Inspired by the delicious guac that they serve at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant. We've added in Hawaiian Spirulina Powder to make it even more nutritious and rich.
Prep Time: 10 minutes to prepare
Yield: About 2 1/2 cups
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe Hass avocados
- 2 TSP lime juice
- 2 TBSP cilantro (chopped)
- 1/4 cup red onion (finely chopped)
- 1/2 jalapeño, including seeds (finely chopped)
- 1/4 TSP kosher salt
- 1 TSP to 1 TBS Hawaiian Spirulina Powder
Directions:
Choose the right avocado. It should feel squishy yet firm (like the palm of your hand), and be a nice dark green color on the inside. Cut the avocado in half and the remove the pit. Scoop the avocados and place in a medium bowl. Toss and coat with lime juice. Add the salt and using a fork or potato masher, mash until a smooth consistency is achieved. Fold in the remaining ingredients and mix well, including the Hawaiian Spirulina Powder. I usually start with only 1 TSP and then add in more if desired. Sometimes I add up to 1 TBS making it a much darker green color. For your first time making this, I recommend that you start with 1 TSP. Taste the guacamole (over and over) and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Variation:
This guacamole tastes best by also adding in about 1/3 cup of diced tomato. If you like it hot, you can replace the jalapeño pepper with a small amount of diced red cayenne pepper, or even use both peppers, if you are very adventurous.
Health Highlights
Sometimes all you want to eat is a tasty, healthy snack – you don’t want to deal with excessive preparation, unhealthy calories, or recipes that contain ingredients you know aren’t good for you. That’s where Fiesta Spirulina Guacamole comes in, because it makes for the perfect light snack when health and flavor are equal priorities.
Just about everyone knows how nutritious avocados are, but you may not have been aware that they contain relatively large amounts of fiber, too. Fiber has been shown to elicit many positive effects in the body, including weight loss, stablize blood sugar, amoung many others.
Nothing opens up the flavor of a dish like guacamole quite like the herb cilantro, which has been cited as an effective agent for toxic metal cleansing from the body. Cilantro has also been shown to exhibit strong antioxidant activity, as well. Red onion, also an ingredient in the dish, contains allicin, a compound that’s released when the onion is chopped. In the body, red onion promotes cardiovascular health.
With the addition of Hawaiian Spirulina to this classic guacamole dip, you’ll be taking that afternoon snack to a whole new level of nutrition!
http://authoritynutrition.com/12-proven-benefits-of-avocado/
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/health-benefits-of-cilantro/
http://www.healwithfood.org/health-benefits/eating-red-onions.php
