Fun Recipes!

So instead of my usual personal experience stories, I decided to do a post today on a healthy food that I absolutely love. Drum roll please…………………AVOCADO!! I don’t know what it is about avocado but I could eat it all day every day. Of course, I think the more salt you put on top of it the better, but that probably isn’t exactly the healthiest way to eat it. Fortunately for us avocado lovers, it can be incorporated into so many different recipes. So without further ado here are a couple examples!

 

AVOCADO AND MANGO TOPPER RECIPE

 

Eating chicken and fish all the time can get really old really quick! This recipe is a great way to switch things up, but still be healthy at the same time!

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and diced
1 ripe mango, peeled and diced
1 cup seeded, diced tomato
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tbsp. chopped red onion
1 tbsp. minced jalapeno pepper
1 tbsp lime juice
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground black pepper

Instructions:

1. In a medium bowl, combine mango, tomato, cilantro, onion, jalapeno, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
2. Add avocado and toss gently.
3. Serve over grilled chicken or fish.

AVOCADO CLUB CHICKEN SALAD

This is a fun way to put a twist on a salad using avocado!

Ingredients:

6 qts. Iceburg lettuce
6qts. Romaine lettuce
3 cups jicama, 1/8- inch julienne, 1” length
¾ cup basil
2 ¼ lbs chilled grilled chicken
6 ripe avocados
Diced tomato
6oz bacon cooked crisp, chopped
4 tbsp. basil

Instructions:

1. Toss together 2 cups iceberg, 2 cups romaine, ¼ cup jicama, 1 tbsp. basil, 3oz. chicken
2. Place fresh avocado slices in salad.
3. Sprinkle diced tomato on top.
4. Top the center of the salad with bacon and then basil.