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Summer Salad with Berries and Avocado

Ingredients

  • 5 oz approx. 4 cups fresh mixed salad greens*
  • 1 cup fresh berries* I used blueberries and strawberries here but blackberries are in season right now and I love them too!
  • 1/2 of an avocado cut in thin slices
  • 1/4 cup pistachios

Dressing

  • 1/2 lemon
  • Approx. 2 T
  • Extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  • Please use organic greens and berries, where possible.
  • Spread salad on a dinner plate and top with berries.
  • Make sure your avocado is ripe. It should feel soft when you squeeze it. Cut it in half, slicing around the seed, and twist the halves apart. Use the side without the seed. With the avocado still in the peel,slice through the flesh lengthwise with a knife, then use a spoon to scoop it out of the peel. Make sure you get all of the green parts and leave only the peel, as most of the nutrients are in the darkest green parts of the avocado closest to the peel. Spread the slices on your salad. Leave the seed in the other half. Rub the flesh with a bit of lemon juice, wrap it and keep it in the refrigerator for another meal.
  • Sprinkle with pistachios or the nut of your choice. Walnuts are great here too.
  • Drizzle with the juice of 1/2 a lemon (I squeeze mine right over the salad) and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
  • Enjoy and feel good knowing you've given yourself a great dose of the nourishment your body needs to feel great and stay healthy!