Food Diary: Lunch – Homemade Avocado Hummus

I just wrote, “I can not believe that it’s been nearly a month since I started my new job!” But then I looked at the calendar and I realized that today is my ONE MONTH-iversary. My, how time flies when you’re blindingly busy, er… having fun! 😉 Seriously though, it has been an incredible experience thus far. I am working with a fantastic group of people, pushing my boundaries every day, and growing exponentially—personally & professionally.

However, there is one thing that has gone down the tubes in the last month, and that is my diet! With all of the new friends and the new restaurants (see: lunch specials) to be tried, my waistline and my pocketbook have taken a huge hit. All of that changed this week though. I’ve turned over a new leaf and have started to make delicious nutritious lunches at home.

This week’s staples have been Greek yogurt; homemade avocado hummus sandwiches; baby carrots; sun dried tomatoes; and fruit (clementines, apples, bananas). I am really in love (slightly obsessed, actually) with my homemade hummus recipe and thought I would share. It’s so GOOD & so EASY!

Ingredients:

• 1 can chick peas
• 2 table spoons extra virgin olive oil
• pinch of salt
• pinch of pepper
• 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 avocado (sliced)

Instructions:

Drain chick peas. Pour chick peas into a sturdy bowl. Mash chick peas with a fork. Add olive oil, salt, pepper. Squeeze lemon juice. Add avocado slices. Mash all ingredients together with fork. Et voila!

That’s it. Easy-peasy-lemon-squeeze-y! You can add it to a sandwich, use it as a dip for crackers, or eat it on its own. Either way it’s divine! If you try it, please let me know what you think. Happy Thursday, loves!

xo,
Dena