Avocado, spinach & walnut salad - Optimising Nutrition

This simple recipe combines avocado with spinach and walnuts, along with some lemon juice to provide a nutritious meal that aligns with a range of goals.

Avocado is an excellent source of energy on a low-carb diet, providing monounsaturated fats and fibre along with vitamin B5, B6, E, K folate, copper and potassium.

The spinach adds a hefty dose of vitamins A and C along with iron, potassium and calcium while the walnuts add some omega 3, copper and manganese.

Macros

One serve provides 350 calories, 9 g protein, 28 g fat, 9 g of net carbs and P:E = 0.3.

Micros

The Cronometer screengrab below shows the nutrients provided by 2000 calories of this recipe relative to the Optimal Nutrient Intakes.

Ingredients

SERVES 1

1.5 tbsp roughly chopped walnuts
50 g baby spinach leaves
1 ripe avocado, peeled, stone removed, sliced
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Place walnuts into a small frying pan and cook over medium heat, shaking the frying pan often, for 3 – 4 minutes or until walnuts are golden and roasted, remove from heat.
Arrange spinach and avocado on serving plates.
Sprinkle over walnuts.
Drizzle with lemon juice.
Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Suitable for

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