Broccoli & Carrots with Homemade Guacamole
Ingredients
- 1 cup carrot sticks or flat planks
- 1 cup broccoli - a combination of broccoli florets & peeled stems sliced
- sea salt
- 1 avocado pitted
- 2 teaspoons fresh cilantro chopped
- ½ teaspoon sea salt or to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice or more to taste
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring a few inches of lightly salted water to a boil over medium high heat. Keep a strainer or colander nearby, with a plate underneath. Drop the broccoli florets and peeled stems into the water. Cook for a few minutes.
- Remove the broccoli with a slotted spoon. Place them in the strainer to cool.
- Bring the water back to a boil, then drop in the carrot planks. Cook for a few minutes. Remove the carrot planks with a slotted spoon. Place them in the strainer to cool.
- Make the guacamole: In a large bowl, mash the avocados. Add the sea salt and black pepper to taste. Add the lime juice, cilantro, chopped onion and lime juice. Stir well.
- Serve the cooled vegetables and guacamole, or pack them into a portioned lunch container as a snack on the go.
- Enjoy!