Romancing the Avocado

Yeah, I know, that's a cheesy title but quite honestly, I look for ways to incorporate avocado into a meal every single day so I do love avocados. I know that some people think that the high fat content makes them a food that you might not want to eat often but the health benefits of the avocado far outweigh that idea. The protein and fiber alone make this fruit an excellent choice. In fact, they are good for lowering cholesterol and have fat burning benefits as well. Aside from that, I just love avocados!!! 

As I stated in another post, one of my goals is to start trying some of those recipes I have been collecting on Pinterest. So, tonight, I made myself the most awesome salad which, of course, contained avocado. The original recipe is Zesty Lime, Shrimp and Avocado salad. Of course, I modified it and my recipe is for one serving. Trying this recipe tonight also gave me the opportunity to use my new avocado slicer. That is one of my new really cool kitchen tools...makes slicing proportional pieces so easy. Check it out below! 

So, here's the recipe for one serving: 

1 tbsp of olive oil (extra virgin...EVOO)

1/8 cup of lime juice (I used concentrated in the squeeze bottle since I only had one small lime in the house). Fresh lime juice is always best. 

8 cherry tomatoes (quartered) 

1 medium avocado

12 cooked shrimp (I used jumbo shrimp so depending on the size, you might want to use a few more) 

2 boiled eggs (I only used the whites. This is where I deviated from the original recipe since the original didn't call for eggs)

Fresh cilantro (you can use as much as you like and I like a lot of cilantro). 

I also eliminated the raw onions from the original recipe because I hate raw onions. 

In a bowl, combine the olive oil and lime juice and stir. Chop up the tomatoes, avocado, shrimp and eggs and toss them into the bowl with the EVOO and well, toss. Salt and pepper to taste then stir in the cilantro. I also served this on top of fresh spinach and it was a great evening meal. 

Naturally, you can increase this recipe if you're feeding more people or use these proportions if you are serving this as an opening appetizer. It's a great choice! 

#eatfreshbewell 
--Kim