Twofer

As in, two for one. I'm back on my health kick. I'm not going into details but the past few weeks have taken a toll on me. My body has really gotten used to non-processed, earthy meals.

This hot pickle salad that I've been making has been my go-to lunch most days. I stole/borrowed it from Elena. Pardon the picture. It's an iPhone pic. This salad is Romain lettuce, chickpeas (which are delicious), diced hot pickles and I added some croutons...a girls gotta live a little. I've been using a Garlic Asiago dressing because low calorie garlic dressing is hard to find. Most of them are creamy garlic. Beware anything that says creamy. My only complaint with this meal is that I end up picking up the chickpeas with my hands. They are quite difficult to get onto the fork. haha. But it's sooo good it doesn't matter!

This next recipe is delicious! I promise you'll love it. I got it from The Kind Life website.






It's Black Bean Burgers and Guacamole. 

You need:

• 1 Avocado
• 1tbsp. of lime juice
• a little pepper
• 1/4 cup of bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup of chopped garlic
• 1tsp. of cumin
• 2 tsp. of Olice Oil (reduced from original recipe which recommends 3 tsp.)
• 1/4 cup chopped tomato (I omitted this)
• 15 ounce can of Black Beans

What to do:

1. Make Guac. (maybe you have a better recipe but this worked fine) Mash up avocado in a small bowl, add lime and season to taste with pepper. Put in fridge until you are ready to eat.
2. Open, drain and rinse can of beans. Put into bowl with bread crumbs, garlic, cumin and olive oil.
3. Use food processor or potato masher to mix ingredients until they are well blended.
4. Add small amount of olive oil to pan. Form bean mixture into 4 patties.
5. On medium to high heat, heat oil. Add patties and cook 5 minutes per side until heated through and browned.
6. Slab on some guacamole and enjoy!

This was a recipe Mark enjoyed A LOT! His only complaint was that he needed a little more food. I didn't make anything to go with it.