Mock Tuna Avocado Yumwich

Made this "Yumwich" for lunch and if I had enough for 2...they would have been gone & I would have been stuffed.  But that would defeat my purpose of eating lighter and exercising!  The base is made with chickpeas! Hmmm

Mock Tuna Avocado Yumwich

1  16 oz can chickpeas drained & rinsed
1 celery stalk...minced
1 carrot...peeled and shredded
1/2 red bell pepper..seeded and diced
1 TBSP Dijon mustard (I love stone ground)
1 TBSP. water
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
Vegan English muffins
1/2 avocado, seeded, sliced & scooped
sliced tomato
 3-5 fresh sweet basil leafs

-Place the chickpeas in a food processor, or can mash by hand. Grind until it's flaky.
-In a large bowl, add the chickpeas and the rest of the ingredients down to the onion powder. Combine well.
-Toast the English muffin in the toaster.
-Top English muffin with the Mock salad, avocado, tomato and basil
-If you like, spread the other half of the English muffin with Dijon mustard.

Top put together & gobble it up!

One Avocado Meal

What? A one avocado meal, how wild is that? Use half of the avocado for the Thick Double Chocolate Shake, and the other half for the Broiled Pepper Jack Avocado.  I came across this recipe, mixed it up and VEGANIZED it!

Broiled Pepper Jack Avocado

1/2 avocado, pitted

1 TBSP non-dairy pepper jack cheese (I use Daiya)

1 TBSP fresh diced tomato

1/2 tsp. fresh lime juice

pinch of extra fine sea salt

cilantro for garnish

Preheat broiler

-Combine the cheese, tomato, lime juice and sea salt in a bowl.

-Carefully put on top of the avocado half.

-Place avocado on a baking sheet and put in oven. Broil for 3 minutes or until cheese is starting to melt and starting to brown. Sprinkle with cilantro!

Thick Double Chocolate Avocado Shake 

1/2 avocado, scooped

1/2 cut up frozen banana

1 c. vanilla coconut milk

1 TBSP carob powder

1 TBSP non-dairy chocolate chips

1 TBSP. pure maple syrup

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Mix all in a blender until smooth. If you want it thinner, add more milk. 

Now you have your meal! This worked well for my lunch! ENJOY!

Not a "B" a CLT with Avocado Spread

Came across this recipe for faux bacon. But get this...it's made out of coconut. That's right... wild but really good. I picked up a bag of coconut strips from Trader Joe's thinking I was going to make this coconut bacon. (originally for cupcakes) REMEMBER...read the whole recipe first. I needed  3 + cups but I only had about 1 cup. So instead, I compromised and divided the recipe by thirds. There was plenty. I think it was slightly over baked...but still good! Here is my version of the CLT (coconut, lettuce and tomato).
NOTE: You will want to make your coconut bacon first. This will take about 20 minutes. Link is below for the ingredients and recipe.


CLT with Avocado Spread

2 slices of your favorite bread, toasted
sliced tomato
lettuce & spinach


Avocado Spread

1/2 ripe avocado, pitted and scooped
2 tsp. dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. lime juice

Mix all your ingredients in a bowl and smash with a fork or potato masher until creamy.


Coconut Bacon

http://www.fettlevegan.com/4/post/2012/07/coconut-bacon.html

-On both slices of bread, spread a nice thick layer of the Avocado Spread.
-Take the coconut bacon and gently push in the spread on one piece of bread.. Helps hold it in place.
-Top with tomato, lettuce & spinach.

ENJOY!!

Avocado & Mango Smoothie

Who wants a martini in the morning..or at least think you are having one! How about a Avocado-Mango smoothie?
Avocado in a smoothie is actually quite delicious! Avocados contain vitamin K, fiber, potassium and are full of vitamin E. Even though the majority calories come from fat, about two-thirds of the fats contain heart healthy monounsaturated fats.


Avocado-Mango Smoothie

1 c. coconut water
1/2 medium avocado, pit removed and scooped
1 tsp. lime juice
1 cold or frozen cubed mango (pitted)
ground raw cashews...optional


Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth! Pour into your favorite martini glass, top with ground cashews and enjoy!