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Old November 17, 2012   #28
Zana
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Sweet Pea Guacamole

Recipe By :Low Fat Living, Robert K. Cooper, Ph.D. with Leslie L. Cooper;
Rodale Press Inc.
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
LowerCarbs LowFat (Less than 25%)
Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons canned chopped green chili peppers
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound frozen sweet peas -- thawed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup finely chopped red onions
1 tomato -- chopped
Freshly ground black pepper

In a blender or food processor, combine the cilantro, lime juice, chili peppers
and oil. Add the peas, salt and cumin. Puree until smooth. Pour into a serving
bowl and stir in the onions and tomatoes. Season with the black pepper.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Yield: Serves 6;
Preparation time: 10 minutes.

Per serving: 97 calories, 2.6 g. total fat (23% of calories), 1.7 g.
monounsaturated fat, 0.3 g polyunsaturated fat, 0.3 g saturated fat, 4.6 g.
protein, 14.6 g. carbohydrate, 0.4 g. dietary fiber, 0 mg. cholesterol, 218 mg.
sodium.

Traditional guacamole is made from mashed avocados, which are very high in fat.
In fact, there is approximately 30 grams of fat in 1 avocado. Well, here's a
great alternative. In this recipe frozen sweet peas and cilantro are used to
create a unique yet somewhat familiar feeling.

And there's an added bonus: If you've made regular guacamole, you know it's hard
to get avocados when they're just ripe enough but not too ripe. With frozen
peas, of course, you never have that problem. For more spiciness, add extra
green chili peppers. You can use this guacamole as an accompaniment for any
Mexican dish or as a dip for baked tortilla chips.


Source:
"Baptist Memorial Health Care"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Oct 2011"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 88 Calories; 3g Fat (26.1% calories from
fat); 4g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 302mg
Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2
Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 902458 0 3468 0 0 920133 0 0
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