A Fooled Hash Brown & Roasted Pepper Avocado Salsa

Hashed Browns with Broad Beans (Fool) & Red Split Lentils

topped with a Roasted Red Pepper, Tomato & Avocado Salsa

I decided to do this recipe, since I had soaked lentils & cooked (boiled) broad beans from the night before. It was a simple recipe, but considering these two items were already for me, it took away from prep time.

 

Broad Bean Hashed Browns

1 Potato grated

1 cup Broad Beans chopped

½ cup Soaked Split Red Lentils (not cooked)

½ Onion chopped

2 cloves Garlic finely chopped

1 Tbsp Roasted Red Pepper chopped

4 Cherry Tomatoes diced

½ cup Boiled Rice

1 tsp Turmeric

1 tsp Paprika

1 tsp Cumin ground

½ tsp Cayenne powder

½ tsp Black pepper 

1 Egg

½ cup Flour + additional flour for consistency

• Preheat oven at 350°
• Prepare all ingredients & Mix together
• I quickly pan friend the mix which helped in molding the mixture
• Made mini patties & placed on an oiled tray 
• Cooked until lightly browned

Then Begins the Salsa Preparation


Roasted Red Pepper, Cherry Tomato & Avocado Salsa
½ Onion finely diced
1 cup Cherry Tomato quartered
½ to 1 Avocado diced
½ Roasted Red Pepper diced
pinch of black pepper
1 tsp salsa mix (optional)



Top the hash browns with the Salsa & Enjoy!!

Going Nuts For Pizza

Nuts, Raisin & Fig Crust Chicken Pizza

I've been experimenting with nuts lately, and I decided to make my self a pizza. I wanted all the nutrients I can get in my veggies, so I kept them away from heat. Hence my partially raw pizza. I ended up only cooking the chicken, and the crust for as little I can, just to crisp it up.My measurements were rough, so there is no exact recipe. But anything goes!

	Nut Crust  3 Tbsp Raw Almonds 3 Tbsp Raw Walnuts 2 Tbsp Raw Pistachio 2 Tbsp Shredded Coconut  1 Tbsp Flax Seed 1 tsp Kalunji (Nigella) 3 tsp Pinenuts 2 Tbsp Raw Sesame Seeds 2 Tbsp Zaatar Mix 2 tsp Turmeric 2 tsp Sultana Raisins 2 Tbsp Dried Figs 2 Cloves Garlic 1 Egg (extra ground nuts or flour to fix dough consistency)	Kneaded Dough
Grind & Mix together all Nuts, Fruit & Spicing Ingredients	Add Egg & knead dough until you get a play-dough consistency More ground nuts or flour can be added to reach desired consistency	Pre-heat Oven at 350° Oil your tray or baking dish Press dough to form ½ cm pizza crust Bake for 15 min or until slightly golden

On the side I had prepared the Pizza Sauce 1 small Tomato ½ Onion 3 cloves Garlic 2 tsp Tomato paste 2 tsp roasted Chilli peppers ½ tsp Oregano ½ tsp Basil ¼ tsp Black pepper pinch of salt	I used some of the pizza sauce to flavor my chicken, but the remainder of the sauce was used as a raw sauce. While cooking the crust, I added some cheese. Then topped it with my pizza sauce flavored chicken bits.
To treat my self I made some caramelized onions. But fresh is better. If I had green onions I would have used that instead. Caramelized Onions 1 small Onion 2 Tbsp Sugar ¼ cup Water - Boil water - Melt Sugar - Add sliced Onions -  Stir until water evaporates & sugar starts browning	Over the chicken bits, I added the sauce, and then the caramelized onions. Now to choose my Toppings. Red peppers Raddichio Avocado Black Olives Lettuce The amount is up to you. Add more or less of what you like and dislike.

Tasted wonderful, and I loved the colors.

Avocado Olive Dip

So last night I posted a pic of my Avocado Olive Dip, and was kindly asked to include the recipe. So here goes. Before I show you the recipe, I wanted to show you my other forms of avocado feasting.

LEMON AVOCADO 

Before I get stated, I wanted to show you my personal favorite & traditional way of eating an avocado. This method simply consists of an Avocado cut in half, pit removed and sliced in a grid like form. On the side, a good squeeze of lemon, and a mashed up garlic clove with a pinch of salt. Pour the lemon-garlic mix into the avocado, stir & eat.

AVOCADO & OLIVES

Then there's the inspiration to this recipe. A staple at the dinner table after our meal, we include the avocado and the olive. I prefer a spoon, my family members prefer a "La'meh" of pita bread (when the pita bread is used as a scoop to hold food). The lemon-garlic mix can be excluded here & it still tastes amazing


Finally off the the recipe:

AVOCADO OLIVE DIP

• 1 Avocado cubed
• ½ Lime or Lemon squeezed
• 1 clove of garlic mashed
• 1/2 tomato cubed
• 5 olives pitted & cubed
• pinch of salt

You can also add

• ½ tsp cumin ground
• ¼ tsp coriander ground
• ¼ tsp fresh hot peppers

Spicy is the New Hot!! - Avocado Cayenne Dip

Avocado Cayenne Dip

I love avocados!!  They taste amazing, they're easy to prepare, and even with minimal ingredient, they have a wonderful flavor. This Avocado Cayenne Dip needs:

• 2 Avocados cut in small pieces
• ½ Lime - juiced
• 2 tsp homemade Cayenne Pepper paste
• 2 drops Scotch Bonnet hot sauce (for extra spice)
• ½ tsp Black pepper ground
• pinch of salt

All you need now are crackers or chips or bread.

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My all time favorite & Quick Avocado recipe is slicing the Avocado in half, removing the pit. Using a knife, slice the flesh of the avocado in a grid shape (making sure to keep the outer layer in tact - it'll be your bowl). On the side prepare a sauce consisting of, Juice of ¼ or ½ a lemon, (up to) a clove of garlic, and a little sprinkle of salt. Pour the sauce over the avocado flesh and mix it in.  The spoon is the last thing you'll need before you can start enjoying!!

Feed me the food groups

- Avocado and Green mango salad
- Homemade chips
- Ground beef and crab

Avocado and Green mango salad
Base Ingredients:
1 Avocado sliced or cubed
1 or 2 Green mangos juliened or cubed
1 tsp chopped green or red onions
1 tsp cilantro
1/2 tsp finely chopped hot pepper

(addition - i didn't do) - 1/2 tsp lemongrass

Dressing:

juice of half a lemon
half a garlic clove smashed
pinch of salt

for spice health benefits i add:
1/4 tsp cayenne
1/4 tsp cumin

Cut & Mix the veggie ingredients together and on the side mix the dressing ingredients together. Pour dressing over salad & Toss gently so as not to mush the avocados.

top with toasted cashews