Instructions

• Step 1: Select avocados Buy avocados that feel soft enough to be ripe and use them immediately.
• Step 2: Remove avocado seeds Cut the avocado in half with a sharp knife. Twist the halves apart and remove the seed. Scoop the pulp out with a spoon.
• Step 3: Mash avocado Put the avocado in a bowl and mash it with a fork or a potato masher.
• Step 4: Add lime juice and salt Mix the lime juice into the avocados and add salt.
• TIP: Roll limes on a counter with your palm to yield the most juice.
• Step 5: Chop ingredients Finely chop the tomato, onion, jalapeno, and garlic and mix with the avocado.
• Step 6: Store your guacamole Serve immediately, or store in the refrigerator with plastic wrap over the surface.
• FACT: The skin of Hass avocados changes from green to dark brown as they ripen.

You Will Need

• 4 avocados
• 4 tbsp. lime juice
• Salt
• A tomato
• An onion
• A jalapeno pepper
• A garlic clove
• A sharp knife
• A spoon
• A bowl
• A potato masher or fork
• Plastic wrap