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Happy Cinco de Mayo!

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Guacamole and fajitas. Mexican flags and mariachi bands. Margaritas, margaritas, and…. more margaritas.

It’s Cinco de Mayo!

This year, I’m so pleased to team up with Avocados From Mexico. In fact, you could call me the Avo Whisperer. All year, I’ll be sharing the best recipes featuring – you guessed it – Avocados From Mexico, in addition to party ideas, nutrition facts, meal inspiration and more. And today, I’m excited to let you in on a little secret… a recipe for the BEST GUAC you’ll ever have!
carnivale-guacamole-788x440Here’s what you’ll need to whip up a batch of this delicious spread:

5 Hass Avocados from Mexico, cut into medium chunks
3 roma tomatoes, seeded & diced
1 serrano chili, finely diced
3 tbsp garlic chopped
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1 lime, juiced
3 tbsp olive oil
sea salt season to taste

Halve Hass Avocados and remove seeds. Cut into medium chunks (about a half inch thick) inside the Avocado shells, then scoop into a bowl with a spoon. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. (Don’t mash it into a paste; leave somewhat chunky.) Season with salt and taste, then mix a little bit more to combine thoroughly. Pair with corn chips.

All ingredients can be adjusted to suit your taste! We use non-traditional lemon juice instead of lime juice, because I’m a fan of the milder flavour. (As we say in my house, “lemon in the guac, lime in the cerveza!”) And, if you’re hankering for more Avo Inspiration, join our #AvoMexico Twitter Chat today at 12pm EDT! We’ll dish on the best, um, dishes! See you at noon!

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  3. nicolthepickle

    This looks really nice. Sunday nights are “dip” night at my house and I’ve been looking for new recipes and ideas.

  4. Melinda L.

    It was an extremely delicious and fun party. thanks for the fun times and recipes :)

  5. Susan T.

    I love guacamole but when I make it it is never is as good as from a restaurant. I’ll have to try your recipe!

  8. Lynda Cook

    This looks really good and tasty, truthfully I have never tried an avacado, thinking I may be missing something

  10. Treen Goodwin

    Yummy looks delish … i love guacamole , i will have to try this recipe thanks for sharing :)

  11. Judy Cowan

    I have to admit that I have never tried Avocados, maybe I am missing something.

  16. Janet P.

    I’m looking forward to trying this amazing recipe as homemade guac is the only kind my family will eat!

  22. Wanda Tracey

    We love corn chips so we tried the making the Cinc0 de Mayo and it was divine.I will be making it often.Thanks.

  24. Lee-Ann Jeffrey

    Yumm.. a little different than my normal recipe – will have to give it a try for sure! (Is there a bad guacamole recipe?)

  25. Guppy

    I so prefer home made guac to anything I’ve found in stores. I do get lazy though and use salsa sometimes in place of the tomatoes/chili’s and seasonings.

  27. sarah sar

    Delicious! I actually prefer homemade guacamole over store bought now…loads of lemon juice and garlic in mine please!!

  28. kathy downey

    Hi Lena,I am going to be excited to try this dip,would be a new one for my family who are all dip lovers.Thanks

  34. kathy downey

    I served this last night at our Christmas party it was a hit…wow can you believe its here again

  35. kathy downey

    We love your recipe and have been making every Thursday night for our cards games,it seems everyone cant get enough of it.

  36. Debbie White Beattie

    I’ve never eaten guacamole before because I don’t like avocado but I might give it a try