Stuffed Avocado Salad

Avocados are all over the place this time of the year in Greece, so I thought it would be nice to write a post about avocados. All Greek avocados are cultivated in the island of Crete, along with the Greek bananas! So thank you Crete, for being so awesomely fruitful!

Avocado is a real superfood! It is extremely nutrient dense and filling. Rich in essential minerals, vitamins, fiber, easy digestible monounsaturated fat, oleic acid and even protein. The avocado fruit is definitely health promoting, and eating one everyday will make you look and feel fabulous- It’s exceptionally good for our heart, skin and hair.

There are so many ways to eat an avocado, that I am sure you will find one you like. Here are some suggestions :

• Blend with a bit of water, salt, pepper and herbs and use as a salad dressing.
• Mash and use instead of butter on bread or vegetables
• Blend with some lemon juice, olive oil and agave and use instead of mayo
• Chop and add to a salad/tabbouleh/rice/grains/
  
• Make guacamole
• Sprinkle some salt and lemon and eat with a spoon
• Make the most delicious, decadent chocolate pudding or frosting by blending ripe avocados, cacao powder and sweetener of your choice
• Take out the pit and stuff the hole with veggies, herbs and spirulina flakes for a full meal!

And without further delay, a versatile recipe for stuffed avocados!

Ingredients (for 1 serving)
-1 ripe avocado/ 1 ώριμο αβοκάντο
-4 tbsp fresh chives or parsley/ 4 κ.σ. σχοινόπρασσο ή μαϊντανό
-10 cherry tomatoes/ 10 ντοματίνια
-2 tbsp spirulina flakes/ 2 κ.σ. σπιρουλίνα
-1/2 lemon/ 1/2 λεμόνι
- 1/2 tsp Himalayan pink salt/ 1/2 κ.γ. αλάτι Ιμαλαϊων
-fresh ground pepper/ φρέσκο πιπέρι

Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit.  Chop tomatoes and chives and mix with lemon juice, spirulina, salt and pepper. Stuff the mixture in the avocado  and serve on a bed of lettuce. Served with a salad on the side, this is a full meal and it will keep you full and energized!

I know that the spirulina makes the dish look somewhat weird, but it adds a lot of easy digestible protein to make this a full meal! 1 tbsp (7g)  spirulina has 4 grams of protein!

Κόβουμε το αβοκάντο στα δύο και αφαιρούμε το κουκούτσι. Ξεφλουδίζουμε προσεκτικά.Ψιλοκόβουμε τα ντοματίνια και το σχοινόπρασσο και ανακατεύουμε με το χυμό του λεμονιού, τη σπιρουλίνα και το αλατοπίπερο. Γεμίζουμε τα αβοκάντο και σερβίρουμε πάνω από φύλλα μαρουλιού.

Η σπιρουλίνα, αν και όχι πολύ ελκυστική χρωματικά, προσθέτει αρκετή ευκολόπεπτη πρωτεϊνη και συμπληρώνει το πιάτο. Μαζί με μια σαλάτα, μπορεί να σας χορτάσει όπως ένα κυρίως πιάτο και να σας δώσει ενέργεια. 1 κ.σ. (7γρ.) σπιρουλίνα έχει 4 γραμμάρια πρωτεϊνη!

Enjoy