Tomato-Avocado Salsamole

Ingredients

Makes 2 servings
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
1 tsp minced jalapeno, or more to taste
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tbsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp salt
1 ripe avocado (preferably Hass), peeled, pitted and coarsely mashed
1 medium tomato, chopped
1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Directions

Combine onion, jalapeno, lime juice, vinegar, garlic, and salt in bowl. Add avocado, tomato and cilantro; stir well. Serve immediately or, to store, reserve avocado pit, add to mixture to prevent browning, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Serve with lightly toasted whole wheat pita cut into triangles.

Nutrition Information

90 calories per serving
8g total fat
2.1 g saturated fat
5.3 g healthy fats
3.1 g fiber
8 g carbohydrates
2 g sugar
2 g protein
25 mg sodium
20 mg calcium
54 mg magnesium
0 mcg selenium
805 mg potassium

Excerpted from YOU: On A Diet Revised Edition: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz. Copyright (c) 2006, 2009 by Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and Oz Works LLC, f/s/o Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.  Excerpted with permission by Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.