Alton Brown Guacamole

5.0 from 5 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Courses: Appetizers

Cuisines: American

Ingredients: Fruits

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 0 min

Total Time: 20 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3 Haas avocado, halved, seeded, and peeled
• juice of 1 lime
• 1/2-1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Place avocado meat and lime juice in a large mixing bowl and toss to coat. Drain excess lime juice, and reserve 1 tablespoon for later.
2. Season avocado with salt, cumin, and cayenne, then mash with a fork/potato masher.
3. Fold in tomato, jalapeno, onion, garlic, cilantro, and 1 tablespoon of reserved lime juice from step 1. Let the guacamole sit at room temperature for one hour prior to serving.