Easy Cinco de Mayo Guacamole (Printable)

Creamy avocado with sweet mango and spicy jalapeño for a bright, flavorful dip or snack.

# What You Need:

→ Produce

01 - 3 ripe avocados
02 - 1 small ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and diced
03 - 1 small red onion, finely diced
04 - 1 to 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and finely chopped
05 - 1 medium tomato, seeded and diced
06 - 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
07 - Juice of 1 lime

→ Seasoning

08 - 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
09 - 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

# Directions:

01 - Halve the avocados, remove the pits, and scoop the flesh into a medium mixing bowl.
02 - Add lime juice and mash avocados using a fork or potato masher to your desired consistency.
03 - Gently fold in mango, red onion, jalapeño, tomato, cilantro, salt, and pepper until well combined.
04 - Taste and adjust lime juice, salt, or jalapeño as needed for optimal flavor balance.
05 - Serve immediately with tortilla chips or cover with plastic wrap pressed directly onto the surface and chill until ready to serve.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • The mango cuts through the richness with unexpected sweetness, making this feel less heavy than traditional guacamole.
  • Ten minutes from your kitchen to the table means you can make this while people are still pulling up to your gathering.
  • That first bite of creamy avocado mixed with jalapeño heat and bright lime juice tastes like summer actually showed up on time.
02 -
  • Cutting avocados too early is a one-way ticket to brown, oxidized guacamole—I learned this the hard way by prepping them while my guests were still getting dressed.
  • The plastic wrap trick, pressed directly on the surface, actually works to prevent browning because it cuts off oxygen; this one discovery changed how I make guacamole for events.
03 -
  • Keep an avocado pit in the guacamole if you're storing it; the old kitchen wisdom about this actually has some science behind it and helps prevent browning.
  • Taste everything as you go because one person's perfect salt level is another person's oversalted disaster—trust your own mouth over any recipe.
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