Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner so we wanted to share these great recipes with all of you. It’s easy to love a great cocktail paired with chips and dip. Until you look at the numbers.
Some margaritas, for example, can pack upward of 1,000 calories. That’s an awful lot of empty calories for something that truly is just a minute on the lips. Prepackaged salsa and guacamole dips can have over 250mg of sodium per serving! Instead of popping open a jar, make it fresh. Not only will it will be better for you, but it will taste amazing too!
These drinks and snacks are easy to make at home and they will be a crowd pleaser for sure! Treat yourself and your guests with amazing healthy and delicious recipes to celebrate this festive occasion.
Slim and Sparkling™ Margarita Recipe
The key to preventing cocktails from becoming calorie bombs is to take care when selecting the base for the drink. Juices (even unsweetened ones), sodas, anything with a syrup in it, and most liqueurs all pack tons of sugar. Sparkling ICE has ZERO calories, sugar, carbs, and sodium.
· 3 oz. Lemon Lime Sparkling ICE
· 1 oz. Tequila
· Splash of Triple Sec
· Fresh Squeezed Lime
Preparation: Shake and pour into a chilled rocks glass rimmed in salt (optional).
The Ultimate Guacamole Recipe
- 3 Haas avocados, halved, seeded and peeled
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 medium red onion, diced
- 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 jalapeno seeded and diced
- 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 1 clove garlic, minced (optional)
Preparation: In a large bowl place the scooped avocado pulp and lime juice, toss to coat. Drain, and reserve the lime juice, after all of the avocados have been coated. Using a potato masher add the salt and mash. Then, fold in the onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and garlic. Add 1 tablespoon of the reserved lime juice. Let sit at room temperature for ½ hour and then serve. Makes about 6 servings.
Note: Avoid the mess and imprecision of slicing avocado with a knife by using the Ussentials Stainless Steel Avocado Slicer. Designed to make clean consistent cuts from start to finish, the blades will help users get the right portions without the hassle. The short neck makes it easy to maneuver while fitting comfortably in your palm thanks to a no slip soft grip. Like all Ussentials, the avocado slicer is dishwasher safe.
Dehydrated Tortilla Chips Recipes
· 4 ½ cups corn masa harina
· 1/2 cup flax seed
· 1/3 cup flax seed oil
Preparation: Mix all ingredients, knead dough until smooth. Round a small amount of dough and place it between 2 layers of plastic bag and roll it with a rolling pin. Spread flat on the Excalibur Dehydrator screens and dehydrate for 4 hours. Shape the tortilla chips and place back in dehydrator overnight, or approximately another 8 hours. Cutting them into triangles is a great way to get the traditional shape of a tortilla chip.
If you don’t have a dehydrator, you can use a regular home oven, but only if you set it at the lowest possible temperature (usually around 150 degrees F) and make sure that the oven is not hotter than 100 degrees F by keeping the door slightly open. A convection oven will work better than a regular oven due to the blowing air.
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