I’ve realized that I’m really bad at keeping up with food holidays. I mean, how many people out there really know that March 16th is National Artichoke Heart Day or that March 21st is National Crunchy Taco Day? Even yesterday, with the much more well known National Pie Day, I totally dropped the ball. And what is even worse is that I’ve been working on a pie recipe for a while now but couldn’t even get it together to post it.
Well, one thing I can tell you is that there is no way I am going to drop the ball on Cinco De Mayo! It is one of my favorite holidays, so much so that I like to celebrate at least once a week all year round 🙂 I’m not sure if it is the fact that my dad owned a Mexican restaurant when I was growing up or that I live in Arizona, but either way all I want to do is eat Mexican food all day everyday.
No matter what kinda of Mexican food I’m eating; nachos, burritos, tacos, enchiladas (I could go on and on) the meal just isn’t quite complete without a big spoonful of salsa and guacamole on top. I’ve been dreaming about this fajita guacamole for some time now and I was going to save it until Cinco De Mayo, but then my Mexican themed section in my recipe book kept getting bigger and bigger. So, I decided to share this recipe with you now and I have a bunch of other delicious Mexican recipes to share with you as the big day gets closer. Like I said, I’m not gonna drop the ball on this glorious holiday!
This Fajita Guacamole is packed with sauteed peppers and onions, lots of lime juice, and a big handful of crumbled queso fresco. It is so good that you don’t even need a taco or enchilada to go with it, all you need is a huge bowl of chips to enjoy this with 🙂
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Fajita Guacamole
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 red pepper, julienned
- 1/2 green pepper, julienned
- 1/2 small red onion, julienned
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 3 avocados
- Juice of 1 lime, about 1 tablespoon plus 1-2 teaspoons
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup crumbled queso fresco cheese
- salt, to taste, 1/4 teaspoon – 1/2 teaspoon
Instructions
- Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add oil, green pepper, red pepper, onion, and all the spices. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool and then chop into bite size pieces
- Cut avocados in half, remove the seed and score them with a knife. Scoop out the avocado and place in a medium sized bowl. Mash avocados with a fork to desired texture. Add lime juice, onion and pepper mixture, garlic, queso fresco, and salt to taste. Mix until everything is combined.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Appetizer, Snack, Gluten Free
Dear Isadora, you really kicked up this guacamole, and it sounds delicious! It is so vibrant and flavorful. I would love to dip right into it! Pinning for later. xo, Catherine
Hi Catherine! Thank you so much! I would be happy eating avocados by themselves but guacamole is so much more special kicked up a notch 🙂
I agree, no Mexican meal is complete without salsa and guacamole. This guacamole looks divine…I love the queso fresco and all the spices. I’ve also been meaning to share my guacamole recipe, but it probably wont’ sync up with the right food holiday because I don’t keep up with them either.
Not at all! I just had a big burrito bowl for dinner and I piled on the salsa and guacamole! Everyday is a good day to share a guacamole recipe 🙂
Holy Yummy!! This guacamole looks EPIC!! I can’t wait to try this, Izzy!! I totally hear you on being bad at remembering holidays for the blog – I’m happy to say that I do have a carrot cake recipe that I’ll share soon in time for Easter but I totally missed out on St. Patty’s Day! LOL! 🙂 Hope your weekend is off to a great start!! Pinning!
Thank you so much, Ceara!! It seems like there is a new food holiday made up every single day! Carrot cake is my favorite! I can’t wait for your recipe 🙂 Thank you so much for pinning!!
Not calling everyone wrong, but National Crunchy Taco Day is literally every day of my life, not just March 21st. I’m glad you didn’t hold out on this recipe until Cinco de Mayo. Mexican recipes are meant to be shared ASAP so I can shovel them into my mouth — I can’t get over how delicious this looks.
I 100% agree with you, Kelly!! National Crunchy Taco Day everyday!! I’m thinking of just posting Mexican food from now on 🙂
I could totally eat Mexican food just about every day too, it’s just SO good! This fajita guacamole is so creative, Izzy! I absolutely love it! What a perfect dip for spring!
There is something just so amazing about it!! Thank you, Gayle 🙂
Cinco de Mayo is my favorite food holiday! This guac looks like it belongs at my party!
My favorite food holiday too, probably because it gives me an extra excuse to eat Mexican food! Not that I need one… 🙂
This looks incredible. I bet this guac has so much flavour too.
I shall be eating ALL the Mexican food on Cinco De Mayo!
Thank you, Dannii! Me too 🙂
Fajita fixings in guac. Yes, just yes!
Haha, I knew you would love this one Nicole!!
I think about Cinco de Mayo all year — I love Mexican food and could eat it every day. Guacamole is my #1 dip, and this looks fantastic, Izzy! It’s a fiesta in a bowl. 🙂
Haha, me too Marcie! We need to have a guacamole party!!
I missed national pie day, too. But Cinco De Mayo is definitely on my radar. Looking forward to trying this – love the spice combination you’ve added, Izzy!
I couldn’t live with myself if I missed Cinco De Mayo!
I am totally with you those food holidays totally slip my mind too. I didn’t even realize yesterday was Phi day until today! You guacamole looks wonderful!
I never seem to remember them either! I guess I should start writing them down on my calendar! Thank you, Kelley 🙂
I’m terrible at food holidays — most of the time I just want to eat what I want! This Fajita Guac will totally be a hit for Cinco de Mayo!
Me too, Ashley! And crunchy tacos seems to be mostly what I want to be eating, haha!
tasty & colorful, this looks fantastic. Guacamole is one of my fave dip since it’s lightweight on calories and fat
Thank you, Nina!! It is one of my favorite dips too 🙂
Glad to know that You are really bad at keeping up with food holidays like me… hahahaha!
This dish looks awesome 😉
Thank you, Olivia! there are just way too many made up food holidays to keep track of!
Omg! Genius. I live for this and all Mexican good really. Pinning
Thank you, Bri! Me too 🙂
National crunchy taco day?! LOL what are they going to come up with next? I am totally with you on a love for Mexican food! I love the looks of this guacamole, it looks amazing!
I know, right?! I looked at the whole list and there are some crazy ones! I like to think National Crunchy Taco Day happens once a week at my house!
I can’t wait to get my hands on some good avocados now. Looks delicious – hand me the chips! ; )
Thank you, Monica!
Love this! I just made a Sangria that would pair perfectly with this awesome guacamole!! Pinned!
Sangria sounds so good right now!! It would go perfectly with a big bowl of guacamole 🙂
It’s been a while since I made guacamole. This looks amazing!
You need to change that asap and make this guacamole 🙂
I definitely won’t forget about Cinco de Mayo living in California, either! I went to the grocery store yesterday to get beer for St. Patrick’s. They had NO irish beer, but they had 15 different choices of Mexican beer, lol! This guac looks amazing… I could eat guac all day every day!
Haha, Mexican beer is taking over!! I could eat it all day too! 🙂
I didn’t know your dad owned a Mexican restaurant! No wonder you need to celebrate Cinco de Mayo every week 🙂
I’m horrible at keeping up with holidays as well – my Easter posts are planned for the week of Easter, haha!
And chips with this Guacamole? Please, all I need is a spoon 😉
I definitely blame my Mexican food addiction on my dad! I have nothing planned for Easter 🙁 I guess I should get on that soon!
I can’t keep up with all the food holidays either but we always look forward to Cinco De Mayo! This fajita guacamole would be perfect to celebrate with, it looks amazing!
I am the worst at planning food for the holidays! Maybe i should start planning for Cinco de Mayo now too? this fajita guacamole looks to die for, love all of those pretty colors!!
Beautiful photo’s Izzy! Can’t get enough onions, peppers or guac for that matter! Scrumptious. All I need are those lime chips of yours…..those would be perfect dippers for these.
Bring on the mexican food!! I love all the Cinco de Mayo recipes that start popping up! This guac looks amazingggg. Definitely a step above what I normally make!
OMG, I’m not up on food holidays either. But it sounds like you’ll have Cinco de Mayo covered! Mexican food is a favorite of mine too..I really love enchiladas! Guacamole is soooo delicious and makes for the best snacking ever! I love how you sautéed the onions and peppers before adding them to the avocado mash! Then the addition of queso fresco makes this even more mouthwatering! Fabulous idea, Izzy! Keep em comin! 😀