Hi! I'm Haley Warren, the lucky new intern with Taste and Savor. I'm a graduate of the University of Georgia, doing my internship through Iowa State University. I'm on my community rotation right now, and will be moving over to Piedmont Hospital in a bit, to start a clinical internship.
Over the
past week, interning with Chef Nancy has been incredible! I have gotten to witness
some amazing classes with her, but one class I would have to say was my
favorite. We went to the Thomas F Chapman Family Cancer Wellness Center at Piedmont Hospital in Henry County to spread some
herb lovin’. Chef Nancy and Sous Chef Lea created an incredible menu of summer dishes - all made with herbs and spices.
My favorite was the Avocado Salad. Instead of avocados in the salad itself, it was a mix of greens,
an array of chopped herbs, lettuce and grape tomatoes. Avocado was used to make the dressing flavorful, cool and creamy without a lot of extra oil.
Avocado Salad Dressing
2 Garlic
Cloves, Peeled
1 Large
Avocado
2 Tsp Lime
Juice
1/2 Cup
Nonfat Greek Yogurt
1 Tsp
Smoked Paprika
1/4 Cup
EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
1/2 Tsp
Fine Sea Salt
Place all
ingredients into a food processor and puree it.
That's it - super easy and delicious.
Another interesting Avocado tip I learned this week was all about Guacamole. Substitute 1/4 part of Frozen Green Peas to 3/4 Part of Mashed Avocado in your favorite recipe. No one will be able to tell the difference - and you are getting lots of good nutrition from the bright green peas, without all the fat from the avocados. Yum.
I'm looking forward to next week and all the adventures we are going to have in the Healthy Kitchen!
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