Showing posts with label avocado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label avocado. Show all posts

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Pan fried steak with avocado, creamed spinach and mushroom


Serves 4

Ingredients

4 x beef steaks
1 bunch of English spinach, washed, drained and chopped
300g mushrooms, sliced
½ cup of pure cream- you can use broth if you are dairy free
1 avocado, stoned and cut into quarters

Method

Season your steak well both side with salt and pepper. Cook on a medium heat with some oil until the steak is to your liking and then take out and set aside in a warm place.
In the same pan put in your spinach, cream and mushrooms. Cook until the spinach is wilted and the sauce is thick and creamy. Season well with salt and pepper. On your plate put some of the spinach mix then your steak and then top with ¼ of your avocado. Serve with extra vegetables on the side.




Monday, 8 July 2013

Simple lunch, cos lettuce leaf, avo, tomato, egg

Simple lunch of cos lettuce leaf filled with mashed hard boiled eggs, avocado and tomato

Avocado with mashed hardboiled eggs

Avocado with mashed hard boiled eggs

Avocado and egg snack

Avocado halves with hardboiled egg and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar
Perfect for nibbles or an entree




Guacamole

2 ripe avocados, take out stone and scoop out flesh.
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp of mexican spice mix if you have, you can use ¼- ½ tsp. chilli powder, or you can leave out.
1 Tbsp lime juice, you could use lemon (about ½ a lime depending on size)
You could use some chili powder/fresh chili in this too.
Hint: zest your lime/lemon first and save it. You can freeze it and use for dressings, marinades etc…

Method
Mash avocado and mix in the rest of the ingredients, season with salt.