The weather is finally turning warmer here in the midwest. Since the weather is nicer, I crave soup less and salads more. It's time to try some new salad recipes. Today I have one that could easily have made my Super Food Saturday blog.
This salad has a number of super foods in its ingredients. Quinoa is a good meat substitute since it is the only plant based source with complete protein. Quinoa is easy to cook. I put a cup of raw quinoa into a well oiled rice cooker with 2 cups of water. Then I turn on the cooker and let it run until all the water is absorbed. this will yield two cups of cooked quinoa.
Jicama is a root common in Latin American cooking. It takes like a water chestnute and is high in nuturtion. It makes a nice crunchy addition to the salad.
Guacamole Quinoa Salad
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1 large avocado, pitted, peeled and mashed
juice of 1 lime
juice of 1 lime
2 cups cooked quinoa
1 bunch green onions
½ large jicama
½ mango, diced
½ jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon chili powder
In a medium bowl mix the mashed avocado and lime juice. Add the remaining ingredients to combine.
Serve chilled.
4 servings
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Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished 2nd
at Boston in
the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs
exploded.
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent TeamUSA
at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago
in 2015.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S.
as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas , Texas
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 160 members in 32 states. We also have members in Australia , Scotland ,
Canada , Vietnam , Turkey ,
Finland and Iran . If you
wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com
or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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