Blue Cheese and Bacon Guacamole Dip

Name: Blue Cheese and Bacon Guacamole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 3 ripe avocados; 1/2 medium red onion (minced); 1 small jalapeno (minced (remove seeds)); 1 lime (juiced); 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro; 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese; 1/2 pound bacon (cooked and crumbled); salt to taste

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Blue Cheese and Bacon Guacamole is a quick and easy appetizer to prepare when you are craving something out of the ordinary. It boasts all of the classic guacamole flavors, plus the briny taste of blue cheese, while the smoky crunch of crisp bacon is infused throughout!

You can prep the ingredients while your bacon is cooking and have this ready to serve in less than fifteen minutes!

Blue Cheese and Bacon Guacamole Dip recipe in a cast iron dish surrounded by tortilla chips.

Ingredients You Will Need

Ripe Avocados - The skin should be black and the avocado should feel slightly soft to the touch when squeezed, but not mushy.
Red onion - You can substitute white or yellow onions, but the pungent flavor of red onion works particularly well in this dip.
Jalapeno - Substitute a serrano pepper for even more kick!
Lime - Fresh lime or bottled lime juice both work well.
Cilantro - Always use fresh cilantro. Dried cilantro doesn't have much flavor.
Bacon - I prefer regular cut bacon over thick-cut for this recipe.
Blue cheese - Blue cheese is the star of this show, if you don't like blue cheese, try my roasted tomatillo guacamole instead.

How to Make this dip

This is a very easy appetizer to whip up. The avocados need to be peeled and pitted, then mashed in a large bowl. Ideally, I like the texture of the mashed avocado to be slightly chunky yet.

I typically add all of the ingredients to the bowl prior to mashing. However, there is no reason you can't mash first and then gently fold the remaining ingredients in with a spatula.

Taste for salt once everything is combined. The salt needed will vary depending on the size of your avocado and the saltiness of your bacon.

To make this recipe you will want to have a lime juicer on hand. It is certainly possible to just squeeze the juice out of the limes by hand, but I find a good lime press will give you a better yield and leave you with cleaner hands.

How to serve it

This is perfect to serve with tortilla chips. However, you can get far more creative than that! Paint it on a slice of toast and serve the most incredible tasting open-faced avocado and egg sandwich ever! You can even use it like a condiment loaded on a sourdough turkey panini, although I would add it after the panini has been heated.

Blue Cheese and Bacon Guacamole Dip shown close up with a purple towel behind it.

Tips and Tricks

Using a potato masher works well for mashing the avocado. However, a fork can be used in a pinch.
Lime juice prevents the avocado from oxidizing as easily, so don't eliminate it.

FAQs

How long can you store guacamole?

You can store guacamole for one or two days if it is refrigerated properly. I recommend placing a sheet of plastic food wrap directly on top of the surface of the guac and pressing it tightly to eliminate air bubbles. This will prevent the avocados from oxidizing.

Do avocado pits prevent the guacamole from turning brown?

Using avocado pits to prevent the guacamole from oxidizing is not a good method. The pit will only keep the avocado it is directly touching green. This is simply because it is preventing air from touching that portion of the surface. It is better to use plastic wrap.

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