How to Upgrade Store Bought Guacamole

Name: How to Dress Up Store Bought Guacamole
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Ingredients: 2 just ripe or ripe avocados; 1/4 c chopped tomatoes; 1/8 c chopped red onion; 1/8 c chopped cilantro; 1/2 lime, juiced; salt, to taste; 1 container of store bought guacamole; for optional garnish: chopped tomatoes, cilantro, pickled onions, cojita, charred corn, more salt

May 5, 2025

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Store bought is always fine! But sometimes, we can make it a little better. Guacamole is definitely one of those, especially when you can’t get your hands on enough ripe avocados to make it all from scratch yourself.

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First, you’ll start with your store bought base; then you’ll mash up some just ripe avocados (also fully ripe, totally fine). To that, you add salt, chopped tomatoes, red onion, cilantro (if you like it, if you don’t just skip it), and lime juice. Stir it all together and then add that to your store bought guac. Mix it all together!

And then we dress it up! I added some chopped onion, pickled onion, cilantro, charred corn and cojita to the top. It was SUCH a hit!

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