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Avocado Veggie Sandwich
15 min prep time
4servings
Recipe by
Lara Rondinelli Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE and Jennifer Bucko Lamplough
Source
The Diabetes Cookbook
Photo by
Peter Papoulakos
How to Make Avocado Veggie Sandwich
Avocado is full of healthy, monounsaturated fat that is good for your cholesterol and will not raise your blood sugar. This is a veggie sandwich, but you could add turkey or chicken for extra protein.
15 min prep time
4servings
1 sandwich
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Gently remove the insides of the avocado from shell. Cut avocado into thin slices
- Spread 1/4 of the avocado slices on bottom piece of sandwich thin. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. sunflower seeds. Top with 4-5 cucumber slices, 4-5 radish slices and 3 tomato slices. Place top piece of sandwich thin on sandwich.
- Repeat process for remaining 3 sandwiches.
Nutrition facts
4 Servings
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Serving Size
1 sandwich
- Amount per serving Calories 220
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Total Fat
11g
- Saturated Fat 1.2g
- Trans Fats 0g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 180mg
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Total Carbohydrate
28g
- Dietary Fiber 9g
- Total Sugars 4g
- Protein 8g
- Potassium 500mg
- Phosphorous 215mg
Ingredients
avocado (cored and cut in half)
1
sunflower seeds
4 tbsp
large cucumber (sliced )
1/2
radishes (sliced)
4
roma (plum) tomatoes (sliced)
2
whole wheat sandwich thins (about 1 1/2 ounces each)
4
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