HyVee: Tomato and Avocado Salad
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HyVee dietitian, Alyssa Field is back with another push for HyVee and Saint Luke’s Healthy Cooking Classes they are hosting throughout the month of February. There is a class Friday, and five more next week. Call your area Hyvee if you wish to register. Cost is $10.
Tomato and Avocado Salad Recipe
Serves 8.
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- 1 cucumber, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 whole avocado, chopped
- 20 large ripe olives, coarsely chopped
- 3 fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 1 ½ tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Freshly ground sea salt, to taste
- Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. For salad, in a large bowl, combine tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, olives and basil.
2. For vinaigrette, in a small bowl, whisk together vinegar and olive oil.
3. Evenly divide salad among 8 salad plates. Drizzle vinaigrette over each. Season individual servings to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
Nutrition Facts per serving: 60 calories, 5 grams fat, 0 grams saturated fat, 0 grams trans-fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 100 mg sodium, 4 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 2 grams sugar, 1 gram protein. Daily Values: 6% vitamin A, 15% vitamin C, 2% calcium, 2% iron.
February 17, 2012, Gladstone Hy-Vee on 7117 North Prospect at 6 p.m. 816-452-6500
February 21, 2012, Shawnee Hy-Vee on 13550 W. 63rd Street Shawnee, Kansas, at 6:00 p.m. 913-962-2252
February 22, 2012, Kansas City #2 Hy-Vee on Englewood Road at 6 p.m. 816-454-4776, Overland Park Hy-Vee on 11552 W. 95th Street Overland Park, Kansas, at 6 p.m. 913-894-1983
February 23, 2012, Lenexa Hy-Vee on 13400 W. 87th Parkway. 6 p.m. 913-438-8308
Febrary 23, 2012, Lee’s Summit Hy-Vee at 301 NE Rice Rd. 6 p.m. 816-524-5760
