makes the best homemade fresh salsa. It’s made with simple ingredients in your pantry or fridge. Enjoy with tortilla chips or over some tacos!
I think I have self-control until a bowl of chips and homemade fresh salsa is placed in front of me. This salsa recipe has caused many people to lose self-control when it comes to eating it. Once you start, you cannot stop!
This homemade fresh salsa recipe is a favorite and hardly lasts in our fridge. It’s the easiest go-to snack for my family. It has 9 simple ingredients that you place all into a food processor, and then ta-da, you have juicy, tangy salsa. It cannot get much easier than this…trust me, it puts all other store-bought salsa to shame!
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Ingredients
- Avocados
- Roma Tomato
- Red Onion
- Cilantro
- Garlic
- Salt
- Lime Juice
Tools you may need
- Molcajete or medium-sized bowl – If you want a fun serving bowl, I recommend getting a cute molcajete like this one.
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Spoon
- Measuring spoons
- Citrus Juicer
- Garlic Press (optional)
Tips for making Fresh Homemade Guac
- I recommend letting your salsa sit in the fridge for 12-24 hours before serving. This will allow all the ingredients to come together for the perfect fresh flavor!
- For the best consistency, I recommend using a food processor. You can pulse the fresh ingredients to make your salsa as chunky as you’d like! A blender will work; getting the best salsa consistency will be more complicated.
How To Store Your Fresh Salsa
- You can store your homemade fresh salsa in a glass jar in the fridge for 2-3 weeks—if it can last that long.
- This recipe makes just over a quart of salsa. Great to make for a meal-prepped snack or a party!
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Take a medium size bowl, or if you have it, get out your molcajete and begin to prepare your avocados.
Cut each avocado in half and remove the pit. The best way to get a stuck avocado pit out is to tap your knife into it and slowly twist it until the pit comes out. (See picture) Carefully pull the avocado pit off the knife and set aside for later! Seriously, don’t throw it away, it’s important to keep your guac fresh.
Step 2
Once pitted, take a spoon to scoop out the fresh green avocado fruit and add it to your bowl.
Next, mash up the avocado with a fork to create a nice soft texture. From here we are slowly going to add in all our additional ingredients to make the fresh homemade guac something to remember!
Step 3
Add diced tomatoes, onion, chopped cilantro, minced garlic, salt, and lime juice. Give your guac a good stir to distribute the additional ingredients evenly. Next, taste test it. Make sure the overall flavor is right where you want it. If it’s not, tweak it! That’s the beauty of playing around with a recipe. Maybe you want it to be saltier, or there are not enough tomatoes! The choice is yours.
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Fresh Homemade Guac
Equipment
- Molcajete (or medium bowl)
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Spoon
- Citrus Juicer
Ingredients
- 5 Mini Avocados
- 1/2 Roma Tomato (Diced)
- 1-2 Tbsp Red Onion (Diced)
- 1/4 Cup Cilantro (Chopped)
- 1-2 Garlic Cloves (Minced)
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1-2 Limes Juiced
Instructions
- Peel and pit your avocados. Add to a medium size bowl.5 Mini Avocados
- Mash avocados with a fork and make it as smooth or chunky as you’d like.
- Next, add the rest of the ingredients to your bowl.1/2 Roma Tomato, 1-2 Tbsp Red Onion, 1/4 Cup Cilantro, 1-2 Garlic Cloves, 1/2 tsp Sea Salt, 1-2 Limes
- Give your guac a good stir. Taste test and add in more salt or lime juice if needed.
This guacamole recipe is perfectly balanced with all the best flavors! I made it for a party and people raved about it. One friend even said, “Best quac I’ve ever had!”
I love that this was such a big hit! Thanks for sharing!