This simple guacamole recipe is nice and chunky, with a citrusy accent from both lime and orange juice. This guacamole dip is the perfect combo to welcome warm weather with a few salty corn chips and a nice cold beverage.
Guacamole is an obvious go-to that’s versatile enough to be served at everything from tailgates to wedding showers to easy to pull together Taco Tuesdays. Because who doesn’t love a dip with a chip into amazing guacamole? There are as many guacamole recipes out there and we all have our favorite. This chunky homemade version is mine. Whether you prefer it smooth or chunky, there’s no doubt it’s the perfect addition to fajitas, rice bowls, tacos, nachos, and the best companion to crunchy, salty tortilla chips.
My simple guacamole recipe features a combination of avocados that have been creamed to a smooth consistency, and a few more that are in larger chunks to get just the right ratio per scoop. It’s the ideal creamy-chunky balance. Bites of white onion and jalapeño add the heat, along with a little diced tomato mixed in, and some smoky spices. But what gives this guacamole dip a special taste is the addition of fresh orange juice along with lime juice for a creamy, citrusy scoop.
What’s in This Chunky Guacamole
You only need a handful of ingredients to make this simple guacamole. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Ripe avocados
- White onion
- Tomato
- Garlic
- Fresh lime juice
- Fresh orange juice
- Jalapeño
- Chili powder
- Smoked paprika
- Kosher salt
How to Pick a Ripe Avocado
The almighty avocado. It’s one of nature’s most complete foods thanks to good for you fats, essential fatty acids and phytochemical plus vitamins. It’s a nutritional powerhouse and pretty much has it all going on but choosing a ripe avocado can be a guessing game. If your fruit isn’t ripe enough and you’ll never be able to mash them. Too ripe and the avocado flavor is bitter and the texture mealy. So how to tell if you have a ripe avocado?
- First, gently squeeze an avocado and feel for just a bit of softness and give.
- Then, take a look at the brown nub of the stem and pluck it off. If the stem comes off easily and shows green underneath, the avocado is ripe and ready to eat.
- If it shows brown under the stem, the avocado is likely too ripe and could have dark spots inside.
- If the stem is stubborn and won’t budge, the avocado isn’t ready yet.
How to Make This Chunky Guacamole
This chunky, citrus guacamole is an unbelievably quick and easy to make. Here’s how:
Mash three of the avocados in a medium bowl. Add two more chopped avocados to the bowl with the chopped, onion, tomato, garlic, and jalapeño.
Add the citrus and spices. Squeeze the orange and lime juices over the avocado mixture and add the chili powder, smoked paprika and salt. Mix well. Add more of the juice mixture to taste.
Is Guacamole Healthy Like Avocado
Guacamole sometimes gets a bad rap for not being healthy, but the truth is, as long as it isn’t made with added fats (like bacon or cheese), and isn’t consumed in crazy big proportions, it can be a healthy food. Since the main ingredient in guacamole is avocados and since those are a healthy source of potassium, folate, fiber, phytonutrients, vitamins, and monounsaturated fats, guacamole can most definitely be considered a healthy food.
What to Serve with Guacamole (Besides Chips)
- Slow Cooker Smoky Pulled Pork Tacos
- 5-Ingredient Chipotle Chicken Taquitos
- The Best Steak Fajitas
- Roasted Chicken, Butternut Squash, and Guacamole Rice Bowls
- The BEST Easy Chicken Fajitas
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Chunky Citrus Guacamole
Ingredients
- 5 avocados , chopped
- ⅓ cup white onion , diced
- ⅓ cup tomato , diced
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 jalapeño , seeds and veins removed and finely diced
- 1 small orange , juiced (¼ cup)
- 1 lime , juiced (⅛ cup)
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ⅛ teaspoon smoked paprika , (optional)
- Kosher salt to taste
Instructions
- Mash three of the avocados in a medium bowl. Add two more chopped avocados to the bowl with the chopped, onion, tomato, garlic, and jalapeño. Squeeze the orange and lime juices over the avocado mixture and add the chili powder, smoked paprika and salt. Mix well. Add more of the juice mixture to taste. Serve with tortilla chips, sliced fresh vegetables or as a topping for a tasty sandwich.
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This is a wonderful post. I loved each of the photographs, and the recipe specially.
Thanks for sharing.
-Amy
What happy news- all of it! Good for you for making a healthy change. Dara’s story really inspired me too. I’ve been diligent about exercising, and I’m totally avoiding carbs and sugar too… but just on my own. The pounds are a droppin’! Good luck!!
Made guacamole with a dash of lemon a day before and here is another citrusy treat! Love the foodie friends pictures….they are gorgeous.
Amazing! All of it!
Thank you so much for including The Food Matters Project in your post, Heidi! I’m eagerly awaiting the next issue of FoodieCrush, and I’d gladly pay $10 or more for a physical copy (would that be enough?). And lastly, that guac looks incredible. I never thought to add chunks of citrus!
Hi, Heidi!
Thanks for sharing the Chunky Citrus Guacamole recipe! I saved and printed your recipe. Your instruction is really clear and easy to follow. I can’t wait to make it by myself! :)
I’d like to read the magazine from my iPad so I can bring it anywhere, since I’m travelling a lot.
Avocados are now on the grocery list! As for Foodie Crush magazine, I like it online.
Love this post! I enjoyed the first issue of Foodie Crush, it would be awesome if I could view it on my Kindle Fire!
Avacado and I have a wonderful relationship, but your recipe made me re-think the way I make guac! I love that you keep this recipe chunky and the orange twist. This looks delicious…I want it on my eggs tomorrow morning!
Heidi, I always feel so invigorated, energized and inspired when I read your blog. I love to read about what projects you have in the works. I really enjoyed reading the online version of Foodiecrush Magazine, and I would definitely keep reading it in that format. But I would also be very excited to read it on my iPad. I take my iPad with me often when I’m going to be somewhere for an extended period of time and will need things to read. Thank you for keeping us all posted! xo
Wow! You are one busy lady. Have fun with Smudge this weekend. I liked reading the magazine online just like the first gorgeous one. Looks like a must try guacamole.
What a fun post! Inspirational line-up of creative people and projects — love your photography. And I’d never turn down a bit of chunky guac especially smeared on a sandwich or rolled up in some lettuce. The stuff is addicting!
Yum, I never thought of putting paprika in my guac, but I will now!
I’m excited to see your next issue! I’m a print girl, but I know just what an extra pain (and expense) that would be to produce. I have an ipad around here somewhere, but I never seem to use it.
I’m a print addict too. But doing a full-scale mag on paper is expensive when I can’t afford to do a big run of them. So on-demand might be my only option at this point.
yea, I cannot imagine being able to afford to self-publish a print mag… Not to mention gathering all high res images and pre-pressing that baby… publication design is maybe rewarding to some but the production work that’s involved is really the worst… (in my opinion :).
I’ll read your magazine regardless – I have no problem viewing via Issue.
i’d love to be able to read the magazine in a downloadable PDF format.
Thanks for your comment. You actually can download a PDF of the mag for the Issuu page where the magazine lives. Follow the link and it will lead you to it http://www.issuu.com/foodiecrush/docs/foodiecrush-issue01c
Click on the far right icon with the down arrow to download it.
Looks like I better add that option to my site
I love magazines on my IPad (that way I can keep it around wherever I go!)
Love this guac- looks amazing!
That guacamole is looking really yummy! Can’t wait for the next issue!
I would love it in nook form! I wasn’t able to see the first one so it would awesome to see it on my nook!!
Have you tried to view it recently? I upgraded the application so you shoul now be able to.
So much goodness in one post!!!
Love all of the bloggers you mention! Kristen’s blog was one of the first I ever read. And guac! LOVE, love, love! I’m a little obsessed with it at the moment. ;)
I’m with you. Always obsessed with avocados!
Ok, wow, big post!
Yes, I can’t wait for the next issue of Foodie Crush! I thought the first format was wonderful! It was so easy to click-through to read. That said, I’m a bit old fashioned (hello, I’m 27, heh), but I would love a printed-out version. I would pay $3-4/issue for it, too.
Congrats on all the great news! :)
Now I am seriously craving guacamole! Just added avocados to my Costco list for tomorrow. Sounds like you are crazy busy; I guess that is a good thing. Thanks for the shout-out for my slow cooker blog, and fun seeing all the things you’re up to!
Costco is the BEST place to buy avos!