Gluten-Free Avocado Toast with Spinach & Cucumber

Health Highlights

Heart healthy snack or lunch for busy days.

Ingredients

2 slice	Bread, gluten free (lightly toasted)
1/4 cup	Spinach
1/2 avocado(s)	Avocado (pitted, sliced or mashed)
1/2 fruit	Lime
6 slice	Cucumber
1 dash	Red pepper flakes
1 pinch	Sea Salt
1 dash	Black pepper (to taste)

Toast bread slices.
Layer the toast starting with the spinach and then avocado slices (or avocado mashed with a fork)
Squeeze lime juice over the avocado.
Add cucumber slices, sprinkle red pepper flakes, sea salt, and black pepper to taste. Enjoy!

Quick Tips

Feel free to vary the toppings. You can add other greens such as arugula, sprouts or mixed leafy greens.
For a more filling and protein-rich meal, add a boiled egg.

Nutritional Highlights

Avocado is loaded with potassium and heart-healthy monounsaturated fats as well as fiber, folate, and vitamin C. Avocados help in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.

Calories 422

Calories from fat 187

Calories from saturated fat 28.2

Total Fat 20.8 g

Saturated Fat 3.1 g

Trans Fat 0.0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 2.4 g

Monounsaturated Fat 11.8 g

Cholesterol 0

Sodium 610 mg

Potassium 699 mg

Total Carbohydrate 58 g

Dietary Fiber 12.4 g

Sugars 4.7 g

Protein 6.8 g