Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich

Ugghhh the weather outside is nasty today, the wind is whipping around, ice/snow is falling sideways, its just not pleasant to venture outside today.  I want spring and I want spring now! So I thought I would make a great spring sandwich and pretend that spring time is on its way and forget that we still    have 2 more months of winter here in Northern Japan :(

 You know what the best thing about spring is?.... Easter Candy! I love walking into the store and seeing aisles of easter candy stacked towards the celling.  My all time favorite, hands down, are the cadbury mini eggs, I could probably polish off a entire bag of them by myself.  It takes a lot of will power not to finish the bag in 1 day. 

  This spring time sandwich will not only have you thinking of spring, but it's a healthy alternative to your everyday egg salad.  There is only a small dollop of mayo and only half the egg yolk is used, the rest of your creaminess comes from the mashed avocado which is good for you because they are full of healthy fats. 

Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich
Recipe adapted from Skinny Taste
Yields: 2 servings

Ingredients

4 slices Whole Wheat Bread or 2 Whole Wheat egg twist rolls sliced in half
2 hard boiled eggs with yolks, diced
2 hard boiled egg, without yolks, diced
1 1/2 tablespoons miracle whip
1/2 avocado mashed
1/2 cup celery, diced (about 1 large stalk)
1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

- In a Medium bowl mash together your avocado and egg yolks, add in the rest of your ingredients and mix until completely combined. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Toast your bread or roll and top with your acovado egg salad and enjoy.

It helps if you mash your avocado and yolk
in the bowl first before adding the rest
of the ingredients, I like to learn the hard way ;)

Spicy Fajita Quesadillas

I can never get enough cheese, beans and avocado add some onions and peppers wrapped in a delicious tortilla and I'm in heaven. Sadly I'm a little late on the Cinco De Mayo party this year but I gotta say I love Mexican food/ Tex Mex you name it. Its so quick and easy to make something delicious wrapped in a tortilla on those night (like last night) when you don't feel like cooking a big meal. Plus mexican food is so easy to make without meat, you don't notice the meat missing when you have a tortilla packed with fiber and protein rich beans and tons of sautéed veggies.

Spicy Fajita Quesadillas
By Oishii Treats

Ingredients
1 (15oz) can black beans, drained
2 large flour tortillas (your favorite brand)
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1/2 Red Onion
1/2 Red Pepper
1/2 Green Pepper
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 Chipotle Pepper in adoba sauce
2 teaspoons adoba sauce (from the same can the peppers are in)
1/4 teaspoon Ancho chili powder or chili powder
1 Cup Chili garlic Tillamook cheddar cheese (Shredded)
1 Cup Shedder Cheese (Shredded)
1/4 Avocado

*Not shown Olive oil and Ancho Chili Powder

Thinly Slice your red onion, red pepper and green pepper

Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large sauté pan on medium high heat and cook the veggies for 6-8 minutes. 

While the veggies are sautéing take you can of black beans (drained) and add to a microwavable safe bowl, chop 1 chipotle pepper in adoba sauce add to bb, add your garlic, ancho chili powder and extra adoba sauce to the black beans and mix well. Microwave for 2 1/2 minutes

                         

Mash the black beans until you get the same consistency as refried beans, set aside till the veggies are done.

after veggies are done, assemble the quesadilla. only add to one side of the tortilla layer first with cheese, beans, veggies, more cheese and fold in half

Using the same pan you sauteed the veggies in, cook each side of your quesadilla for 3-4 minutes

Top it off with some sliced avocado and enjoy