I think I’ve found a green smoothie combination that makes my heart sing! Ingredients: spinach, watermelon, banana, orange, avocado, apple juice, chia seed, ice water … Literally skipped out of my kitchen with delight!
Such a veggie nerd!
Tag: avocado
Restaurant Review: Ginger’s Cafe – Raw Tacos – Utah
Holy-divine-raw-tacos- Batman! Purple cabbage leaves piled high with all sorts of yumminess! Sunflower seed and sun-dried tomato spread topped with avocado, corn, bell pepper, tomato. The falafel crackers were a nice added crunch. Great dish!
Recipe: Asian Noodle Green Salad
Asian Noodle Green Salad
Ingredients for dressing – whisk together and set aside:
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
1/3 cup gyoza sauce (or low-sodium soy sauce)
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon julienned thai basil leaves
Salad ingredients:
2 cups asian noodles, cooked then chilled and cut into 1-2″ pieces
1 cup carrots, sliced
1 small cucumber, cubed
1-8 oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1-15 oz can baby carrots, drained and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon chia seed
3 stalks celery, diced
1/2 cup raw peanuts
1 cup baked tofu, cubed (I buy at Trader Joe’s; substitute edamame)
Toss together above ingredients with 1/2 dressing mixture. Add to 1 head red leaf lettuce and toss well. Serve with 1 avocado cubed and 1/2 cup rough chopped cilantro.
Serve immediately with extra dressing on the side. Will be plenty for 3 adults, or use as side dish for 6 people with another Asian dish.
Recipe: Black bean and avocado easy salad
My life is crazy busy, so having good #healthy food ready to go is key to eating right. Here’s a simple yummy recipe:
Ingredients:
2 cups grape tomatoes
Juice of 2 limes
1/4 cup cilantro, rough chop
1 can black beans, drained rinsed
1 avocado, cubed
1 teaspoon no-salt seasoning
1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together, store in air-tight container in fridge for up to 1 week (if it lasts that long!). For extra spice, add cayenne or tiny diced jalapeno.
Usage options: Great on green salad, add to quinoa or couscous. Or great as a side! Bon appetite!
Recipe: No Cheese Nachos
Before going nutritarian, I was a sucker for nachos and all the cheesey gooey goodness. So here’s my version of no cheese nachos!
Ingredients:
Rice/bean chips
Diced tomato
Vegetarian chili
Cubed avocado
Chopped cilantro
Salsa
Just as good as the real deal!
Recipe: Mango Avocado Salsa
Mango Avocado Salsa… yeah, it’s THAT good!
Recipe:
Toss together:
1 ripe mango, cubed
1/2 ripe avocado, cubed
1/2 teaspoon jalapeno, finely diced
2 tablespoon cilantro, rough chopped
Juice of half lime
Season with black pepper to taste. (Avoid salt because will likely have salt on chips)
Serve with tortilla chips and jicama spears.
Recipe: Vegan Lunch
Todays vegan lunch: Ezekiel sprouted grain tortilla wrap with hummus, avocado, tomatos, lettuce, cilantro.
Recipe: Amazing Salad
Todays lunch: Green spring mix, toms, sweet bell pepper, quinoa, avocado, dijon balsamic dressing, chia seeds.
Recipe: Avocado Toast
Recipe: Avocado Toast Thanks to my lovely foodie friend, Hala Saleh, try out this great little snack.
Toast English Muffin (I used the Ezekiel Bread brand) Smash 1/4 ripe avocado on each half of muffin.
Sprinkle with black pepper (salt and drizzle of olive oil too if you desire).
Yum!
Recipe: Apple Pecan Quinoa
Serves 8
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups red quinoa
1 apple small dice
1/2 cup chopped pecan
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup currants
1 avocado cubed
DIRECTIONS:
Prepare quinoa using directions on the package. Allow to cool on the counter top for 1-2 hours. Mix together all the other ingredients and add in the cooled quinoa. Serve as a stand alone dish, or on bed of lettuce with drizzle of your favorite dressing. We served on red leaf lettuce and Walnut Cinnamon Dressing.