Vegan Guacamole (Best Guac Recipe)

Vegan Guacamole in a bowl with tortilla chips.

5 from 4 votes

Vegan Guacamole is the perfect healthy appetizer for Cinco de Mayo, Game Day, or any party! This is the best guac recipe in just 10 minutes and it's a hit at every party. My version is flavored with garlic and scallions.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Servings: servings

Author: Nisha Kapur

Ingredients

1 large avocado
salt to taste
1/2 - 3/4 of a lime freshly squeezed
1 clove garlic chopped
1/3 cup red onions chopped
1/2 cup cilantro chopped
2 tbsp scallions chopped
1-2 tbsp serrano peppers with seeds (jalapeno peppers work too) chopped
1/4 cup tomatoes chopped

Instructions

Add a ripe avocado to a bowl and season well with salt.
Add a squeeze of lime juice.
Using a fork or potato masher, mash the avocado and mix well.
To the mashed avocado, add a clove of garlic.
Add chopped red onions.
Followed by fresh cilantro.
Add scallions.
Now add chopped serrano peppers.
Add some fresh chopped tomatoes.
Mix. Adjust the salt to taste. Enjoy your homemade guacamole with lots of flavor.

Notes

This recipe was first published on February 6, 2013, and has since been updated.

Avocado - Make sure your avocado is perfectly ripe, so you should be able to gently squeeze it.
Fresh Ingredients - I can't stress this enough, in order to make the best guacamole, you need to use fresh ingredients.
Chunky Guacamole - Don't mash or overmix the guacamole ingredients at the end.

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