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Incorporate Healthy Fats to Your Diet

Posted on March 26, 2010 by admin

Using less fat is just part of the picture when it comes to healthful eating. For a long time fats have been considered a “no-no” in a healthy lifestyle, but since the late ‘80s, views have been changing. Now monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, found in foods like salmon, avocados, many oils, and nuts, are considered healthful. When these types of fats replace unhealthy saturated and trans fats, they can help reduce harmful LDL cholesterol levels and may lower your risk of stroke and heart disease.

This week’s recipe is a quick and easy avocado salad that is light, bright and bursting with flavor. Use it as a side dish for your favorite grilled protein or eat it alone. Either way, you’ll be healthier just eating it.

Boston Lettuce Avocado Salad with Lime Dressing

For the salad:

2 small to medium heads Boston lettuce, discard any wilted leaves
1 Hass avocado, pitted
1 large bunch scallions, thinly sliced
Leaves from 1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
For the dressing:

2 limes, juiced
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon honey
About 20 grinds fresh black pepper
1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
Directions:

Pull the lettuce leaves from the head, rinse gently under cold water, and lay out on clean towels to dry. Use a spoon to remove the flesh in 1 piece from each half of the avocado. Thinly slice the avocado flesh into thin wedges.

Whisk together all the dressing ingredients.

Arrange the lettuce leaves on a plate and top with the avocado wedges, scallion, and cilantro. Finish with a healthy drizzling of the dressing.