Avocado Summer Salad
One of the biggest obstacles I see people encounter when they are trying to make a lifestyle change in what they eat is HUNGER. If you are used to feeling full after a meal, it is hard to follow most diets out there! Lucky for you, I am not just a geek, I am a Greek geek. What does that mean? It means I like to eat. I like to feel full.
Avocado Summer
Salad is one that I like to use when I need a meal that will keep me feeling
full for a while. This is a variation of a traditional Greek summer salad that I grew up with.
First,
gather the following ingredients:
·
Two medium avocados
·
Four roma tomatoes
·
One half of a medium red onion
·
Three cooked and crumbled strips of bacon
·
Juice from half of one lemon
·
Salt to taste
·
Pepper to taste
·
Cilantro, basil, or oregano – 1 T dried, half a bunch fresh
·
Olive oil
·
Feta (optional for dairy eaters)
Next, half and remove from the peel
the avocados. Cut them into large chunks and add them to a large bowl.
Add in the lemon juice and fold to mix. Depending on how
ripe your avocados are, stirring instead of folding could give you more of a
guacamole texture.
Chunk the tomatoes and add those as
well.
Dice the red onion. Red onion can have a really strong flavor, so
feel free to modify how much you want to add to your version.
Add the herb of your choice. Today I used cilantro. I like to mix it up to compliment whatever
protein I have on hand.
Add salt and pepper and fold
again. Top with olive oil, bacon, and any other proteins you choose. I added some almond
flour and pecan crusted chicken to mine, as well as feta. Feta is paleo, because I said so. I’m serious.
These amounts will feed two as a
meal, and four as a side dish. Add
another squeeze of lemon juice and the pits of the avocados to any leftovers
for storage. It should last that way one
or two days, but it never makes it that long without being eaten at my
house.
I hope you enjoy! Go get your geek on!
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