Guacam’oat’ly

On the table in: 5 mins
Serves: 1
Origin: Mexican

Ingredients:

  • ½ small ripe avocado
  • 50 mls fresh lemon juice
  • 15 grams oatmeal
  • 100 grams low-fat cottage cheese
  • generous pinch garlic granules
  • sea salt
  • mild chilli powder
  • 3 celery stalks, cut into sticks for serving
  • 1 medium carrot, cut into sticks for serving

Nutritional Information

Per serving: 244 calories; 14.6g carbohydrates; 14.2g protein; 5.3g fat; 4.1g fibre
*nutritional data is indicative and may vary depending on the brand of ingredients used.

Instructions:

  1. Remove the stone from the avocado (keep the stone), scoop the flesh into a bowl and then mash to a smooth paste with the back of a fork.
  2. Mix in the fresh lemon juice, oatmeal and cottage cheese to make a thick paste-like consistency.
  3. Mix in the garlic granules and season to taste with a little sea salt and generous shake of mild chilli powder.
  4. Scoop into a serving dish – put the stone into the centre as it helps prevent the avocado turning an unappetising shade of brown.
  5. Serve with the crunchy sticks of celery and carrot

Chef’s suggestions:

  • For gluten-free, replace the oatmeal with cooked millet flakes or quinoa flakes.
  • For dairy-free, replace the cottage cheese with soy cheese or blended chick peas.