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Avocado Salad
As yummy to eat as it is to look at this is an amazing salad you will love.
Avocados are rich in nutrients and the healthy fats our body needs. Enjoy for lunch, dinner and snacks this salad is ideal year round and great for boosting your immune system.
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Ingredients:
Makes 4 generous servings:
- ½ cup red or white onion, chopped medium fine
- 2 ripe avocados - diced into ½ in cubes
- 2 large fresh tomatoes, chopped and strained
- 1 cup cilantro leaves, chopped- plus additional leaves to garnish
- 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- ½ - 1 inch Jalapeno pepper, to taste - chopped fine
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ tsp sea salt and a generous grind of fresh pepper, or to taste
- 1 tsp ground cumin, to taste
- 2 large red peppers - cut in half down the center and seeded
- 2 cups mixed salad greens
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Nutrient Boost:
In addition to being delicious, avocados provide vital nutrients and phytochemicals which may reduce the risk of some types of cancer and other chronic diseases.
Avocados are considered one of the world's healthiest fruit, because of its nutrient contents such as vitamin K, dietary fiber, potassium, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, and reasonable calories in it.
Avocados contain a monounsaturated fat that may help lower cholesterol.
Avocados are a good source of potassium, a mineral that helps regulate blood pressure. Adequate intake of potassium can help guard against circulatory diseases, like high blood pressure, heart disease, or stroke.
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Preparation Tip
For 5,000 years cilantro has been used for culinary and medicinal purposes, making it one of the most popular herbs in the world.
It is widely used in cooking in Latin American countries, the Caribbean, India and China. It has a refreshing, piney, slightly lemony aroma with mint and pepper overtones. Use it to add more zest to your salads.
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Directions:
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Toss the onions, avocado, tomatoes and cilantro together in a glass or stainless steel bowl.
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Whisk the garlic, Jalapeno, lemon juice and seasonings together and pour over the avocado salad
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Adjust seasoning to taste then fill each pepper half.
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Serve over a handful of mixed salad greens and garnish with cilantro leaves.
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About Author
Go to About Teri Gentes to read her bio and a list of her articles and recipes.
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