Our 19 Best Guacamole and Avocado Dip Recipes

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks1/19Easy Guacamole
Skip the restaurant trick of using a mortar and pestle to process the guacamole—a fork works just as well and keeps things nice and chunky.

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi3/19Creamy Avocado Dip With Scallions
Avocado, yogurt, and a mix of caramelized and fresh scallions give this dip a creamy texture that sits between onion dip and guacamole. Pair it with pita chips, tortilla chips, or carrot sticks.
photo by Marcus Nilsson4/19Celery-Spiked Guacamole with Chiles
Chopped celery lightens up this guacamole while adding lots of crunch.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Rhoda Boone5/19Creamy Tahini Sauce, Three Ways
Tahini and lemon put a nutty, bright twist on the usual avocado dip.
Photo by Shutterstock6/19Spicy Guacamole
Serranos provide the heat in this super-chunky, super-spicy version.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Mariana Velasquez7/19Stuffed Sweet Potatoes With Beans and Guacamole
Turn roasted potatoes into po-tacos with a dollop of quick guac and black beans.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton8/193-Ingredient Tomatillo Guacamole
Store-bought tomatillo salsa provides a shortcut to spicy and flavorful guacamole.
Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott9/19Pico de Gallo Verde
The lime juice and oil will keep the avocado from turning brown, but it’s a good idea to make this pico de gallo recipe right before you serve it.
Photo by Christopher Testani10/19Taqueria Guacamole
A heavy hit of lime juice is the secret to keeping guacamole bright green.
Zach DeSart11/19Tomato, Corn, and Avocado Salsa
This refreshing summer salsa gets some heat from serrano chile.
Photo by Eva Kolenko12/19Chilled Avocado and Yogurt Soup with Tomato Salsa
Guacamole goes elegant in this chilled soup with all the familiar flavors.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Rhoda Boone13/19Creamy Jalapeño Sauce
Ok, so this creamy, spicy Tex-Mex sauce isn't actually guac—it doesn't even have avocados!—but it's just as addictive and can be used in much the same way.
Photo by Romulo Yanes14/19Avocado-Lime Sauce Vierge
Both bright from the fresh limes and buttery from the diced avocados, this sauce adds color and flavor to broiled fish, roast chicken, or huevos rancheros.