It's hard to improve on classic guacamole — and really, we don't need to. (Just ask The York Times, which once fatefully suggested that people add peas.) You really only need a few things: avocado (duh), onion, coriander, maybe a squeeze of lime. And yet, despite its simplicity, we can't get enough. There's a reason we all freaked out when news broke of an impeding guac-pocalypse.
So, rather than bringing you recipes that mess with perfection, we've instead search high and low for the best recipes that use guac. Because even though we can't improve guac, it can certainly improve a whole range of things, from dips to shrimp to sandwiches.
Ahead, eight ways (even if there's no wrong way) to eat guacamole.
If avocado toast is a thing, why not avocado pasta?
Photo: Courtesy of Not Quite Nigella.
Two VIPs of any party spread, shrimp and guac, are only stronger together.
Photo: Courtesy of Damn Delicious.
You can layer your dip a number of different ways, but we love this all-homemade version for when you feel extra fancy.
Photo: Courtesy of Cookie and Kate.
Chipotle Lime Chicken Bacon Flatbread Tacos
Spicy, savoury, and bacon-y, three of our favourite tastes.
Photo: Courtesy of Yammie's Noshery.
It's nacho everyday appetiser, that's for sure.
Photo: Courtesy of The Candid Appetite.
It's hard to improve upon the classic cheeseburger (unless you are planning on adding lots and lots of guac).
Photo: Courtesy of Pinch of Yum.
Mexican Cauliflower Steak and Guacamole Sandwich
And lest you think only carnivores can enjoy a good guac-topped sandwich, let this dish prove you wrong.
Photo: Courtesy of Connoisseurus Veg.
5-Ingredient Chicken Guacamole Taquitos
We always love a super-short recipe list.
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