Salmon, Avocado, Cucumber Roll Ups

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It’s going to avocado week here at RDelicious Kitchen. The California Avocado Commission is the sponsoring a recipe contest through Recipe Redux challenging members to create the perfect summer get-together dish using California Avocados.

Disclosure: By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by the California Avocado Commission and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.

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As I was creating my first avocado recipe for the recipe contest, I thought of variation that sneaks in some vegetables. As a (soon to be) RD, I am always looking for ways to sneak in more vegetables into my recipes.

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Salmon, Avocado, Cucumber Roll Ups
Makes 24 roll ups

(serving size: 2 roll ups)

Ingredients:
2 cucumbers
3/4 cup chive cream cheese, soften
3 ounces smoked salmon, diced
1/2 California avocado, diced
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Directions:
1. Using a mandolin, thinly slice the cucumbers lengthwise.
2. At one end of the cucumber, put a dollop of cream cheese, avocado, and smoked salmon.
3. Gently roll up the cucumber with the filling and secure with a toothpick.

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(nutrition facts based on using myfitnesspal)
  

Enjoy!

Question: If you were at a party and both the smoked salmon avocado tartlets and the salmon, avocado, cucumber roll ups were being served, which would you go to first?

Check out all the other Recipe Reduxers recipe contest submissions on the link below.



Blueberry Quinoa Bars

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July 2013 Recipe Redux submission is here!


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What is Recipe Redux? Click here to learn all about it!

July 2013 Theme: Have Snacks, Will Travel!

Sometimes, the food is the best part of the journey. Be it business travel or a road trip for pleasure, share your favorite travel snacks/mini meals. Do you pack a special treat for the road to eat in the car or at rest stops? Or do you have a tried & true snack that makes it safely through airport security? Share your healthy recipe for road trip nourishment.

This was a perfect theme for me because I am currently on vacation right now and I needed to pack snacks for my travel time yesterday. I always like to pack snacks with me when I am traveling. It ensures that I will have a healthy snack and plus saves money from buying snacks that are way over priced at the airport.

I love these bars because they are super filling and easy to carry in your bag.


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Blueberry Quinoa Bars
Makes 8 servings

 

Ingredients:
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup dried blueberries
1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 8×8 baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In a small bowl combine the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
3. In a large bowl, mix together the applesauce, brown sugar, maple syrup, egg whites, and vanilla until combined.
4. Slowly add in the flour mixture until combined. Do not over mix.
5. Gently fold in the quinoa, oats, blueberries and pecans.
6. Pour into the prepared baking dish and bake for 12-14 minute, until golden brown.
7. Remove from oven and let cool. Cut into 8 even bars and wrap individually for a perfect traveling snack!

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Enjoy!

Click on the link below to look at all the other submissions



Recipe ReDux: Summer Salad with Lemon Chia Seed Dressing

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I recently joined Recipe ReDux. What is Recipe ReDux you ask? As the first and only recipe challenge founded by registered dietitians,The Recipe ReDux is focused on taking delicious dishes, keeping them delicious, but making them better for you. Dietitians Regan Jones (of The Professional Palate Blog), Serena Ball and Deanna Segrave-Daly (both of Teaspoon Communications) founded the group on the belief that healthier eating should always taste delicious. As the Latin term “redux” means to revisit or reinvent, we are reinventing the idea of healthy eating with a taste-first approach. We aim to inspire the food lover in every healthy eater and inspire the healthy eater in every food lover.


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June 2013 Theme: Sowing Seasonal Seeds
No matter the season, a scattering of seeds can jazz up the flavor, texture and nutrition profile of just about any dish. Whether it’s a chilled chia seed pudding or a hearty roasted vegetable salad with a sunflower seed crunch, show us how you sow your favorite seeds in a recipe reflecting the season in your part of the globe.

It’s officially summer, so I created a fresh summer salad with a raspberry lemon chia seed dressing.

Summer Salad with Raspberry Lemon Chia Seed Dressing


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Dressing

Ingredients:

1 (6 oz) container Chobani raspberry yogurt
1 tbsp agave nectar (can use honey)
lemon zest from one lemon
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp chia seeds
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tbsp water (if needed)

  

Directions:

1. Stir together the yogurt, agave nectar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and chia seeds.

2. Whisk in olive oil slowly and vigorously. Whisk in water if needed for a thinner consistency.

 

Salad ingredients:

  • Spinach/Arugula mix
  • Green apple
  • Raspberries
  • Feta or Goat cheese
  • Sunflower seeds

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Enjoy!