Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Avocado Dip and Corn tortilla chips


As you probably can tell from previous posts Jeff & I have kinda fallen off the wagon of healthier and lighter eating. It started with "if the girl scout cookie is broken you dont have to count it" ... to eating a whole pan of Lasagna.  Since smashing an entire box of Thin Mints to feel better about inhaling it is not really where we want to go its back to eating healthy!  As fun as it was to eat naughty, and I will admit it's kinda fun for a while, I am excited to eat healthy again and to not feel like a blob.
My favorite food at the moment is avocado, I seriously love it better than any Easter chocolate. So last night I made something really light for dinner since I was still stuffed from the lasagna feast earlier.
This is a really simple dip that celebrates the fresh flavor of all the ingredients.  The corn chips go great with it and are definitely better for you than your bagged chips.  Plus how can you not impress people with your own little "homemade" corn chips.

Guacamole
Ingredients:
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 2 Tbsp finely chopped onion
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp lime juice
  • fresh ground pepper to taste
1. Remove avocado from skin and mash with a fork in a bowl.  Add the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly

Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredient:
  • 5 corn tortillas
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut corn tortillas into quarters and place in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes till chips are crispy.
(if you feel the chips are too chewy bake them a little longer!)

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