P.H.A.T. Salad
I have eaten this salad for years. I LOVE IT! I never had a name for it, I just made it and ate it. So when I ended up with 50 organic avocados at the cafe just waiting to be transformed into a delicious meal instead of becoming the usual guacamole, I put this dish on the daily special menu. It was very popular and worked for all diets: vegetarians, vegans, gluten free, and even the raw food customers.
Back to not having a recipe name… What the heck was I going to call it? Avocado Tomato Salad, no that sounds too blah. I thought, it needs to be something catchy. Its a REALLY good healthy salad but people have to order it off a menu in words, not picture… If only they could just taste it.
So I came up with the PHAT Salad.
So what exactly IS the PHAT Salad –
Here is a little Hip History on the word “PHAT” pronounced “FAT”.
PHAT is (my kids say, was) a slang term used for “Pretty Hot And Tempting”. I decided to use the name PHAT for Pumpkin seed, Hemp seed, Avocado & Tomato. Cute, huh?
This salad will NOT make you fat. It actually does the opposite.. It is such a healthy, quick, easy and did I mention, delicious salad. Now that I think about it, Maybe I should rename it The Skinny PHAT Salad.
Here is what you’ll need
Ingredients
- FOR THE VINAIGRETTE
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- FOR THE SALAD
- 2 Avocado, chopped
- 2 Tomatoes, chopped
- 4 Tbsp Pumpkin seeds
- 2 Tbsp Hemp seeds
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, dijon, honey, salt, and pepper. Slowly pour in the olive oil, whisking constantly.
- Place the avocado, tomato, pumpkin seeds & hemp seeds in a large bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss lightly. Taste for seasonings and serve immediately.
We served it on top of a bed of organic baby greens in the cafe but honestly, I like to just eat it as is
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