Guacamole Dip

Is it just me or did this week fly by?  It's finally cooling down in VA, so I'm looking forward to the weekend.   

I figured I'd end the week with one of my recent dips!

Prepare yourself for something tasty!

Fresh Guacamole Dip.

YUM.  Guacamole.  I could eat this everyday, at the pool, with a frozen margarita.  Oh wait.  That was me last weekend.  Seriously though, what can be better than some delicious guacamole?

This recipe is so good because it's made with six natural ingredients.  No powder or substitutions here!

Servings:  6

Serving size- 2 Tbsp 

Calories:  97.3
Fat:  9.23 g   

Carbs:  1.6 g
Fiber:  2.7 g 

Protein:  .85 g 

Points:  2 

Recipe:

2 medium avocados (ripe)

3 cloves of garlic

1 Roma tomato

1 small onion

1 lime

1 Serrano pepper (seeds removed)
salt and pepper (optional)

1.  Cut up the avocados, garlic, tomato, onion, and pepper and mash it in a medium bowl.  

2.  Cut the lime in half and use squeeze half of the lime's juices into the avocado mixture.
3.  Sprinkle salt and pepper on top accordingly.

Why tomatoes and avocados should be eaten together:

-They absorb 4.4 times more lycopen which is an antioxidant believed to help prevent heart disease and certain cancers.  Researchers at Ohio State University found that when subjects ate tomatoes and avocados together, they absorbed 4.4 times more lycopene. 

Read more at Oprah.com