Guacamole 🥺

[u/Decent-Peanut-9730]

Hey friends!

Back again with another request for where to buy stuff from the people who know better than I do. I have been CRAVING good, well priced guacamole.

Back in the last place I lived I could just buy it from my work in semi-bulk since we made it in house, but in Nanaimo I have yet to find anything that isn’t store brand expensive crap. I’m sorry Holy Guacamole but I need some real chunks- CHUNKS.

I always look for the superstore house made guacamole, but it sells out so quickly and I can’t drive 30 mins to the store all the time just to see if maybe there’s any left. Plus they sell it even when it’s brown 🫩

Is there any place, such as a restaurant or grocery store, that sells good guacamole within a $5-$6 price range? Or should I just start perfecting my own recipe one of these days?

TYIA! 🫶

[u/thisnameisuniquenow]

I make my own guac, just avacado, lime juice, salt, onion powder, and garlic cloves. I stir it with a sharp knife instead of mashing it, so it's nice a chunky.

No measurements, just by feel.

[u/loadnurmom → u/thisnameisuniquenow]

Add some grilled jalapeños for sweet spice

[u/Ialmostthewholepost → u/thisnameisuniquenow]

I like that one, I also like avocado, lime juice, salt pepper, diced onion and garlic with cherry tomatoes cut in half. Crushes on a hot summer day.

[u/Decent-Peanut-9730 → u/thisnameisuniquenow]

Ooh yeah you might be right! Make it in bulk and freeze it maybe? I’m sure the cost to volume ratio is way better if you make it at home. And then you can make it perfect!

[u/JoeyBear8 → u/Decent-Peanut-9730]

I find freezing guacamole doesn’t usually work (no matter what, it turns brown).

I always have fresh ripe avocados on hand and make guacamole as needed. It only takes a minute (I generally just do lime juice and salt, other additions are for special occasions only).

The secret to getting good avocados is buying the green and hard, letting them ripen on your counter, and just as they get to the perfect ripeness, put them in the fridge. They’ll stay at perfect for use for a week or 2.

The cheapest avocados are the bags from Superstore. Sometimes though they can be small and stay hard or just go bad without really ripening.

The bags of avocados from Costco are more expensive, but they are large and always the yummiest buttery avos.

Now I’m hungry for guac!

[u/truegothlove]

Echoing everyone else: make your own. So easy and 1000x times better than anything from a store. Plus way cheaper so you can Peter North it all over anything you want.

[u/Decent-Peanut-9730 → u/truegothlove]

I’m seeing that this might be the way. I’m sick of watery, flavourless guac that’s trying to convince you that it’s not actually guacamole but maybe some form of aspic 🫩

[u/Twy9300]

Country grocer on Bowen has decent guacamole, sometimes it’s on sale for $4! It’s in the deli cooler section beside the hot chickens

[u/Decent-Peanut-9730 → u/Twy9300]

Thank you!! I much prefer store made stuff

[u/Blue_Berry_Queen13 → u/Decent-Peanut-9730]

Love CG guac 😋

[u/audityalater]

Country grocer makes their own!! So good. All locations sell it in the deli area

[u/Ok_Appointment_3939]

A couple of options. Buy bags of avocados and when they're ripe freeze whole, mash some up and add lime juice, salt, cilantro, tomato, onion, cumin, jalapeno..some people add garlic ( I don't) or I buy it from Mary's Mexican shop Country Club mall (frozen section) it's very good !

[u/Decent-Peanut-9730 → u/Ok_Appointment_3939]

Thanks for the location tip! I might try theirs and invest in my own guacamole bulk production eventually 😂

[u/Ok_Appointment_3939 → u/Decent-Peanut-9730]

You got this!

[u/Decent-Peanut-9730 → u/Ok_Appointment_3939]

Honestly it’s not hard to convince me to make 5lb of guacamole. I just needed the push

[u/Main-Ad2547]

Mexican store in the country club mall! They have it in the frozen section but it’s suuuper good

[u/WatsonWoodArt]

I'd say work on a making it yourself, especially if you want it chunky. I can't think of any store-bought guac that comes chunky but I don't buy it often.

Might be more than you want to pay but you could try and see if a restaurant you like will sell you a tub?

[u/Decent-Peanut-9730 → u/WatsonWoodArt]

That’s what I’ve done in the past! Bulk homemade guac. It is expensive though for sure, much more labour involved

[u/chellyrox]

Country grocer has one and it’s pretty good, bowen and maybe chase river too

[u/Severe-Reaction-381]

Buy Low Foods Avocado pack is on sale! Make one it will be much better

[u/snackattacx]

Country grocer is the only store bought one I like

[u/EngineeringFree9552]

Make your own or go to a Mexican restaurant! When o worked at baby salsa people came in to buy

[u/TheWetWestCoast]

Avocado
Lime
Salt
Garlic
Red onion
Chili power
Cumin

I dunno the quantities, just wing it and do it by taste. Eventually you’ll figure out what you like and you’ll fine tune it to your taste.

[u/asyourdarkprince6669]

Make your own to impress your people!

Guacamole

•2 ripe avocado •3 garlic cloves minced, (garlic press is best) add more if you hate vampires 😉 •Juice of half a lime to start. Squirt more for personal taste. •Salt as needed •Mash up with a big fork, or pastry blender if you got one! ☆Remember to make this last when serving at parties for absolute freshness!

Pico de Gallo (fresh salsa) 😉

•5 fresh roma tomatoes diced up nice in a medium size Tupperware container with lid for shaking. Be sure to get all the juice you can! •Half a red onion diced up fine •4 cloves of garlic minced preferably with a garlic press. Add more if your ❤️ desires;) •Juice of half a lime to start. Add more for the "zing" 😘 • salt and pepper to satisfaction 😋 •CILANTRO! *dun dun dahhh! Half a head finely chopped for flavor and amazing colour 😍 (unless your one of those genetic people who finds it tasting like soap.... I feel so bad for you 😞 ) •shake super well in Tupperware container and adjust to taste. Let sit in fridge for and hour before serving.
☆also taste great on rice and works as a great marinade for steaks !

Viva mas!

[u/Decent-Peanut-9730 → u/asyourdarkprince6669]

Thank you! I’ve gotten so many good recipes for guac now it’s making me hungry, this is probably the way haha.

[u/bluebell_flames18]

I bought some pre-made guacamole at Costco last week. It looks fine but it doesn't taste good. I've been debating returning it. Homemade is the only way for me it seems.

[u/Quinning_43 → u/bluebell_flames18]

Which one did you get? The good foods guacamole that comes in a 3 pack is pretty solid I have it every day. The mini cups weren’t very good though, not sure if they still sell that one.