So far I've been lucky and I still have power during Hurricane Sandy. It is definitely rainy and windy outside. Also my office is closed today and tomorrow, so I haven't been to work since last Thursday! Woohoo for a 5 day weekend! I'm crossing my fingers so that my power stays on. If you don't have power, maybe you can try this no cook avocado caprese salad recipe. This avocado caprese pesto salad is fresh and flavorful.
It is a combination of some of my favorites - pesto sauce, caprese salad, and
avocados. I love how quick and easy this salad comes together too.
Feel free to make your own pesto sauce, I just made it more easy for me since
my favorite store-bought pesto sauce is from Costco. In case you didn't know, you can freeze pesto sauce. I always portion out the large container of the pesto sauce to freeze in individual freezer bags. Overall, this
is a really healthy salad, you can even substitute the fresh mozzarella for
low-fat or skim mozzarella.
Avocado Caprese Pesto
Salad
Ingredients
1 tablespoon pesto sauce (I used Kirkland’s brand from
Costco.)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
spring salad mix (enough to serve 2)
1 tomato, sliced into wedges
1 avocado, diced
½ cup fresh mozzarella, diced (I used 2 or 3 slices.)
Directions
In a small bowl, whisk together pesto with extra virgin
olive oil to make a pesto dressing.
In a large bowl, combine salad mix, tomato, avocado and
mozzarella.
Drizzle in pesto dressing.
Mix together salad and pesto dressing.
Serves 2.
