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    Home » Recipes » Easy Dips and Spreads

    4 Ingredient Guacamole Recipe

    Published: Feb 4, 2022 · Modified: Apr 16, 2022 by Megan Calipari · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    This 4 Ingredient Guacamole recipe contains no cilantro and just a few minutes to stir together. Use it to top tacos, fajitas or to dip chips into!

    I made this 4 Ingredient Guacamole recipe for all of the cilantro haters out there. I'm not one of them, but I still I don't want you to miss out on the top tier snack food that is guacamole.

    Avocado, green onion, jalapeño and lime on a white kitchen cloth
    These four ingredients are all you need to make delicious homemade guac.

    While I do still love cilantro, I make this exact recipe almost every time I make guacamole. And, thats because I'll use part of a bunch of cilantro in my guac and then the rest of it goes bad before I can use it. The worst. So instead of continuously wasting cilantro, I came up with this no cilantro guacamole recipe.

    Ingredients for Making 4 ingredient Guacamole

    This recipe contains what I think are the most important guacamole ingredients. Traditional guacamole you will find tomato, cilantro and red onion. I removed the tomato and cilantro completely and swapped the red onion for spring onion (or scallions). I did this because it has a more mild flavor. And and the green tops are more like an herb so its kind of like substituting green onion tops for the more traditional cilantro. Get it?

    portrait of a bowl 4 ingredient guacamole in a bowl with chips in the background
    Not a spec of cilantro in sight and this guac is still absolutely delicious.

    So here is what you will need:

    Avocado: 1 used 2 large Haas avocados for this 4 ingredient guacamole recipe. If you can only find little ones, no worries. It will be about 3 of the smaller ones. It should equal about 2 cups of avocado.

    Jalapeño: Jalapeño adds spice and freshness. I chop the jalapeño up super fine so there are no big spicy chunks. The amount I recommend in the recipe will be a medium spicy, so add more or less depending on your spice preference.

    Spring Onion: I add a whole spring onion (scallion) to this 4 ingredient guacamole recipe- the white and green parts.

    Lime Juice: The juice of a whole life rounds it all out. I used a whole fresh lime here, but I also love Santa Cruz bottled lime juice. I almost always have it on hand.

    A chip with guacamole on it.
    Its perfect with corn chips as a snack or appetizer

    How to Store Guacamole

    Nobody likes brown guacamole. The brown is just the fruit oxidizing which is completely natural and wont hurt you. Its just like when you chop an apple ahead of time and it turns brown on the outside. The only way to combat oxidation it to limit the amount of oxygen that touches the food.

    Placing the item in an airtight container works well for most things, but guacamole is extra prone to oxidation so heres what I do:

    First, scoop the leftover 4 ingredient guacamole into a container that has a tight fitting lid.

    Then take a piece of plastic wrap and place it directly on top of the guacamole inside the container. Press the plastic onto the guacamole so that as little air can get to it as possible.

    Finally, place the lid on top and store in the fridge for up to two days.

    Fajitas topped with guacamole
    But my favorite way to use it is to top tacos or fajitas-- these are soy curl fajitas!

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    4 Ingredient Guacamole Recipe

    Megan Calipari
    This 4 Ingredient Guacamole recipe contains no cilantro and just a few minutes to stir together. Use it to top tacos, fajitas or to dip chips into!
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 4 Servings
    Calories 166 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Knife
    • 1 Cutting Board
    • 1 Serving Bowl
    • 1 Spoon

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 Large Ripe Hass Avocados
    • ½ Medium Jalapeño , minced see note
    • 1 Large Spring Onion, thinly sliced the white and green parts
    • 3-4 teaspoon Lime Juice This is approximately the juice of 1 lime
    • Pinch Salt

    Instructions
     

    • Halve the avocados and remove the pits. Scoop the avocado flesh into a bowl.
    • Into the bowl add the jalapeño, spring onion, lime juice and a pinch of salt.
    • Mix together with a fork, until the avocado is mashed and the ingredients are combined. See Note
    • Serve with chips or atop tacos.

    Notes

    Increase or reduce or increase the amount of spice in this recipe by adjusting the amount of jalapeño you use. Use anywhere from no jalapeño for no spice to a whole one if you like spice!
    Stir less for a more chunky guacamole and stir more for a soother guac!
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1ServingCalories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 527mgFiber: 7gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 264IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
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