Guacamole Dip
A satisfying vegetarian built around ripe avocados, cream and cilantro stems with leaves — roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Dairy
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How to make it
- Finely chop the regular onion, cilantro stems and leaves, and garlic, and seed and finely mince the serrano chile, using less of it if you prefer a milder dip.
- Halve the avocados, remove the pits, and scoop the flesh into a bowl, then mash it with a fork to your preferred texture, leaving it slightly chunky or making it smooth.
- Stir in the chopped onion, cilantro, garlic and serrano chile until evenly distributed through the avocado.
- Add the lime juice, which brightens the flavour and helps slow browning, then fold in the cream for richness.
- Loosen the dip with the milk a little at a time until it reaches a soft, scoopable consistency.
- Season with salt to taste and stir once more, then taste and adjust the lime or chile as needed.
- Serve right away with tortilla chips, or press plastic wrap directly onto the surface and refrigerate for up to a few hours to keep it from oxidising.
Ingredient substitutions
- Lime
- lemon
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
Tips & common questions
How long does Guacamole Dip take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of lime?
Try lemon. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Guacamole Dip vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Guacamole Dip is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Guacamole IMGP1271.jpg by Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.