Can’t decide between pico and guac? Why choose? This Pico Guacamole recipe combines both pico de gallo and guacamole in one delicious appetizer recipe!
You can never go wrong serving chips and guacamole as a party appetizer. But this Pico Guacamole recipe takes a tried and true favorite (guacamole) and adds just a little bit of fresh salsa (pico de gallo) to the mix. The result is one heavenly bite that is tough to stop eating!
Now I realize most everyone has their favorite style of guacamole. There are the purists who believe tomatoes have no place in guac. Me? I adore chunky guacamole, which is why salsa Fresca (another name for pico de gallo) is such a perfect partner in this Pico Guacamole recipe.
I like to mix half of the pico in with the guac and then pile the other half on top of the dish for some visual flair, but feel free to mix everything together if you prefer. Really, there are no rules with guacamole (except no hogging the bowl).
Double the batch, and you have an awesome snack to munch on while watching the big game. Have a bit left over? (Never in my house, but there are some people…) Slather it on sandwiches the next day or make avocado toast for breakfast. Just make sure to press the plastic wrap right up to the surface of the guacamole to prevent any excess air from sneaking in.
Need more dips for your chips? Check out some of these just-made-for-chips choices:
- Almost-Chipotle’s Corn and Roasted Poblano Salsa
- Mango Salsa
- Avocado Feta Salsa
- Tomatillo Salsa
Pico Guacamole
Ingredients
Pico de gallo:
- 3 tablespoons finely diced onion
- 6 tablespoons diced Roma tomatoes
- 4 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeno pepper
- Juice of 1 lime divided
Guacamole:
- 2 ripe avocados mashed
- Salt to taste
Instructions
To make the Pico de gallo:
- Mix together onion, tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno pepper and half of lime juice in small bowl. Set aside.
To make the Guacamole:
- In another small bowl, combine the remaining lime juice and avocados. Salt to taste. Stir in half of the pico de gallo into the avocado mixture until thoroughly combined. Top with remaining pico and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition info not guaranteed to be accurate.
How can you have "guacamole with pico" when guacamole is by definition mashed avocado with pico? Do you mean "guacamole, heavy on the tomato/onion/cilantro/etc"?
Toss me a bag of chips, and I could eat this all day! This recipe looks great! 🙂
We would eat well together 😉 chips and guac, for the win!