Avocado Appi

Ingredients:

Avocado

Balsamic vinegar

lemon juice

pink Himalayan sea salt

Directions:

1. Slice your avocado. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar, lemon juice and sprinkle with sea salt.

* it tastes better if you let it sit a while to marinate..but if you are like me I am usually too impatient:)

xo erin

Tropical Mango Smoothie Bowl

Ingredients:

1 c frozen mango

1 c frozen banana

1/4 c fresh pineapple + extra for toppings

1/4 c pineapple juice

2 tsp Activz coconut water powder

Toppings

coconut chips

frozen or fresh blueberries

Nutola

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to your Vitamix, except toppings & blend until smooth.
2. Add toppings and enjoy!

*add chia seeds for your protein!

xo erin

Garbanzo Bean Salad with Mexican Mango Dressing by My New Roots

I made this salad for my family….but after trying it I packed it up, put it in the fridge and ate the whole thing myself till it was gone! Thanks My New Roots!

Ingredients:
3 cups cooked garbanzo beans (a.k.a. chickpeas) (about 2 cans)
1 red & yellow bell pepper
3 carrots
½ large jicima root
1 cup chopped spinach
½ cup cilantro
(You can use what ever veggies you would like! Try to use veggies that will soak up some of the dressing. Get your greens in there- any greens would be good! )

Dressing:
1 large, ripe mango
¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 large green onions, with tops
3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp. sea salt
½ chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (substitute ¼ tsp. ground chipotle or use your favorite chili spice)

Directions:
1. Peel mango and place in a blender with all other dressing ingredients. Blend on high until uniform and creamy. It will look like a smoothie. Season to taste.
2. In a large bowl, pour dressing over garbanzo beans and let sit while you prepare the rest of the salad filling. ( I didn’t use all of the dressing. You could also add more veggies to soak up the dressing)
3. As you chop up the vegetables for the salad, add them as you go and stir to get an idea on how much more you need. Stop when the salad is well-dressed but not super gloppy.
4. Serve with sliced avocado and lime wedges on the side. Garnish with more cilantro, sprouts, pumpkin seeds, or whatever you have on hand.

To make it a complete meal: Serve this salad on top of coconut rice or quinoa.

xo erin

Harker’s Organic Apricots

Fresh fruit is so pretty ✨

This summer I went to the Natural Foods in Okotokes and these apricots couldn’t stop calling my name…. They were from the HARKER’S Organic Farm…. How could I not buy them?! I must find my long lost cousins and take a trip to this farm.. I feel like we would be great friends!

xo erin

Poke

I made this up as I went so there are a lot of pinches in this recipe…but it turned out just how I wanted it!!

Ingredients:

1 C raw salmon, chopped into cubes

1/3 c avocado, cut into cubes

1 tbsp red onion, finely chopped

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 pinch red pepper flakes

1 tsp lime juice

1 tsp agave

pinch of fresh ginger, chopped

1/4 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp chicken stock

pinch of basil

pinch of dill

pinch of seasoning salt

pinch of lemon pepper

1 tsp fresh parsley

* use coconut aminos to make it paleo

Directions:

1. Mix everything (except for the avocado) into a bowl and let it sit for a couple of hours. The longer the better- I like to let mine sit over night.

2. When you are ready to eat, add your avocado!

xo erin