Salsa!

Salsa time. I'm not certain where salsa originated from. Popular thinking would deem it to be Mexican.. However i learnt the other day nachos were spawned in the good ole US of A. So who knows.

Regardless. Salsa is cool and refreshing and best served with any seafood.
Here we go.

Ingredients:

• 2 tomatoes, ox heart tomatoes are the king . Roma and truss variety come in a healthy second.
• 1/2 a Red onion.
• 1 avocado.
• 1 cucumber.
• Half a bunch of coriander.
• Juice of 1 lime
• Chili flakes (optional).

Method:

• First de-seed the tomato and keep the skin. Cut into 1 cm cubes and place in a bowl.
• Dice the onion a little finer .
• Dice the cucumber and avocado likewise to 1cm cubes.
• Roughly chop the coriander and add the lime juice.
• Combine all ingredients and mix.

Makes: 2 to 3 serves

Prep time: 10 minutes

Notes:

• Gluten free.
• Egg free.
• Dairy free.
• Nightshades free.

Cold Avocado Soup

So summer time is coming up fast. You don't see a cold soup very much other than a consomme and making one of those is a nightmare. However this avocado variation is fast, healthy and YUMMM!

Ingredients:

• 3 to 4 ripe avocados. They need to be ripe because were going to blend them.
• Coconut milk, a little cream too if you like thick soups. Roughly 300 to 400 millilitres.
• Cucumber, cut finely or peeled strips using a peeler.
• Some macadamias or nuts of choice to garnish.
• You can also add cooked fish or cut up chicken if you like. Cooked crab meat also goes really well too.
• 1 blender.
• Salt and pepper if necessary.
• Fresh herbs to add at the end, dill and fresh parsley.

Method:

• Remove skin and stone from the avocados. Place into the blender with the coconut milk and cream and blend. Add the coconut milk slowly and add untill it's the consistency you like.
• Pour into a bowl with the rest of you're ingredients.

So simple, tasty and refreshing on a hot day.

Makes: 2 to 3 serves

Prep/cook time: 20 minutes.

Notes:

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Nightshades free
• Egg free