This colorful chunky citrus guacamole will jolt your taste buds awake and brighten any meal. Serve it with tortilla chips at happy hour, or as a garnish in fish tacos, fajitas, or grain bowls.
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Guacamole is one of those dishes so many people love, but not that many people actually make at home. This has always perplexed me because it’s so easy to make: your biggest challenge when making guacamole might very well be to find perfectly ripe avocados at the store!
I started making homemade guacamole years ago and it was an instant hit amongst my friends. I’m often requested to make it and I think the reason why my version of guacamole is so popular is the over-the-top amount of citrus fruit and juice I incorporate in it. Its chunkiness is pretty irresistible too!
Store-bought guacamole is often really bland, so I’m not surprised that my guests would find my guacamole so interesting. My citrus guacamole is the very opposite of boring: it’s zesty and spicy, spiked with fresh coriander, and garnished with pieces of juicy citrus fruits. It’s packed with flavor and, best of all, it’s also good for you.
To garnish my chunky citrus guacamole, I like to combine grapefruit with any member of the orange family—blood oranges are spectacular, clementines and mandarins are especially aromatic, and good old Navel oranges are delightfully juicy. If you’re not a huge fan of grapefruit, you can of course skip it and only use oranges, but I like the complexity the flowery, slightly bitter flavor of pink grapefruit add to the mix. If you can find one, you can substitute pomelo for the grapefruit: it’s sweet and firm and super juicy. It’s just wonderful in this citrus guacamole.
This recipe makes a generous 4 cups of guacamole, which should satisfy 6 to 8 adults at happy hour. If you’re serving fewer guests, I recommend halving the quantities because guacamole doesn’t keep well—it will brown within a few hours, even with a ton of citrus involved.
The amount of lime juice might seem like a lot, but I believe this is what truly makes this citrus guacamole pop. Lime cuts through the avocado’s rich texture and brings all the other flavors forward. If in doubt, no worries: the recipe calls for half the juice first, and then you can add more according to your taste. Just please, never ever use bottled lime juice! The flavor of bottled lime juice is completely estranged from the real thing and using it just won’t properly highlight the other fresh ingredients you’ll make an effort preparing for this citrus guacamole.
For an extra pretty presentation, you can segment the citrus fruits instead of peeling and chopping them. Segmenting removes all skin from the flesh, so the color of the citrus fruits pops out even more!
Here’s how to segment citrus fruits: First, peel the fruit with a knife: cut off both the top and bottom of the fruit. Stand the fruit on either of the flat ends. Run a very sharp paring knife along the fruit from top to bottom, removing the skin and pith, leaving the flesh bare. Rotate the fruit and repeat. To collect segments, take the peeled fruit in one hand, and run a sharp knife alongside the membranes, leaving entirely bare pieces of fruit behind. You should make sure to do this over a bowl and squeeze the remaining membrane to catch all dripping juices. You can use the juice in this recipe, or save it for your next smoothie or cocktail.
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Author: Marie Asselin
This was the best chunky citrus guacamole! This is different from a traditional guacamole but none the less delcious. I made this for game night and it was gone in no time.
It’s such a perfect game night snack! The only problem I find is that it disappears way too fast every time 😉
I love chunky guacamole and yours is superb. The addition of chunky pieces of citrus and jalapeños made me want more and more. This will be my guacamole for this coming Superbowl tailgating. Thanks, for the recipe and the inspiratiom.
I’m so happy you loved the addition of citrus fruits in my guac Enriqueta! It adds so much flavor to the dip, I never make it any other way!
This guacamole is a game changer! I absolutely love the fresh and tangy citrus flavours there, and it just looks so pretty too! I don’t think I will be going back to classic guacamole ever again!
Not sorry I converted you to citrus-enriched guac Anna! It’s so good!!
I’ve never tried citrus guacamole and this recipe for it looks so flavorful and colorful.
You’re going to love it Moop.
Fabulous! I made this recipe for one of my personal chef clients. It was delicious and they absolutely loved it. The grapefruit added such a nice fresh tanginess to the guacamole.
This is so great to hear! The chunks of citrus make classic guac so interesting.
What a delicious version of guacamole! I made it for friends coming over to watch the game and everyone loved it
I bet the bowl emptied out in no time! Do as I’ve learned to do and make a double batch next time 😉
This recipe was too interesting not to try! I made it for a bbq and let’s just say it didn’t stick around long! Soooo good and fresh.
So happy you enjoyed this citrus guacamole Tristin. It certainly isn’t a boring dip!
Love love the brightness and freshness of the citrus fruits in this chunky guacamole!
Perfect, simple way to make the classic dip fresh and lively, right?
What a fabulous guacamole recipe! I always keep cara cara oranges on hand during this time of year and loved the brightness they added. Loved it!
Cara Caras are so good and just perfect in this guacamole! So lucky that you just happened to have some on hand 😍
It’s citrus season and what better way to celebrate than adding it to my favourite dip. YUM! We demolished the entire bowl and I can’t wait to make another batch for football on Sunday.
Make sure to prepare a double batch because this dip has a habit of disappearing in a blink!