Avocado Dip

This avocado dip is deliciously creamy, and slightly tangy which makes a perfect snack or appetizer. It’s quick to make and full of flavor - just combine the ingredients in a food processor and it’s ready to serve.

❤️About This Recipe

Taste & Texture: Smooth, creamy, buttery, tangy with a hint of spicy taste. Though spice level is adjustable.

Quick & Easy: You’ll need 8 ingredients and just 5 minutes to make this avocado dip.

Healthy snack or Appetizer: Serve with veggies (like carrot, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, radish, celery) for a healthy afternoon snack. Serve with crostini, breadstick, or tortilla chips for a delicious appetizer.

Crowd-pleasing: Make this quick dip for your party or get to gather and impress your guests.

🧾Ingredient Notes

Here is the pic of the ingredients to make this creamy avocado dip recipe. All of them are simple and easy-to-find ingredients.

• Avocado: Ripe avocados are essential to making the best-tasting avocado dip recipe.
  • How to choose ripe avocados?
    • Skin Color: Is the skin color green, dark green or nearly black? Green means unripe. Ripe avocados have dark green to nearly black skin.
    • Skin Texture: Unripe one has smooth skin vs ripe avocado skin has a bumpy texture.
    • Firmness: Give avocado a gentle squeeze. If it feels firm and hard then it’s unripe. If it feels soft yet firm then it’s perfectly ripe. If it feels mushy and super soft then it’s overripe.
  • How to buy?
    • You rarely get the perfectly ripe avocado from the store. Try to plan and buy the avocados for spicy guacamole 2-3 days in advance. Let them ripe on the countertop, once they are ripe, store them in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Sour cream: It makes the dip creamy, rich and slightly tangy. Alternately, you can use greek yogurt or full-fat plain yogurt.
• Scallion (green or spring onion): I prefer to use scallions as they have a mild flavor compared to regular onions.
• Garlic: It adds a garlicky flavor. If you don’t like the garlicky taste then skip it
• Cilantro: It adds a nice fresh, herby flavor. Try with other herbs like parsley or dill leaves or basil.
• Jalapeno: I like a hint of spice in my avocado dip. The spice level is adjustable as per your liking.
  • To make it mild, use only half or a quarter of the jalapeno. Plus, remove and discard the seeds and veins of the jalapeno. 
• Salt & pepper: When it comes to the salt I always say add as per your taste. But when it comes to the avocados I suggest adding a little extra salt that makes the flavor pop. Just like spicy guacamole recipe, this dip needs more salt than you think. But always starts with less, if it tastes bland then add more.
• Lime juice: It adds a tangy, fresh & bright flavor.
  • The right amount and the combination of salt and lime juice bring out the best flavor of avocado dip.
• Ground cumin: It adds flavor, plus cumin helps in easy digestion.

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👩‍🍳Step By Step Photo Instructions 

1) Add peeled and pitted avocados in a food processor along with rest of the ingredients (sour cream, scallion, garlic, cilantro, jalapeno, salt, pepper and lime juice).

2) Process it until smooth and creamy (yet flaked with cilantro). 

Taste (if serving as a dip, taste with a chip that you’re serving. As tortilla chips can be salty) and don’t be shy on the salt. Add an extra pinch, you’ll be amazed how the flavors come together.

💭Expert Tips

• Be generous on salt. Taste your dip, if it tastes bland then add more. Always go for an extra pinch of salt, you’ll be amazed how flavorful it makes.
• The right amount of lime juice and salt makes the perfect tasting avocado dip.
• This doesn’t turn brown that quickly as there is a good amount of lime juice in it. Though after storing, the next day you may notice some browning on the top surface. Lime juice slows down the browning (oxidizing) but doesn’t prevent it.

🥣 Storage Instructions

To keep the browning at a minimum, follow the steps below.

1. Store leftover dip in a glass tall and narrow container. We are using a narrow mouth container so very less surface area is exposed to the air.
2. Using the back of the spoon, spread it evenly and make a flat surface on top.
3. Now cover the surface using plastic wrap. Make sure that wrap it touching the guacamole surface. Try to remove as much air as possible.
4. Store it in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Freezing is not a good idea.
5. After doing all these, you’ll still notice a few browning spots. Stir it in and enjoy. It is ok to eat that dip.

🍽 Serving Ideas

• As a dip: Below are the dipper options.
  • Veggies (carrot, celery, cherry tomatoes, radish, cucumber, mini peppers)
  • Tortilla chips
  • Crostini (toasted baguette)
  • Pretzel chips
  • Breadsticks
  • Crackers
• As a side sauce: It pairs well with any Mexican main like a quesadilla, tacos (paneer tacos, potato tacos), tostadas, nachos, burritos or any rice-beans bowls.
• As a sandwich spread: You can spread on the bread while making a simple veggie sandwich or replace the chutney in this chutney sandwich (w/ cucumber).

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Avocado Dip

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This avocado dip is deliciously creamy, and slightly tangy which makes a perfect snack or appetizer. It’s quick to make and full of flavor - just combine the ingredients in a food processor and it’s ready to serve.

Author: Kanan

Course: Appetizer,Snack

Cuisine: American

Calories: 129kcal

Servings 6

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

Ingredients  

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• ▢ 2 large Ripe avocado
• ▢ ¼ cup Sour cream or greek yogurt or full-fat plain yogurt
• ▢ 1 Spring onion (green onion or scallion) chopped
• ▢ 1 clove Garlic
• ▢ ½ cup Cilantro or coriander leaves
• ▢ 1 small Jalapeno To make it mild discard seeds and veins otherwise keep it.
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Cumin powder
• ▢ Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions 

• Add peeled and pitted avocados in a food processor along with the rest of the ingredients (sour cream, scallion, garlic, cilantro, jalapeno, salt, pepper and lime juice).
• Process it until smooth and creamy (yet flaked with cilantro).
• Taste (if serving as a dip, taste with a chip that you’re serving. As tortilla chips can be salty) and don’t be shy on the salt. Add an extra pinch, you’ll be amazed how the flavors come together.

Notes

• Be generous on salt. Taste your avocado dip, if it tastes bland then add more. Always go for an extra pinch of salt, you’ll be amazed how flavorful it makes. The right amount of lime juice and salt makes the perfect tasting dip.
• This doesn’t turn brown that quickly as there is a good amount of lime juice in it. Though after storing, the next day you may notice some browning on the top surface. Lime juice slows down the browning (oxidizing) but doesn’t prevent it.

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Nutrition

Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 203mg | Potassium: 360mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg

*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving

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