Looking for something healthy to treat yourself with? Then you need look no further than guacamole. With its healthy fats and low cholesterol, not to mention it’s delicious taste, it’s a feast for your taste buds, and great for the rest of your body as well.

Here are few interesting facts about guacamole that you may or may not be aware of:

• Guacamole originated in Mexico.
• The word actually stems from Aztec language, where it means avocado sauce.
• The original dish contains tomatoes and salt in addition to avocados.
• Contains monounsaturated fat.
• Stores vitamins C, E, B, and A.

Hopefully, these facts have whetted your appetite for some guacamole. Here is all you need to prepare a guacamole – ripe avocados and salt with lime or lemon juice to poise the affluence of the avocado. Use ripe avocados to make the recipes really tasty. Unripe avocados spoil the taste.

And now, without further ado, here are five delicious guacamole recipes:

Spicy guacamole
An easy guacamole recipe to begin with.  The ingredients are as follows:

• Two ripe avocados
• Half  teaspoon of Kosher salt
•   One tablespoon of fresh lime juice
• Two tablespoons of minced red onion
• Two minced serrano chiles, with stems and seeds removed
•   Two tablespoons  of cilantro, finely chopped
•   Freshly grated black pepper
•   Half ripe chopped tomato with seeds and pulp removed

How to prepare:
Cut one avocado, remove the flesh and seed.  Use a blunt knife to penetrate inside the avocado, scoop out the flesh with a spoon.  Place in a bowl.  Mash with a fork.  Add salt to the avocado with lime juice, and the rest of the ingredients.  Add chopped onion, cilantro, black pepper, and chiles.   Cover with plastic wrap.  Chill to store.  Refrigerate till you are ready to serve.   Garnish with jicama and serve with tortilla chips.

Tangy guacamole
Another simple guacamole recipe that takes 15-30 minutes to prepare.  The ingredients are as follows:

• Four medium ripe halved and pitted avocados
• Half cup of finely chopped white onion
• Quarter cup of finely chopped fresh cilantro
• One small finely chopped jalapeño without seeds and ribs
•   Three tablespoons of lime juice
• Quarter teaspoon of ground coriander
•   One teaspoon of kosher salt

How to prepare:
Use a spoon to scoop the flesh of avocados into a serving bowl.  Using a potato masher, mash up the avocado until you get your desired texture.  Add cilantro, onion, lime juice, jalapeño, coriander, and salt.  Stir the mixture.

Guac-kale-mole
Made from Kale, this recipe takes only fifteen minutes to prepare and is highly nutritious.  The ingredients are as follows:

• Five destemmed and finely chopped kale leaves
• Four medium pitted avocados.
• J uice of one lime
• Three minced garlic cloves
• Half finely chopped red onion
• One cored and finely chopped jalapeno
• Finely chopped cup of cilantro
• Half cup of finely chopped tomato
• Half teaspoon of salt

How to prepare:
Use a food processor to chop the veggies.  Place garlic into processor and pulse.  Add cilantro, jalapeno, and onion and finely chop them.  Be careful about over-processing.  Add avocado with lime juice.  Pulse until smooth.  Transfer to medium size bowl.  Chop kale leaves.  Add them to the processor and finely chop them.  Place in a bowl with avocado mixture.  Add chopped tomato too.  Stir well.  Lay a plastic wrap over the top to avoiding becoming brown and refrigerate for three days.

Black Bean and Corn Guacamole
A simple guacamole recipe that serves six people, but takes only five minutes to prepare  The ingredients are as follows:

• Two avocados
• Half cup of canned drained and rinsed black beans
• Half cup of thawed frozen corn kernels
• Half juiced lime
• Two tablespoons of  chopped cilantro
• Half diced jalapeño
• Quarter teaspoon of cumin
• Salt
• Quarter teaspoon of red pepper flakes

How to prepare:
Add the avocados to a bowl.  Break them apart with a fork.  Add all ingredients to the bowl.  Stir to combine.  Serve with tortilla chips.

Grilled guacamole with parmesan and basil
If you are seeking a variety of guacamole recipes, then this is for you.  The ingredients are as follows:

• Three firm-ripe avocados.
• Three tablespoons of olive oil.
• Zest and juice of one lemon.
• Salt and freshly ground pepper  (You can use truffle salt for extra flavor).
• One large clove of minced garlic.
• Quarter cup of loosely packed roughly chopped basil leaves.
• Half cup of freshly grated Parmesan.

How to prepare:
Heat the panini press to the highest setting.  Halve the avocados and put them.  Drizzle with olive oil.  Add lemon juice.  Season with pepper and salt.  Place halves of avocado on the grill (cut side down).  Cook for five minutes. S coop the flesh out of avocados.  Mash softly with a fork.  Stir the rest of the olive oil, basil, Parmesan, lemon zest, and garlic.  Serve immediately.

What are you waiting for? Head to the kitchen and prepare a deliciously memorable guacamole meal!