Garden Guacamole (Raw, Vegan, Organic) - Lower In Fat

As many of you know, I've been making food in the apartment we're staying at in New York. It's a great way to keep my food totally Raw, totally organic, and it helps save some money. Plus, I love preparing food, so all around, I'm a happy girl. Isn't this picture totally Om-nom-nom?

I wrote last week about a salad I made with avocado, bell peppers, celery, etc. Well, I had to make it again, it was SO awesome, fresh, delicious, and had so many amazing textures. This time, I made a bigger batch (of course!), and I wrote down the amounts so that I could share it with you.

One of the awesome things about this recipe is that I consider it a "lighter" guacamole, meaning that it's lower in fat than traditional guacamole. Obviously, most guacamole is made up mostly of avocado. And, if you're like me, it's hard to stop eating guacamole once you start. Therefore, it's not long before I've consumed a lot of fat. Well, I lightened the fat load per serving of this recipe by filling it up with fat-free non-sweet fruits and vegetables. A lot of people easily lose weight on a Raw vegan diet even if they consume plenty of fresh organic Raw vegan fats. However, there are some people who hit a plateau and they wonder what to do next. For this, I usually recommend cutting back on some of the fats you're eating. It doesn't have to be all the time or every day, but you might try experimenting with some dishes that have a lower amount of fat and see how it goes. You'll probably drop those last stubborn pounds if you do. And, Garden Guacamole is a great recipe to get you started.

I enjoyed my portion of this scooped onto organic red leaf lettuce that I used as a wrap, like a burrito. My husband wanted his on Ezekial toast. We were both licking our fingers and loving every succulently fresh bite.

Garden Guacamole

Recipe by Kristen Suzanne (KristensRaw.com)

Yield approximately 4 - 5 cups

For this recipe, I used medium size non-sweet fruits, but you could use large! And, you could substitute the tomato with cucumber or add diced zucchini... there are all kinds of options. Shredded carrots would be delish, too. Just try and keep it colorful. That's half the fun of it!

3 avocados, pitted, peeled and diced

juice from 2 limes

1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon Himalayan crystal salt

1 medium heirloom tomato, diced*

1 medium red bell pepper, destemmed, seeded, and diced

1 medium orange bell pepper, destemmed, seeded, and diced

3 large stalks celery, diced

1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped

Place the diced avocado into a large bowl with the lime juice and salt. Smish is up (I like using a potato masher to do the job). Then, add the rest of the ingredients and toss well to mix. At this point, taste it and see if you'd like to add more salt.

*If heirloom tomatoes aren't in season, then use regular tomatoes.