Winter Guacamole Salad

Ingredients:

• 6 kale leaves, torn into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 avocado, diced
• 6 grape tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup corn
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 tbsp cilantro, minced
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• olive oil
• salt

Directions:

1. In a bowl, drizzle kale leaves with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and massage until kale turns a brighter green.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms

Ingredients:

2 portabella mushrooms

2 medium potatoes

4 garlic cloves, minced

2 green onions, finely chopped

1 tbsp butter

1/2 cup milk

salt

pepper

Directions:

1. cook potatoes, mash with butter and milk, mix in garlic and green onions, season with salt and pepper, reserve some green onion for garnish

2. meanwhile, sprinkle portabella mushrooms with salt and pepper and bake in a preheated oven at 350° for 10-15 minutes

3. load mashed potatoes into mushroom caps and broil until top of potatoes begins to brown, garnish with green onions

Quinoa Patties

Ingredients:

2 cups quinoa, cooked

3 tbsp parsley, chopped

3 stalks green onions, thinly chopped

1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

2 eggs

olive oil (for frying)

Directions:

1. mix all ingredients together

2. heat oil in pan over medium heat

3. spoon mixture onto pan and fry in pan until golden on both sides

Cubed Salad

Ingredients:

half a baby watermelon

1 avocado

2 tomatoes

4 oz queso fresco

4 green onions

Directions:

1. chop the first four ingredients into similar size cubes (approximately 1/4 inch)

2. thinly slice just the greens from the onions

3. mix well and serve