Our family has some exciting news....we are expecting our third child....and its going to happen this summer! Wow, time has been flying. With the new arrival coming soon I have been prepping fruit portions and putting them in the freezer, so we can make a quick smoothie snack when needed.
I have also been testing easy dip recipes that I can whip up in the blender for summer picnics in the yard. I love making red pepper hummus or a 5 bean version but, today's post is about a new dip I have been wanting to make for quite some time...I ripped the recipe out of an organic food magazine called, "Organic Lifestyles"....and with a few revisions (I never have all the required ingredients, so I make do)....ta-da!...creamy, fresh Avocado Flax Dip...tasty with crackers or veggie sticks. I bet it would even work really well with a chicken or tuna salad sandwich (instead of mayo) or even tossed in a romaine salad....
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| Avocado Flax Dip...yumm! |
I was missing plain yogurt so I substituted light sour cream and because of our kids, I reduced the garlic to 1 clove...I would love it with 2 or even 3 as the recipe calls for, but our kids might not eat it with that kind of heat! I also halved the recipe, and think it made enough for our family to enjoy all week! Here is what I did....
Avocado Flax Dip Recipe:
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 long English cucumber (leave peel on)
- juice of 1/2 small lemon
- 1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt
- 1/4 C ground flax seeds
- 1 C light sour cream
Place in OmniBlend V blender in order listed. use 35 second programed button. you may need to use the tamper if the veggies aren't moving down to the blades. I didn't need to this time as the moisture and weight of the cucumber seemed enough to pull everything together nicely.
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| the recipe inspiration! |
We are eating this tonight...I will let you know how our kids like it!
Enjoy!
Amber
