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Crazy for Avocado! (Recipes)

Everybody knows that the best time to eat avocado is during the warm months. It’s an incredibly popular food that is often referred to as a superfood because of the abundant health properties. It’s incredibly nutritious, filled with tons of vitamins; it’s heart healthy, loaded with fiber and even good for your skin. There are a variety of ways you can eat and since it’s the summer we thought we would give you a couple creative ways to enjoy this tasty veggie.

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Creamy Avocado Dressing

1/2 cup grapeseed or olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
1 garlic clove
1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted, and chopped
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Put it in blender and puree until smooth. Mix into salad.

5 Minute Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad

 

Tomato Avocado Salad

1 lb Roma tomatoes

1 English cucumber

1/2 medium red onion, sliced

2 avocados, diced

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil or sunflower oil

Juice of 1 medium lemon (about 2 Tbsp)

1/4 cup (1/2 bunch) cilantro, chopped*

1 tsp sea salt or 3/4 tsp table salt

1/8 tsp black pepper

Slice ingredients then mix together. Check out how easy it is to make:

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Spinach Avocado Apple Smoothie

1 1/2 cups of apple juice

2 cups of spinach

1 apple chopped

1/2 avocado

Blend into a smoothie.

Classic Guacamole 

3 avocados mushed

1 lime juice

1/2 cup diced onion

handful of chopped cilantro

2 diced tomatoes

1 tsp of minced garlic

1/2 jalapeño pepper

Mix ingredients and mush together,

Avocado Ice Cream

2 avocados

2/3-cup cream

¼ cup of agave

Put it in the blender and freeze for a couple of hours.

 

 

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