Guacamole with Tortilla Chips
Fresh avocado mashed with lime and salt, then folded with tomato, red onion, jalapeño, and cilantro and served with crisp tortilla chips.
Instructions
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Step 1
Rinse and dry the tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, and lime.
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Step 2
Halve the avocados, remove the pits, and scoop the flesh into a mixing bowl.
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Step 3
Juice the lime into the bowl, add the salt, and mash with a fork until mostly smooth with a few small chunks remaining.
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Step 4
Finely chop the red onion. Seed and dice the tomato, remove the jalapeño stem and seeds and finely chop it, then chop the cilantro. Combine them in a small bowl.
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Step 5
Fold the prepared vegetable mixture into the mashed avocado until evenly distributed.
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Step 6
Transfer the guacamole to a serving platter and serve immediately with the tortilla chips.
Nutrition (Estimated)
Food safety
Caution: low
Serve promptly. Refrigerate leftovers in a covered container within 2 hours and use within 1 day.
Risk factors
- Raw produce requires thorough rinsing.
- Cut guacamole is perishable at room temperature.