Monday, April 19, 2010

Keep Guacamole Green

Tip:
To keep guacamole from turning brown, put the avocado pit in the bowl too.


I tried this with the bible sandwich slaw that uses avocado as well. I could never save the extra because it always turned brown so quickly. Not anymore. I added the pit to the Ziploc bag I saved it in and it was still green the next day.


Try it out.

Bible Sandwiches


This is a tasty sandwich from my husband's youth. He used to purchase them from a local health food store that also operated a deli. This has long since closed and the recipe was lost. However, with a little detective work I was able to contact the new owners of the building and learned that they did have the recipe on file in their office. So, as a surprise to my husband, I made him Bible Sandwiches which we continue to enjoy as a family.

Bible Sandwiches

Ingredients:
- Avocado (mashed until smooth)
- Mayonnaise
- Sesame Seeds
- Sunflower Seeds
- Spike*
- Shredded Cabbage
Mix all of these ingredients together to make a slaw.
- Fill wheat pita bread with the slaw
- Add Swiss cheese slices and any vegetables you wish.
We always use tomatoes but you can also add alfalfa sprouts, mushroom, cucumbers, peppers, ...


*Spike is a seasoning you can purchase at a health food store that gives this sandwich its distinct flavor. It is a mix of several spices and is available with or without salt (I do with).

When I was given this recipe no quantities were listed so I do it all to taste.

I use the bagged cole slaw mix available at local grocery stores for my shredded cabbage and I use one avocado per 1/2 bag. (2 avocados per bag, but I usually only make 1/2 bag at a time)

Directions:
- In a large mixing bowl mash the avocado.
- Add about 1/2 cup+ mayonnaise
- Stir in the seeds and the spike (again, this is all to taste)
- Add the shredded cabbage
- Taste, add anything you need more of (if it is too dry I add more mayonnaise or too wet then I add more cabbage or too mild then I add more spike, etc.)
- Fill your pita half with slaw, Swiss cheese and vegetables.

Yummy, trust me.

Check out the Keep Guacamole Green Tip