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Homemade Granola- Heart-Healthy Valentine Treat

Homemade Granola- A Heart-Healthy Valentine Treat

Valentine’s Day shares the month of February with American Heart Awareness Month.  Although chocolate would be divine this Valentine’s Day, what tasty treat could we give that combines aesthetic sweetness with being heart-healthy?

How about something containing heart-healthy ingredients like flaxseed, almonds and cinnamon?  Something like, let’s say- homemade granola!  I’ll call this recipe, “I Heart Homemade Granola”, and instead of giving candy for Valentine treats this year, I’m giving a little “heart” instead.

Homemade Granola

 

I Heart Homemade Granola Recipe

Ingredients:

Homemade granola ingredients

I Heart Homemade Granola Ingredients

  1. 5 cups rolled oats
  2. 1/2 cup flaxseed
  3. 2 cups sliced almonds
  4. 1 cup brown sugar
  5. 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  6. 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  7. 1 teaspoon salt
  8. 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  9. 1 cup honey
  10. 1/2 cup apple juice
  11. 2 cups dried cranberries

Directions:

  1. mix together oats, flaxseed, almonds, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt
  2. in another bowl mix together oil, honey and apple juice
  3. pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix well
  4. Preheat oven to 300 degrees
  5. spread mixture out onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet
  6. bake for 40 minutes
  7. add cranberries and let cool

mix together dry and wet ingredients

bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes

Homemade Granola Heart-Healthy Valentine's Day Treat

my supplies: heart papercraft from Reflection, scrapbook paper, ribbon all from Michaels

 

heart healthy valentine's day treat

Teacher Valentine's Day Gift

Teacher Valentine's Gift

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Avocado Teacup Bistro Salad

Avocado Salad Recipe

Avocado Teacup Bistro Salad

Ingredients

  • Artisan lettuce
  • red onion, chopped
  • cucumber, chopped
  • avocado, peeled and diced
  • tomato, diced
  • Steakhouse Lemon Vinaigrette:
  • olive oil- 1/2 cup
  • white wine vinegar- 4 tbspns
  • lemon juice- 2 tbspns, or juice squeezed from 1/2 of a lemon
  • McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning- 1 tablespoon

Instructions

  1. combine all ingredients into salad bowl
  2. drizzle with vinaigrette and toss
  3. fill cups with salad and turn over onto a plate or platter
  4. refrigerate for up to 2-3 hours
  5. remove cup and serve
https://tonispilsbury.com/avocado-teacup-bistro-salad/

Avocados are the most heart-healthy fruit or vegetable with amazing antioxidant properties.  This beautiful little bistro chopped salad makes an amazing presentation for dinner parties.

Avocado Salad recipe

Heart Healthy

Avocado Teacup Bistro Salad Recipe

avocado chopped salad recipe

Ingredients

 

Ingredients:

Dressing:

I use my Steakhouse Lemon Vinaigrette for this salad; click here for the recipe:

Steakhouse Lemon Vinaigrette

Steakhouse Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directions:

  1. combine all ingredients into salad bowl
  2. drizzle with vinaigrette and toss
  3. fill cups with salad and turn over onto a plate or platter
  4. refrigerate for up to 2-3 hours
  5. remove cup and serve
avocado chopped salad artisan lettuce

artisan lettuce

 

drizzle with vinaigrette and toss

 

place salad in cups

 

turn cups over onto plate or platter, and refrigerate

 

remove cups before serving- Voila!.. or Voici!

 

This recipe for Avocado Teacup Bistro Salad is delicious served with these tasty recipes:

Slow Cooker Beef Au Poivre:

simple gourmet recipe

 

 

 

 

 

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