Do you kids like guacamole? Mine have never been to keen on it, especially the shop-bought stuff which can sometimes have a bit of a spicy kick, so I’ve created a more child-friendly guacamole recipe, taking the traditional recipe and making a few tweaks to adapt it to my children’s tastes.
The first thing I did was to remove the chilli, replacing it with garlic and a sprinkle of smoked paprika for plenty of flavour without the spice. I know my kids aren’t keen on the raw onion, so I decided to cook the onion first to introduce a sweeter flavour to the guacamole. I also swapped the tomato for cherry tomatoes, again adding a subtle touch of sweetness to our guacamole recipe.
The kids loved getting involved in making the guacamole, especially helping me to remove the perfectly round avocado stones, which they spent some time playing with afterwards (we did give the stones a good wash first!). My oldest at 10 is getting really quite good at chopping up ingredients and both boys loved giving the guacamole a good mash with our potato masher!
Having been involved in cooking it they were both willing to give it a try, and although my somewhat fussy 5 year old’s dislike of avocado meant that one little taste was more than enough for him, my 10 year old loved this guacamole and ate plenty of it, especially when our delicious Grana Padano tortilla crisps came into the equation!
Easy Child-Friendly Guacamole
Ingredients:
- 1 small red onion
- clove garlic
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 12 small cherry tomatoes
- 2 large avocados
- 1 lime
- generous pinch of smoked paprika
- salt & pepper to taste
Method:
Peel and finely chop the red onion. Crush or finely chop the garlic.
Heat the oil in a small frying pan then gently fry the onion for around 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic to the pan and fry for a minute or two more.
Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely.
Meanwhile, finely chop the cherry tomatoes.
Finely chop the coriander leaves. Tip: if you have a hachoir set for chopping herbs this is a great alternative to a knife for kids – it’s easier and slightly safer to use, but be sure to fully supervise as the blades are just as sharp!
Once cool, tip the cooked onions & garlic into a bowl. Add the chopped tomatoes and coriander.
Split the avocados and remove the stones. Set one of the stones aside for later. Using a spoon, scoop out the flesh and add to the bowl.
Squeeze half of the lime and pour the juice over the ingredients in the bowl.
Mash all the ingredients together. You can use a fork, but you may find a potato masher easier, quicker and more fun for kids to use. Tip: popping the ingredients in a larger bowl makes mashing the ingredients a much less messy experience if the kids are doing it!
Taste and add the juice of the other half of the lime if wanted.
Add a generous sprinkle of smoked paprika and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Give everything a really good stir to fully combine, then serve in small bowls with Grana Padano tortilla chips on the side.
Note: if not serving immediately, add one of the avocado stones to the bowl, cover tightly with clingfilm and store in the fridge until ready to serve. Don’t forget to remove the stone again before serving!
If you enjoyed this recipe you may also like my pea and mint houmous, roasted carrot houmous or easy beetroot dip – all three recipes are healthy, colourful and perfect for serving up with crunchy veg or my yummy Grana Padano tortilla chips!
Grace
This quick and easy kid-friendly guacamole recipe is mild & delicious with no hot chillies!
- 1 small red onion
- clove garlic
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 12 small cherry tomatoes
- 2 large avocados
- 1 lime
- generous pinch of smoked paprika
- salt & pepper to taste
- Peel and finely chop the red onion. Crush or finely chop the garlic.
- Heat the oil in a small frying pan then gently fry the onion for around 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic to the pan and fry for a minute or two more.
- Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely.
Meanwhile, finely chop the cherry tomatoes and finely chop the coriander leaves.
Once cool, tip the cooked onions & garlic into a bowl with the chopped tomatoes and coriander.
- Split the avocados and remove the stones. Set one of the stones aside for later. Using a spoon, scoop out the flesh and add to the bowl.
- Squeeze half of the lime and pour the juice over the ingredients in the bowl.
Mash all the ingredients together. You can use a fork, but you may find a potato masher easier, quicker and more fun for kids to use.
- Taste and add the juice of the other half of the lime if wanted.
- Add a generous sprinkle of smoked paprika and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Give everything a really good stir to fully combine, then serve in small bowls with Grana Padano tortilla chips on the side.
Note: if not serving immediately, add one of the avocado stones to the bowl, cover tightly with clingfilm and store in the fridge until ready to serve. Don’t forget to remove the stone again before serving!
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