Nobody should be without a solid guacamole recipe. Sure, it’s a healthy, incredibly delicious spread that makes almost anything it touches taste better, and it can make you slimmer, too: In a study published in Nutrition Journal, participants who ate half a fresh avocado with lunch reported a 40 percent decreased desire to eat for hours afterwards.
But there’s an even more compelling reason to commit this recipe to memory: It’s because having an awesome guac recipe is one of the easiest ways to impress others. Master it and you become the “guac guy” or “guac girl,” that person who needs to be at the party on Saturday and who needs to bring along the best guacamole ever. We hope this recipe, from our team at Eat This, Not That! (visit us online—or at WeWork Soho South!), helps you achieve such a vaunted status.
Ultimate Guacamole
You’ll need:
¼ cup chopped cilantro
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salt to taste
2 ripe avocados, pitted and peeled
1/4 cup minced onion
2 tablespoons minced jalapeño pepper
Juice of 1 lemon
2 ounces tortilla chips (the Garden of Eatin’ brand is Eat This, Not That! approved)
How to make it:
Combine the cilantro and garlic on a cutting board and use the back of a chef’s knife to work them into a fine paste; a pinch of coarse salt helps this process. (If you own a mortar and pestle, there’s never been a better time to use it.) Transfer the paste to a bowl and add the avocado. Use a fork to smash the avocado into a mostly smooth—but still slightly chunky—puree. Stir in the onion, jalapeño, lemon juice, and salt. Serve with tortilla chips or warm corn tortillas.
Makes 4 servings
Eat This
Ultimate Guacamole
Cost per serving: $0.93
330 calories
22 grams fat
2 grams saturated fat
490 milligrams sodium
Not That!
Chain restaurant chips and guacamole
Cost per serving: $3.25
800 calories
49 grams fat
7 grams saturated
795 milligrams sodium