Cucumber Avocado Salad

Ingredients

• 2 Avocados cubed (toss with a bit of lemon juice right away to keep from browning)

• Juice from 1/ 2 lemon

• 2 Tbsp. chopped red onion

• 1 seedless English cucumber diced

• ¼ cup of chopped fresh dill (or parsley)

Dressing

• 3 Tbsp. of Olive oil

• 1 Tbsp. of red wine vinegar

• pinch of salt and pepper

• Whisk them together.

• (If you choose an oil free dressing, my Oil Free Dijon is delicious)

To Prepare

• Toss Avocado gently with lemon and then add remaining ingredient.

• Chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

White Bean Salad

Ingredients

• 1 15 oz. can organic Cannellini beans or white kidney beans

• Juice of ½ lemon

• 1 Tbsp. of chopped Spring onions

• ½ tsp. grated lemon zest

• 5 radishes thinly sliced

• 1 cup crunchy fresh snow peas or sugar snap peas

• Sea salt & pepper to taste

• 3 Tbsp. fresh chopped basil ( I also like mint)

• 2-4 tablespoons olive oil

• 1/4 tsp maple syrup

• 1/4 cup chopped parsley (optional)

To Prepare

• In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, maple syrup.

• Drain beans and toss gently 1/3 of the dressing.

• In a small pot of boiling water, add in snap peas and cook for 1 minute.

• Drain, pat dry and slice thin.

• In a large bowl add in beans and crunchy vegetables, Spring onions and toss with remaining dressing.

Good Morning Green Juice

There are those mornings when a glorious green juice is all I need!

Ingredients

• 1 Green apple

• 2 stalks of celery

• ½ cucumber

• ½ lemon juiced

• ½ lime juiced

• ½ inch of fresh ginger

• 1 cup of spinach

• ½ bunch of parsley

To Prepare

• Process all ingredients in a juicer.

• Shake and serve over ice.