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To complement or emphasize the taste of a favorite dish, all chefs use a variety of sauces. Taking into account the fact that most overseas fruits today can easily be purchased at your nearest supermarket, we suggest you learn how to prepare a bright, tasty and nutritious Mexican avocado sauce - guacamole. Check out our selection of step-by-step recipes.

The History of Mexican Avocado Dip

Many centuries ago, avocados were considered inedible. However, the brave princess of the Mayan tribe still dared to try the fruit, for which she was rewarded with enlightenment, eternal youth, and beautiful children. So says the ancient legend, the truth of which only time knows. However, now this is no longer so important, because avocado has become firmly established in many cuisines of the world and continues to be one of the leaders in terms of benefits among many other fruits.

Avocado has been voted the most nutritious fruit in the world. On September 25, 1988, the corresponding information was entered into the Guinness Book of Records.

Who came up with the idea of ​​making wonderful guacamole from this wonderful fruit? The name of the sauce comes from the Aztec words “ahuacatl” (avocado) and “molli” (sauce), so there is an opinion that it was these Indian people who came up with the recipe, which is still popular today. According to other written sources, the first information about guacamole is found in English and Spanish written references that date back to the beginning of the 20th century. Either way, the sauce has a history, with roots going back to traditional Mexican cuisine.

What is it made from and what is it served with?

In addition to the main ingredient - avocado, the essential components of the simplest guacamole are lime (or lemon) juice and salt (ideally sea salt).

However, taking into account the fact that all recipes are subject to changes and additions by culinary experts, you can find options with the addition of hot and/or bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, herbs (most often cilantro), and various seasonings. Olive oil is a common ingredient in the dish; mayonnaise is less commonly found in recipes.

It should not be surprising that on culinary sites there are recipes for exotic foods with the addition of fruits, cheese, meat, fish and seafood. Everyone prepares this dish to their own taste!

Traditionally, the sauce is served with Mexican corn tortillas.. In addition, guacamole is good with bread, regular or thin pita bread, crackers and any chips and toast.

It should also be prepared as a side dish for meat and fish dishes, or as a salad for pasta and potatoes: to do this, simply cut the ingredients specified in the recipe larger and do not puree the dish.

Making guacamole at home: step-by-step recipes with photos

Classical

There is an opinion that the classic version of guacamole should be considered a sauce made only from avocado, lime juice and salt. However, this recipe can rather be called basic, since it is on its basis that all other varieties of this wonderful dish are prepared. The simplest version of three ingredients is extremely rare. We bring to your attention a classic recipe that is used more often than all others.

Ingredients:

• 3–4 avocados;
• 1 lime or lemon;
• 1 shallot;
• 1 chili pepper;
• 1 bunch of cilantro or parsley;
• 2–3 tablespoons olive oil;
• coarse salt - to taste.

Preparation:

1. Prepare all the necessary products. Wash the avocado and lemon and dry. Rinse the greens under running water and shake lightly.
   

   Prepare everything you need to make the sauce

2. Cut the tropical fruits open and remove the seeds. This can be done using a small spoon. Another option is to carefully insert a knife into the seed and turn it slightly to the side, separating the seed from the pulp.
   

   Cut tropical fruits and remove seeds

3. Transfer the pulp to a clean, dry container and grind to a puree. Avocado can be mashed with a fork or spoon, a potato masher, ground in a blender or minced.
   

   Shred the avocado using a fork, blender, or potato masher

4. Finely chop the seeded hot pepper pod with a knife and add it to the avocado puree.
   

   Add crushed chili to the bowl with avocado pulp

5. Peel the shallot, finely chop, and place in a bowl with the sauce. Instead of shallots, you can use red or white lettuce onions. Regular onion vegetables have a rather strong taste and aroma, so it is not recommended to use it for this sauce.

   Add chopped onion to sauce

6. Place fresh chopped herbs into a bowl.
   

   Next step is fresh parsley or cilantro

7. Squeeze the juice of a lime or half a lemon directly into the bowl with the avocado. These simple steps prevent the avocado from oxidizing, allowing the sauce to retain its rich, vibrant color.
   

Pour in olive oil.

Pour in olive oil

9. Mix the sauce thoroughly.

Mix all ingredients well

10. Transfer the guacamole to a clean bowl and serve with chips or bread.

Serve the sauce with nachos or other chips.

With tomatoes

Guacamole with fresh tomatoes has a richer taste and attracts attention with its brightness from the very first minutes.

Bright and tasty guacamole with tomatoes and chili peppers can be an excellent side dish

You will need:

• 1 large tomato;
• 1 chili pepper;
• 1 onion;
• fresh cilantro;
• green onions;
• ground black pepper - to taste;
• salt - to taste.

Preparation:

1. Cut the avocado. Using a knife, remove the seeds. Using a spoon, scoop out the fruit pulp into a small bowl.
   

   Remove the pits from the avocado

2. Wash a large ripe tomato, dry it, cut it into cubes and add to the avocado.
   

   Slice the tomato

3. Finely chop the peeled onion.
   

   Slice a white salad onion

4. Remove the seeds from the hot peppers and chop the chilies with a knife.
   

   Grind the chili pepper

5. Chop a few sprigs of fresh cilantro.
   

   Chopped cilantro will add a special flavor to the sauce

6. Add hot peppers and herbs to the avocado and tomatoes, pour the resulting mixture thoroughly with lime juice.
   

   Squeeze the juice from the lime

7. Mix the sauce thoroughly.
   

   Mix all ingredients

8. Serve with corn tortillas and garnish with cilantro leaves.

Video: how to make guacamole with tomatoes

With bell pepper and parsley

With the rich aroma of juicy bell peppers and fresh herbs, this guacamole recipe will make you fall in love with it as you prepare it!

Ingredients:

• 3–4 avocados;
• 1–2 chili;
• 1 red bell pepper;
• 1 ripe tomato;
• 1–2 limes;
• 1 bunch of fresh parsley;
• 1-2 tablespoons olive oil.

Preparation:

1. Stock up on the ingredients you need to make guacamole. Wash and dry them.
   

   Prepare the food

2. Cut one large tomato into small cubes. In some recipes, tomatoes are crushed using a blender or meat grinder, but pieces of vegetables in the sauce make it more appetizing in appearance.
   

   Cut the tomato into small cubes

3. Cut the bell pepper, peeled and seeded, into small squares.
   

   Grind bell pepper

4. Chop one or two chili pods (also remove the seeds first) very finely with a knife or pass through a press.
   

   Chop the chili pepper very finely

5. Chop a bunch of fresh parsley.
   

   Chop fresh herbs with a knife

6. Peel the avocado. Separate the pulp from the peel and place in a bowl.
   

   Prepare the avocado: place the pulp in a bowl

7. Mash the avocado pulp into a puree using a fork.
   

   Mash the pulp with a fork

8. Pour the juice of 1-2 limes over the avocado.
   

   Squeeze lime juice into a bowl

9. Add all the previously prepared vegetables, herbs and a couple of tablespoons of olive oil to the sauce.
   

   Mix all guacamole ingredients

10. Serve guacamole with pita bread or bread.
    

    This guacamole looks not like a sauce, but like a full-fledged salad

For spiciness, instead of chili, you can add finely chopped red or white salad onion, as well as garlic, to the sauce. To avoid spoiling the sauce with too many rich ingredients, use just one.

Recipe from Jamie Oliver

The world-famous chef Jamie Oliver did not ignore the exotic sauce. Its preparation version can be found on the “delicious” pages of many peoples of the world. The ingredients of the sauce are not much different from other options, but the Naked Chef suggests pureeing the avocado pulp using a blender rather than mashing it by hand.

You will need the following ingredients:

• 2- ripe avocados;
• 5–6 cherry tomatoes;
• 1–2 limes;
• 2 stalks of green onions;
• 1 small chili;
• several sprigs of fresh cilantro;
• 1 tablespoon olive oil;
• salt and ground black pepper to taste.

Preparation:

1. Place a few sprigs of fresh cilantro, a couple of green onions, and a small chili pod (deseeded) in the bowl of a blender or food processor. Grind food using the device at medium speed.
   

   Chop cilantro, green onions and chili

2. Remove the pits from the avocado. Jamie Oliver suggests doing this by removing the stem of the fruit and pressing firmly on it so that the flesh slides out of the shell. However, it is worth noting that this option is only suitable for very ripe fruits. If the avocado is a little hard, you can simply cut it in half, remove the pits with a spoon or knife, and then separate the flesh from the skin in a more conventional way.
   

   The next step is to peel and pit the avocado.

3. Place the avocado and cherry tomatoes in a blender bowl and blend again at low speed.
   

   Mix greens, avocado and cherry tomatoes

4. Add lime juice and olive oil to the resulting mixture.
   

   Pour in lime juice

5. Season the guacamole with salt and ground black pepper to taste, stir again, transfer to a clean container and serve. Oliver suggests serving guacamole with lightly grilled tortillas and fresh vegetables.
   

   Help yourself to your health!

With ginger and lemon juice

This version of the sauce captivates not only with its spicy taste, but also with its unique aroma. However, keep in mind that a large amount of ginger can spoil the dish..
You will need:

• 1 tomato;
• 1/2 bell pepper;
• 1/2 large white onion;
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice;
• a piece of fresh ginger;
• ground black pepper;
• salt;
• tortillas.

Preparation:

1. Peel and pit the avocado, place in a mortar and mash.
   

   Mash the avocado until smooth

2. Cut half a bell pepper without seeds into squares, a tomato and half an onion into cubes. Grate a piece of fresh ginger on a fine grater, chop with a knife or pass through a press. Place the prepared ingredients in a mortar with the avocado puree.
   

   

   Guacamole with ginger is amazingly flavorful!

With sour cream

As mentioned above, in some guacamole recipes you can find an ingredient such as mayonnaise. We invite you to get acquainted with a more healthy and original recipe for guacamole with sour cream.

Video: how to make the simplest guacamole with sour cream

Despite the numerous options for serving guacamole, the dish in combination with chips remains traditional. Corn tortillas can be easily purchased in modern supermarkets. However, what to do if this is not possible? No problem! You can replace nachos with thin pita chips or regular potato chips.

Lazy recipe from the forum

I usually cook this dip when there is absolutely no time or I really don’t feel like cooking (and my stomach completely refuses to accept such an excuse girl_haha) or when I need to serve it to the table quickly and so that everyone is happy good2 . Goes great with beer and wine. You can eat it with chips, bread (not WITH chips, bread, but bread! It’s much tastier! Wink), bread, whatever you like Drinks or Beer Attention, this recipe is far from real, the original adds a lot more products, but we have a very lazy option... girl_blush2 Maybe someone will find my express recipe useful sharik

For a medium bowl (for about 2 people) you will need: * Ripe avocado (soft) - 2 pcs. * Lemon juice - About half a lemon, but you can also use concentrate * Fresh dill (you can also dry it) * Salt, pepper

Cut the avocado into 2 halves, remove the pit, carefully scrape the pulp with a spoon into a bowl - mash the pulp with a fork or masher or in a blender (I don’t like it in a blender - there’s too much valuable yummy left on the walls). Finely chop the dill and add to the avocado, pour in lemon juice, add black pepper (preferably freshly ground) and the more the better, but do not over-pepper, salt is also to taste. 5 minutes and you're done! Wink It turns out sooooo delicious, it’s swept away in a matter of minutes!

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Video: how to quickly make simple guacamole

Hello! My name is Olga. I am a 2nd year student at the Tauride Academy of the Crimean Federal University named after V.I. Vernadsky (faculty of Slavic philology and journalism, Russian language and literature).

Do you want to have a Mexican evening, but don’t want to boringly dip the slices in regular spicy ketchup?! We offer you the perfect addition to crispy slices - guacamole sauce! This product is suitable not only for Mexican snacks; you can safely dip fried meats in this “dressing” or serve it with any type of meat. The recipe for guacamole sauce will now be revealed, just go down below the article.

Prepared avocado-based hot sauce

Classic guacamole is made from avocado with a few other savory ingredients. Preparing this dish is very simple, the entire cooking process can take a maximum of 15 minutes. So you can quickly whip up this dish almost before your guests or your family arrive and serve it to the table. As always, our culinary lesson will begin with an introduction to cooking products.

Products to prepare

You've probably already learned that the main ingredient in guacamole sauce is avocado, but besides it there are several other equally important products. Now we will list all the ingredients of guacamole sauce, without which cooking cannot begin. This list of products will help you prepare two servings of the dish at home:

• 1 normal sized avocado. The fruit must be ripe! It’s easy to check for ripeness; you press the avocado with your finger and if a dent appears on it, then it’s ripe and suitable for cooking.
• 4 cherry tomatoes, if you can’t find cherry tomatoes, replace them with one tomato.
• One small red Crimean onion, if not, then a white onion.
• Half a lime or plain lemon.
• 1 PC. hot red pepper.
• A clove of garlic.
• Fresh cilantro 2-3 sprigs.
• Salt and allspice black pepper to your taste.

Making guacamole

Well, you found out the composition of guacamole sauce, we think it didn’t surprise you in any way, all the products are quite simple and affordable. Now we will independently master the recipe for making guacamole sauce at home. As always, our instructions will be given to you step by step, step by step. Such a detailed scheme of actions will not allow you to make any mistakes in cooking.

1. First of all, you must wash our avocado and wipe it dry with a paper towel. We take a sharp knife and use it to turn the whole fruit into two identical halves. Remove the seeds. Take a spoon and use it to scrape out all the “filling” from the fruit. Place the pulp in a bowl, mash thoroughly with a fork and pour over lime or lemon juice.
2. Wash the red pepper, cut it open and remove the seeds, wash it again and let it dry. Take a knife and chop finely.
3. Peel the onion, rinse and finely chop with a knife.
4. Finely chop the washed cilantro sprigs and pour them into a bowl with avocado pulp, add the onion and hot red pepper there.
5. Salt and pepper the dish at your discretion.
6. Almost the final touch is adding small tomatoes. We wash them, cut them finely and add them to the almost ready-made guacamole sauce. Mix everything again.

If your delicious “seasoning” for your dishes will not be served immediately, then it is best to cover the bowl with the mixture with cling film and put it in the refrigerator to rest. One last culinary nuance, prepared Mexican guacamole is only good for one day, so eat it all and don't save it for tomorrow!

Video: preparing classic “Guacamole”

Cuisine of Guatemala. Dishes and recipes from Guatemalan cuisine.

Guatemalan cuisine is based on traditional Mayan recipes and foods, including corn, chili peppers and beans. Potato tamales are usually eaten on Thursdays; on All Saints' Day on November 1st they eat fiambre, which is a salad that can have more than 50 components. The tradition of salads dates back to the days when families brought their own dishes to celebrations and mixed them, in most cases sausages and cold cuts, pickled corn and onions, beets, cheeses, olives, chicken, Brussels sprouts. At Christmas it is customary to drink a hot fruit drink, tamales and ponche. In general, Guatemalan cuisine is reminiscent of the cuisine of countries such as El Salvador, Honduras or Mexico, with minimal influence from Spain or Europe.

Recipes from Guatemalan cuisine. Dishes for the holidays. National New Year's recipes.

Main kitchen:

In the inland regions they eat traditional Indian dishes, and they consume a lot of yucca, millet and the meat of animals that live in the neighboring forest. In recent years, the urban population has been faced with the dominance of American cuisine, meaning semi-finished products from the USA or Mexico. Due to their carelessness and lack of education, Guatemalans become victims of such a diet, despite the fact that in villages many are malnourished, and in cities, on the contrary, many suffer from obesity.

Not dessert, Guatemalans eat rice cakes, candied fruits, sweet burritos; the country has no problems with sugar; local food products boast a large excess of sugar. Coffee is a very popular beverage as it is a major sector of the country's modern agriculture. Among alcoholic drinks, rum and various alcoholic drinks using fruit juices are popular. Guatemala could be a paradise for fruitarians or raw foodists, there is a large selection of tropical fruits and they are cheap.