The best basic guacamole recipe

Name: The best basic guacamole recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: serving
Cuisine: Accompaniment
Ingredients: 1 avocado; fresh lime juice; 30 ml red onion finely chopped; 30 ml fresh herbs parsley, coriander, chives or basil, finely chopped; 1 chilli chopped, seeded (optional); yoghurt Greek

Prep: 15 mins

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This Mexican condiment is delicious served as a dipping sauce on a vegetable platter, with almost anything!

By Food24 May 04 2015

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Ingredients (6)

1	avocado
	fresh lime juice
30 ml	red onion — finely chopped
30 ml	fresh herbs — parsley, coriander, chives or basil, finely chopped
1	chilli — chopped, seeded (optional)
	yoghurt — Greek

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Method:

Mash 1 large avo with a fork. Season to taste with lime juice, salt and pepper. Add 30ml finely chopped red onion, 30ml finely chopped herbs such as parsley, coriander, chives or basil, 1 chopped (and seeded, if you prefer) chilli, and finally stir in 15-30ml Greek yoghurt.

Tip

Roast the limes (or lemons as an alternative) on a griddle pan to make sure that you get every last drop of juice out of them.

Makes about 400ml

Recipe reprinted with permission of Home.

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