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August 2008 Food Recipe
In Texas, August brings us to the boiling point. I know for myself, I try not to cook and use the oven since it is just too hot! So in staying with the season, salads and cool soups are top on my menus! Read on for a great summer time salad too keep you cool! It is chock full of dark green leafy vegetables, good fats, vitamin C and nutrients to do the body GOOD!
Betty
Spinach Avocado Salad
ingredients:
5 cups of baby spinach washed and dried
1 ripe avocado
2 tbls spanish olive oil
tsp course sea salt
tsp course black pepper
juice of 1 lemon or lime
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
Drain the spinach and let dry. Cut avocado in half, remove the seed and score the insides to create dicing. Turn the avocado skin inside out to pop out the avocado pieces. Combine spinach, chopped cilantro, avocado, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and toss! Viola! Tasty and fast!
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