How To Make The Best Guacamole Ever

ripe avocados

🥗Healthier: avocado puree

💰Cheaper: frozen avocado

Frozen avocado can be more affordable and still nutritious.

lime juice

💰Cheaper: lemon juice

Lemon juice is often cheaper and can provide a similar tang.

cilantro

💰Cheaper: parsley

Parsley is a budget-friendly herb that can substitute cilantro.

Dice the white onion into small pieces, setting some aside for texture later.

Roughly chop the Serrano pepper, keeping the seeds for extra heat.

Chiffonade the cilantro using the cigar method.

Use a mortar and pestle (molcajete) to create a paste with half the diced onion, the Serrano pepper, and half the cilantro, adding a bit of lime juice to start extracting flavors.

Add salt to the paste to help extract additional flavor from the ingredients.

Scoop the avocado flesh directly into the paste without cutting it first.

Mash the avocado with the tejolote to your desired consistency, mixing in the paste.

Taste the guacamole and adjust the salt as needed, adding the reserved onion for texture and the remaining cilantro if desired.

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