If you haven’t been bombarded by enough ads, tweets and other Facebook statuses about the Super Bowl, you might not know that it’s happening this weekend. A much anticipated game by the ultimate football fans and the occasional half-time viewers, looking forward to performances from Queen B and Cold Play, and of course, the game. Super Bowl has also become another excuse to indulge in some not-so-healthy snacks all in the name of the game. Some chicken wings here, some chips & dips there, and some sandwiches and sliders right across. What if I told you that I came up with a fabulous AND healthier alternative to the average Super Bowl snacks using broccoli and spinach?
For a lack of a better term, I’m calling this dish ‘Frinachos’. Why? Because if fries and nachos had a baby, it would taste like this! Hands down.
Ingredients:
- 3-4 broccoli florets
- handful of spinach
- lime
- 1 avocado
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- 2 cloves chopped fresh garlic
- dried basil
- honey
- mayo
- 1 red chili pepper (or any kind of chili you want to use, e.g. jalapeño, Thai green chili, etc.)
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
- fries (you can by frozen)
- dried basil
- 2 roughly diced tomatoes
- cheese (optional)
Procedure:
- Preheat you oven to the appropriate temperature to BAKE your fries
- Get some parchment paper and line your pan
- Add as much fries you want to use for the recipe. Spread the fries out in on the pan to make sure that you get those golden brown crispy bits
- Bake the fries, again, according to the time recommended on the instructions on the bag
- While your fries are baking away, you can start making your guacamole
- Start by blending the spinach, broccoli florets, red chili, minced garlic, lime juice, olive oil (~2-3 tbsp.), salt and pepper together. The consistency doesn’t have to be like a pesto, but close to it
- In your mortar and pestle (if it’s big enough or your can use a medium size bowl), pour in the blended broccoli-spinach mixture
- Open then dice the avocadoes before putting it in the mortar and pestle with the broccoli-spinach mixture
- Using the pestle (the thing you use to mash), mash and mix the avocado and broccoli-spinach mixture together. It’s totally cool if there are some small avocado chunks, you just want to make sure that the avocado is mixed well with the broccoli-spinach mixture
- Add salt and pepper to taste then you can now set aside your guacamole
- Check you fries in the oven and shake them a bit to get an even colour and crisp
- Next you need to make the honey garlic aioli by simply combining the honey, chopped fresh garlic, dried basil, mayo, salt and pepper in a small bowl (Tip: I like using the pestle when mixing because it grinds the fresh garlic at the same time, releasing more flavour into the aioli)
- Then take out the fries (of course lightly salt them) and place them on a plate
- Put all of the components together by first adding spoonful of guacamoles, sprinkling some diced tomatoes around, then finish off by drizzling some of the honey garlic aioli
- (Optional) You can also crumble some queso fresco or cheddar cheese on top
Now, I know you might be wondering if you/they would be able to taste the spinach and broccoli in there but I promise, you and whoever else is trying this dish will NOT. You can also just serve the guacamole with broccoli and spinach with some whole grain chips! Give this recipe a try and share with us your experiences J Feel free to leave a comment below.
Always,
–K
Always, Kaye 