... I really did not know what else to name this post, so (insert snobbish Brit accent) Avocado Munchin' Machine it t'is to be. Maybe you will agree with me, or maybe you don't, but I have a strong conviction about the greatness of the one and only avocado. This so called conviction is rooted in what feels like my soul, a conviction of which I even just fabricated THE NUMMY YUMMY HEALTHY SALAD CONSTITUTION in order to exult the importance of the avocado and his relationship with the salad.
THE NUMMY YUMMY HEALTHY SALAD CONSTITUTION
- Article I) A good salad probably should include an avocado or even two.
When including avocados, organic California avocados are preferable; but to each
her own, yea? However, first and foremost, avocados are incredibly nutrient dense, which means that calorie for calorie, avocados indeed provide us with an abundance of nutrients comparatively. If your diet is vegetarian, like mine at this juncture in time, avos are a god's send - one average sized California Avocado provides roughly 225kCal and 18g of monounsaturated fat per serving, which may sound like a lot if you are watching your calorie intake. Yet if you are not, and you are sustaining mainly on fruits and veggies, than her majesty the avocado, can act as a meat substitute more or less. Each avocado has about 4 grams of protein per serving and is a complete protein, meaning that her flesh provides us a copious assemblage of all nine essential amino acids- the building blocks of protein. Alas, the green buttery silky smooth meat gives our bodies the gifts of many vitamin and minerals- including lots of anti-oxidants- the anti aging stuff.
Beyond the reasoning of just the health meeter reaching through the roof, avocados add a really nice soft creamy texture that is unsuspecting in a fork full of crunchy greens, notably since it camouflages itself in the sea of greens. Surprise! Furthermore, considering that all of my dressings are made from scratch and include some sort of vinegar and citrus, the avocado balances out that bright bite with it's mellow yet nutty flavor.
All these gifts bestowed upon us by the avocado cause my body to constantly crave her, like a junkie with her heroine. I wanted to do something different for dinner this evening, not a salad, something cooked, alas fish. Salmon with a mojito type of relish/dressing. Yum that sounded so great, but somehow the avocado called my name, or maybe it was just the lazy Damien and Lucifer brothers over my shoulder. Either way, the green godess won. Even though she won, I was in the middle of the market wondering what to do with her this evening given the circumstances - I originally wanted something other than salad. Oh jeez.
More than Just a Capri Salad
Two California Avocados* Sliced thin
Two tomatoes on the vine Sliced
8oz Mozzarella Cheese** - Sliced, Cut, Diced... whatever you fancy
Spinach - 1 bunch
Basil - two to three hand fulls - torn then cut
Two tomatoes on the vine Sliced
8oz Mozzarella Cheese** - Sliced, Cut, Diced... whatever you fancy
Spinach - 1 bunch
Basil - two to three hand fulls - torn then cut
Dressing
1/4 Cup Cold Pressed Olive Oil
1/8 Cup Rice Wine Vinegar
Two Tbsp Seeded Dijon
Juice of Small Lemon
This Salad is so good, I dare you to try it and not fall in love with it. I have never made it with the spinach before last night; but am I ever glad that I did!
*Please make sure that the Avocados are soft to the touch, nothing will blemish an unmarred salad more than an unripe hard avocado - YUCK! Bleechhhh....
**Get your mozzarella in the cheese section, not the dairy section, in the dairy section you will be buying glorified expensive string cheese balls. The good stuff, brine-y balls in water, tend to be soft and the texture is palatable, and not to mention they are cost comparative to their distant hardened cousins.
**Get your mozzarella in the cheese section, not the dairy section, in the dairy section you will be buying glorified expensive string cheese balls. The good stuff, brine-y balls in water, tend to be soft and the texture is palatable, and not to mention they are cost comparative to their distant hardened cousins.
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