An easy avocado “salad” or side dish that isn’t a form of guacamole.

For the dressing, I mixed approximately 1/2 TB soy sauce, 1/2 TB toasted sesame oil, juice from 1/2 lime, and a little Aleppo pepper (use red pepper flakes or sriracha sauce if you haven’t visited Savory Spice Shop and purchased Aleppo pepper.

Mix with some avocado.

This is another one of my healthy breakfast smoothies. I put all of the ingredients in the Vita-Mix, turn it up to speed 10, then high, then drink.

I make enough for 2 people to have large glasses.

Ingredients:

• 1 orange, peeled
• fruit from 1 ripe mango
• 1/2 head green lettuce
• 2 leaves Kale
• 4 beet greens
• 1 cup frozen pineapple
• 2 cups cold water

After making fresh almond butter, my Vita-Mix was a little more difficult to clean than usual because right down under the blade was a few tablespoons of unreachable almond butter. Luckily, it was also time for dessert, so I added 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, a sprinkle of cinnamon, 1/4 cup maple syrup, and 2 cups plain rice milk. I blended up the best.drink.ever.

Here is the almond butter I made in my Vita-Mix. It is really easy and takes just a few minutes. I used unsalted dry roasted almonds, and this works out to cost a lot less than pre-made almond butter in the store. I am really loving my Vita-Mix!

There is no recipe to post here because Vita-Mix provides specific instructions on making nut-butters. If you have a Vita-Mix, you have that info. Go make some nut butter!