Avocado Dip

A tasty Avocado Dip or spread made quickly and easily in the food processor in less than ten minutes. Enjoy it with fresh tortilla chips, carrot sticks, celery sticks, cucumbers, radishes, and bagel chips.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword creamy avocado dip, easy avocado dip, how to make avocado dip

Prep Time 10

Servings 1/2 cups

Calories 805kcal

Author Beth Pierce

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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