This beautiful, tasty eight-ingredient, rich, and creamy Avocado Dip is always a family and friend party favorite. It is similar to guacamole but without tomatoes and with a texture that is very similar to hummus. Eat it as a snack with tortilla chips, crackers, carrot sticks, celery sticks, and bell peppers. It tastes delicious as a spread on sandwiches, nachos, tortillas, fajitas, burritos, eggs, enchiladas, and tacos.
How to make Avocado Dip
Add the fresh cilantro, fresh lime juice, jalapeno, sour cream, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and avocados to the bowl of a food processor or a blender. Then process on high until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Finally, garnish with a few cilantro leaves before serving.
How to pick the perfect avocado
For ripe, ready-to-eat avocados, look for dark green to nearly black skin. The flesh should yield slightly to gentle firm pressure but should not feel mushy. A dark black mushy avocado is overripe. If you pop the stem off with your thumb, you should see a nice green spot indicating a healthy avocado, but if you see a black moldy spot, then the avocado is overripe.
Avocado Dip Recipe notes and helpful tips
- If you are new to choosing ripe avocados, pick up a few extra ones. Sometimes, when you open an avocado, you may find that it is slightly overripe and that it is necessary to cut the dark blemished areas off and discard them.
- Peel, seed, and chop your avocadoes after you have the other ingredients in the bowl of your food processor. This will help prevent premature browning of the avocado flesh.
- If you like things with a little more heat, leave the veins and seeds in the jalapeno. Or add a few dashes of hot sauce.
- It takes several minutes to blend this dip smoothly in the food processor. Don’t give up hope!
- Make this more of a chunky dip by smashing the avocados with a fork. Then add the rest of the ingredients and stir with a spoon.
- This dip is best served shortly after it is prepared. Avocados turn brown when they react to the oxygen in the air. Lime or lemon juice slows this down drastically but err on the side of caution and serve fairly promptly. This dip will not brown as quickly as traditional guacamole, but still place it in an airtight container with a piece of plastic wrap right on the top of the dip.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to serve.
How to chop cilantro
Cilantro is sold in bunches. While keeping it in a bunch wash it under cold water and shake gently to remove the water. Then gently dry it with paper towels. Now cut the bulk of the leaves off the stem. Roll the leaves up in a bunch like a cigar and chop finely with a sharp knife. Chop only the cilantro that you will use in a couple of hours as fresh herbs start to lose their flavor as soon as you cut them. If not used right away store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
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Avocado Dip
Ingredients
- ½ cup cilantro leaves coarsely chopped
- 2 limes juiced
- 1 small jalapeno seeds and veins removed roughly chopped
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon onion powder
- 2 large avocados peeled pitted, halved
- Assorted veggies
- Tortilla chips
Instructions
- Add cilantro, lime juice, jalapeno, sour cream, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and avocados to the bowl of a food processor. Process on high until smooth.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish with a few cilantro leaves before serving.
Notes
- If you are new to choosing ripe avocados pick up a few extra ones. Sometimes when you open an avocado you may find that it is slightly overripe and that it is necessary to cut the dark blemished areas off and discard them.
- Peel, seed, and chop your avocadoes after you have the other ingredients in the bowl of your food processor. This will help prevent premature browning of the avocado flesh.
- If you like things with a little more heat leave the veins and seeds in the jalapeno.
- It takes several minutes to blend this dip smooth in the food processor. Don't give up hope!
- This dip is best served shortly after it is prepared. Avocados turn brown when they react to the oxygen in the air. Lime or lemon juice slows this down drastically but err on the side of caution and serve fairly promptly.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
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Nayna Kanabar
I love this type of avocado dip spread on toast . The spicy kick is something that just takes it to the next level. Your dip was creamy and delicious.
Tameka H.
I have been trying to find the perfect avocado dip recipe for the longest while. This is it. I like it better than guacamole.
Bryan
I don’t find ordinary guacamole all that great. But this dip, with its added ingredients, is a much tastier alternative.
Rosey
There are so many great ways to use the avocado. A dip is always my favorite. This one looks delicous.
Shadi Hasanzadenemati
Oh wow, this dip was so delicious. My family devoured it!
Aimee Mars
This is exactly what I’m going to prepare for my kids as an after-school snack! It’s also a great way to get them to eat more veggies!
Beth Pierce
Agreed 100%! So healthy and delicious for the kids!
MJ
I love this dip for snacking! Will make it again the next time we have friends over, too. It’s so tasty!
Beth Pierce
Thanks MJ! So glad that you liked it!
Gina
Love this! Better and easier than guac in my opinion!
Cara
The perfect dip for a party! Love this idea.
Amanda
We love this dip! It’s great with chips or on top of a burrito bowl.
Jen Vinuya
This is so easy and so good! Such an amazing dip!
Beti
This will not last long at our house! It looks incredibly delicious!! Can’t wait to try it!
katerina
My family would love this! It looks SO YUMMY!
Toni
This was a hit with my kids!! They really loved it!
Erin
I’ve got to try this tasty Avocado Dip soon!
Erik
Love it! Big fan of avocados, so this is definitely a must!