Cool-As-a-Cucumber Nachos

Serving Size

• About 50 nachos (serves 2 to 4)

Ingredients

• 4 plum tomatoes (⅔ pound)
• 1 small yellow or orange bell pepper
• 5 grams of cilantro (loosely packed handful)
• 5 grams of parsley (loosely packed handful)
• 2 cucumbers or 1 English cucumber, which contain fewer seeds
• 1 avocado
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Juice of 1 lime

Directions

• Halve and seed the tomatoes and bell pepper.
• Combine the tomatoes and bell pepper with the cilantro, parsley and juice from the lime in a food processor, operating on pulse until finely or coarsely chopped, whichever is your preference. Cover and let the salsa’s flavors mix in a refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Cut the avocado down the center and scoop out the “meal.” Combine with the juice of the lemon in a blender, adding a few lettuce leaves or water to thin the “cheese,” if necessary. I highly recommend using a high-powered blender such as a Vitamix blender, outfitted with variable speed and a tamper, or wand, to push food into its blade.
• Cut the cucumbers into ¼-inch slices for use as chips.
• Spread the avocado “cheese” on each chip, topping with salsa.