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Fresh Tomato and Avocado Salsa
This delightful fresh tomato and avocado salsa will change your life, especially if you are trying to diet. Even if you are not on a diet, you will love this recipe. Full of color and flavor, this recipe literally transforms whatever you serve with it. Sure, you can sit down with a bag of tortilla chips and enjoy a bowl of this delicious, low fat salsa. But why stop there? This delicious tomato and avocado salsa has so much more to offer.
Next time you cook up a boneless chicken breast, top it with tomato and avocado salsa. Your chicken will take on a whole new life as a tasty, delicious meal that gives you all your veggies. You can put it on a burger, a steak, or sliced turkey. Eat some with a lamb shank or you can use it to top off a delicious grilled fish filet. It is great on halibut or tilapia. It makes everything look festive and delicious. For only 100 extra calories, you can get a delicious topping that makes every meal special. The best thing about those calories is that every one of them is packed with nutrition.
If you do not care for meat, try using this salsa to top off your rice. You can nestle it into a lettuce leaf and make it into a salad. You can even stuff it into a tortilla or pita bread. If you cannot find grape tomatoes, you can use cherry tomatoes or even cut up a large tomato into bite size pieces. If you do not care for cilantro, substitute parsley. If you do not care for peppers, leave it out. The beauty of this recipe is it is totally versatile. Keep the ingredients for this delicious salsa on hand so you can whip it up at a moment's notice. It only takes a few minutes and you have a side dish and condiment rolled into one.
Festive Tomato and Avocado Salsa
Ingredients -
1-½ cups grape tomatoes, halved or quartered
1 avocado, diced small
¼ cup onion, finely chopped
½ small jalapeno, seeded and minced
⅛ cup cilantro, chopped
⅛ cup fresh lime juice
Kosher salt
Freshly ground pepper
Preparation:
In a medium sized bowl, combine the tomatoes, avocado, onion, jalapeno, cilantro and lime juice. Mix gently. Salt and pepper to taste. Stir gently to mix the seasoning into the other ingredients.
Serve on chicken, fish, meat, chips, cheese, or tortillas.
(Serves 4)
