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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] Fresh Tomato Salsa with Avocado - Mexican, 3g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber

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Fresh Tomato Salsa with Avocado

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
LowerCarbs Veggie

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 large ripe tomatoes -- cored, seeded, coarsely chopped (reserve the juices from the chopping)
1 large garlic clove -- finely chopped
1/2 small jalapeno chile pepper -- steamed, cored, seeded, finely chopped
1 tablespoon red onion -- finely chopped
1/2 ripe avocado -- peeled, seeded, & coarsely chopped
1/2 cup cilantro leaves -- finely chopped
juice of 1 lime -- or 1/2 lemon
salt and freshly ground pepper

Stir together the tomato and its juices, the garlic, jalapeno, onion, avocado, cilantro and lime or lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Makes about 2 cups (8 one-quarter cup servings)

Her is a simple, utterly fresh, easy-to-make salsa with lots of crisp flavors from the garlic, the jalapeno and the lemon and lime. The avocado give the salsa and unexpected softness and richness.

Serve... with chips and a light sour cream with most Tex-Mex dishes or to accompany a plate of mixed spring vegetables. Pour over asparagus, or stir into rice for a Tex-Mex version of Spanish rice.

Cuisine:
"Mexican"
Source:
"100 Simple Sauces for Today's Healthy Home Cooking: Easy-to-Prepare Salsas, Relishes, Chutneys, Marinades, and Much More by Carl Jerome, Henry Holt & Co, 1997 [ISBN: 0-8050-4799-9]"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"July 2009"
Copyright:
"1997"
Yield:
"2 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 28 Calories; 2g Fat (58.6% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 5mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0