How to Make Guacamole

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Bell pepper adds crunch without the heat.

lime

🥗Healthier: lemon

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon offers similar acidity, vinegar is cost-effective.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley provides a fresh flavor, spinach adds greens.

red onion

🥗Healthier: green onion

💰Cheaper: white onion

Green onion is milder, white onion is more economical.

Mince 2 cloves of garlic finely.

Dice 1/3 cup of red onion.

Add the minced garlic and diced onion to a bowl.

Juice 2 limes and add the juice to the bowl with the onion to soften its bite.

Dice 2 jalapeños, removing seeds as necessary, and add them to the bowl.

Add 3/4 teaspoon of salt to the mixture and stir to dissolve in the lime juice.

Chop 1/2 cup of cilantro and mix it into the bowl.

Mash 2 large avocados and 2 small avocados, leaving some chunks for texture, and combine with the other ingredients.

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