8 Unique Guacamole Ingredients for Adventurous Eaters

What is guacamole and how do you do it? Before answering that question, make sure you buy organic California avocados for a super-duper result. Authentic guacamole is simple and easy. Slice ripe avocados in half, remove the pit and skins and scoop them into a mixing bowl. Mash them gently using a fork until you get the desired level of chunky or smooth consistency. Add the onions, tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, garlic, lime juice, and salt and stir everything together. That’s it. The most delicious, easy guacamole.

Cooking is an art. Get creative, play with your imagination, explore the unknown, and discover amazing recipes. Pick up unique ingredients and add them to the avocado guacamole as per your liking. Trust me, once you try the below recipes, you are going to avail avocado monthly membership. Comes let’s get into action.

1. Crispy guacamole – Add all those crispy items you know according to your taste buds like corn chips, chocolate puffs, crispy rice, or bran flakes to the mashed avocados for crunchy guacamole.
2. Fruity guacamole – Add fruit of your choice to the avocado guacamole. You can think of weird combinations like passion fruit and its mouth-puckering sour flavour would be balanced by avocado. You can add a diced apple for a crunchy, sweet, and fruity guacamole. Add pineapple, banana, or mango, plus orange juice for a tangy twist.
3. Nutty guacamole – Adding trail mix into guacamole is an exciting adventure. With every bite of your yummy guacamole comes a medley of surprises— sweet raisins, crunchy nuts, and bitter dark chocolate.
4. Caffeinated guacamole - Try mixing crunchy espresso beans or chocolate-covered espresso beans,if you like it sweet, into your guacamole for an extra perk to your dip.
5. Salty guacamole – Crushsalty pretzels and sprinkle them into your guacamole. You can also use tortilla chips with your favouriteguacamole recipe.
6. Spicy guacamole – Smash avocado pulp in a bowl with a fork and add basic ingredients like chopped red onion, cherry tomatoes, juice of half a lime, cilantro, salt, and pepper and mix well. It’s time to spice up your avocados now. Add finely chopped jalapenos (quantity depends on how spicy you like it) and mix well.
7. Tangy guacamole – Mash the avocado in a bowl. Carefully mix in Greek yogurt and lime juice. Once it's well combined, add chopped cilantro, diced red onion and tomato, and salt and pepper to taste and mix them well together. Must-try guacamole for those who like it tangy.
8. Grilled guacamole – Preheat a grill on medium-high heat. Lay the scooped avocados over the hot grate, cover, and grill both the sides for about 5 minutes or until the flesh is lightly charred. Transfer the grilled avocados to a serving bowl and mash with a fork. Add finely chopped tomato, red onion, chopped cilantro, minced garlic cloves, kosher salt, and pepper and juice of one full lime, and stir to combine. Your grilled guacamole is ready.

Do not limit your imagination. You can just add anything and everything to your guacamole because avocado combines well with any ingredients. You can buy organic California avocados online. Some sites even offer avocado monthly membership. So, what are you waiting for? Order now. Trust me you will love amazing guacamole that you would just eat them as a whole instead of using it as a dip.

Ken Kesey is a nutritionist at a leading hospital in California and she recommends California avocados to her patients for supporting their daily dietary intakes.