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QUICK AND EASY SALSA
This fast and easy restaurant-style salsa is a great substitution for fresh Pico
de Gallo when tomatoes are no longer in season. Serve it with your favorite
chips or as a topping for tacos.
• 2 cans (10 oz.) diced tomatoes with green chilies
•
½
small onion, quartered
• 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded, deveined
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed
•
½
cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
• 1 Tbsp. lime juice
• 1 tsp. sugar
•
½
tsp. cumin
•
½
tsp. salt
Place all ingredients in blender jar. Cover and pulse 30 seconds or to desired
consistency. For a small batch, cut recipe in half and blend in your personal
size blender jar.
GREEN SMOOTHIE
•
1 to 1
½
cups fresh spinach
•
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
(may substitute water)
•
½
cup fresh pineapple, cut
into pieces
•
½
cup mango, cut into pieces
•
1 banana
•
1 TBS ground flax seeds
Add milk then spinach to blender
jar and blend until smooth. Add ground flax seeds and fresh fruit
and blend again. Garnish with pineapple and a straw!
Makes 6 (1 cup) servings
