A Recipe for Success—Healthy Snacks for You & Your Family
We hope you enjoy this post from guest blogger Amie Valpone, editor-in-chief of TheHealthyApple.com.
As your children head back to school this month, here’s a quick and easy recipe for grilled blueberry guacamole—a perfect after-school snack. You can also pack the guacamole and sliced vegetables in a sealable container in your child’s lunchbox, and it’s a great swap for mayonnaise on sandwiches and wraps. However you and your kids choose to enjoy it—you’ll reap the healthy fats and fiber in each bite!
Gluten-Free and Vegan Grilled Blueberry Guacamole
Ingredients
2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and diced
2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 cups fresh berries, pitted and halved
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 tsp. fresh lime zest
1/4 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground white pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil, plus more for garnish
Instructions
1. Preheat grill to medium heat.
2. In a medium bowl, gently toss cherries in olive oil. Place berries into a large piece of tin foil and fold to seal foil at the top.
3. Transfer berries in foil to the heated grill; cook for 10-12 minutes or until tender.
4. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mash avocados until it forms a chunky consistency.
5. Remove cherries from grill; set aside for 2 minutes to cool then add to the guacamole mixture along with remaining ingredients; mix well to combine.
6. Serve immediately. Garnish with additional fresh basil.
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About Our Guest Blogger: Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP, is a Manhattan-based culinary nutritionist, personal chef, professional recipe developer and food writer specializing in simple gluten-free and dairy-free ‘clean’ recipes for the home cook. She’s also the editor-in-chief of TheHealthyApple.com. Follow Amie on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
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