How To: Make party guacamole

Whether you love guacamole as a dip for chips or as a topping for burgers, almost anyone can prepare it with the right ingredients. Watch this Howcast guide to learn how to make guacamole for your next party.

You Will Need
  * 4 avocados
  * 4 tbsp lime juice
  * Salt
  * A tomato
  * An onion
  * A jalapeno pepper
  * A garlic clove
  * A sharp knife
  * A spoon
  * A bowl
  * A potato masher or fork
  * Plastic wrap

Step 1: Select avocados
Buy avocados that feel soft enough to be ripe and use them immediately.

Step 2: Remove avocado seeds
Cut the avocado in half with a sharp knife. Twist the halves apart and remove the seed. Scoop the pulp out with a spoon.

Step 3: Mash avocado
Put the avocado in a bowl and mash it with a fork or a potato masher.

Step 4: Add lime juice and salt
Mix the lime juice into the avocados and add salt.
  *Tip: Roll limes on a counter with your palm to yield the most juice.

Step 5: Chop ingredients
Finely chop the tomato, onion, jalapeno, and garlic and mix with the avocado.

Step 6: Store your guacamole
Serve immediately, or store in the refrigerator with plastic wrap over the surface.

*Fact
The skin of Hass avocados changes from green to dark brown as they ripen.