Cucumber and Avocado Salad

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Cucumber and Avocado Salad
If one of your struggles is coming up with healthy lunches that you can bring to work, this cucumber and avocado salad will do the trick. Not only is it healthful and flavorful, but it is quick and easy to make and pack. After eating, it won’t leave you feeling bogged down.  Instead, it will leave you feeling light and satisfied.
(Makes 2-4 servings)
Ingredients:
2 cups chopped cucumbers (3-4 medium cucumbers or 2 large cucumbers)
Salt
1-2 ripe avocados, peeled and cut into small pieces
1-2 tsp. fresh lime juice (to toss with avocado)
½ cup finely chopped fresh mint (measure after chopping)
½ crumbled feta (you can skip the cheese if you want to make this an even healthier meal!)

Dressing ingredients:
2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 tbsp. fresh lime juice

Instructions:
Peel cucumbers and scrape seeds if they are large.  Cut cucumber into ½ inch pieces and put in colander. Sprinkle with generous amount of salt and let sit for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, use paper towels to blot the cucumbers to remove the water and salt.
While cucumber is draining, peel avocado and chop into ½ inch pieces. Put avocado into large salad bowl and toss with the 1 or 2 tsp. of lime juice. Wash mint and chop with chef’s knife or mini-processor. Whisk together olive oil and lime juice to make dressing and measure ½ cup crumbled feta (optional).
Add drained cucumbers, mint and dressing to avocado and combine. Then gently stir the crumbled feta into salad ingredients (optional).
I recommended eating the salad within a day.
Submitted by Vanessa Pergolizzi 
 

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Apple Cider Waffles

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Recipe brought to you by Kimberly Reese:

Sometimes it's hard to prepare meals due to my daughter’s incurable eosinophilic disease. She is unable to tolerate processed food so I have channeled my grandmothers and taken it back to the basics. “From Scratch” doesn’t have to mean spending all day in the kitchen. Try my delicious, healthy, and easy Apple Cider Waffles. They're perfect for Fall!

Ingredients:
1 cup of flour, wheat or alternative (for wheat/gluten free option use a mix to include xanthan gum)
1 TSP baking powder
½ TSP baking soda
½ TSP nutmeg
½ TSP allspice
A good shake of cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1 TSP sugar (honey, maple syrup, other alternative)
1 egg or egg replacement (see below for instructions)
1 cup cider

For those who are going to use an egg replacement or flaxseed gel, you will need 1 TBSP of ground flaxseeds. Mix flaxseeds with 3 TBSP warm water, whisk, and let sit until the mixture becomes thicker.


Directions:
1. In a bowl, add the dry ingredients and whisk together.
2. Add liquid ingredients and mix with a spoon.
3. Once the waffle iron is hot, pour the appropriate amount and cook.
4. Top however you choose (fresh fruit, butter, maple syrup).
5. Enjoy!

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Simple Baked Salmon

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Recipe brought to you by Robert Muirhead:

Ingredients:

2 garlic cloves, minced
6 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp dried basil
1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 fresh salmon fillets (~6 oz. each)

Directions:

1. In a medium-sized bowl (or right in the glass baking dish), create the marinade by mixing the garlic, olive oil, basil, parsley, salt, black pepper, and lemon juice.

2. Place the fillets in the glass baking dish, and cover liberally with the marinade. Let the salmon marinade for about an hour, turning and reapplying the marinade occasionally.

3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

4. Place the fillets on an aluminum foil bed, cover with the marinade, and fold and seal the foil to create a sealed pouch for the fillets. Place them back in the baking dish, and bake them in the oven for 35-45 minutes (until the fillets are easily flaked with a fork).



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No Bake Oat Balls

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Recipe brought to you by Jamie Suchecki:

Ingredients:


1 cup (dry) oatmeal
2/3 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup peanut butter or any nut butter
1/2 cup ground flax seed
1/2 cup chocolate chips, cacao nibs, or blueberries
1/3 cup honey, agave nectar, or maple syrup

Directions:

1. Stir all ingredients together in a bowl until thoroughly mixed.

2. Let chill in fridge for 30 minutes.

3. Roll into balls and enjoy!

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Acai Bowl

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Recipe and photo brought to you by Hannah Stacy:

Acai berries are an antioxidant-rich fruit that stimulate the immune system and boost energy making for a great addition to your breakfast!

Ingredients:
4 frozen bananas
2 frozen acaii packets (can be found in the freezer section in Whole Foods)
2 tablespoons almond butter
1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
5 strawberries
Granola
Handful blueberries


Directions:
 1. Place bananas, acaii, almond butter, OJ, and strawberries in a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth and creamy.


 2. Pour into a bowl and top with blueberries and your favorite granola. (Other topping suggestions: nuts, coconut flakes, banana slices, chocolate chips, raspberries, etc.).

 3. Enjoy!

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