I LOVE a simple avocado salad recipe.
My mouth is watering as I type this. I swear, I read the word avocado and my body gets hungry. My kids and husband do too. It is simple so it can be easy. It does not take much work. It is nutritious and it has so much flavor.
Your hands will get messy though, so just prepare for this! I don’t know about you but sometimes I try to avoid using cutlery, because it adds to my to-do list. More knives, more cleaning. So my trick with salads is that I use my hands a lot.
Salads serve great for lunch or paired up with dinner. I tend to eat salads a lot for lunch, because I don’t feel the heaviness of a big meal when I do. My energy stays the same. During dinner, I eat it before my cooked meal because raw vegetables when chewed, release digestive enzymes, which help you digest your meal.
Simple Avocado Salad
Ingredients
1 big bunch of mixed greens (pre-washed to save time) or butterhead lettuce. Your preference.
- If you opt for butterhead lettuce, I “chop” the leaves with my hand. After I wash them, I just rip them up. It saves me time and energy. I learned this in a cooking class in Mexico. It helps prevent oxidation from cutting the leaves too much.
1 small handful of basil leaves or parsley/cilantro/mint. Your preference or what you have on hand. I also “chop” with my hands.
1 big handful of cherry tomatoes. Cut in half.
1/2 cucumber, chopped.
Protein of choice (optional): I usually do 1/2 a can of chickpeas, rinsed, if I have very little time.
- Other options: canned wild salmon, sardines, beans, chicken, beef, steak, shrimp.
For dressing
1/2 avocado
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Celtic sea salt or pink Himalayan salt and pepper to taste.
— Mix all ingredients together in a bowl except protein.
–Pour apple cider vinegar.
–Gently massage avocado, with your hands, until all ingredients are covered.
–Salt and pepper to taste.
–Add protein.
–Now wash your hands, and you are good to go!
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