Healthy Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipe

As I mentioned in my last healthy lunch recipe, I eat avocados almost every day. They're such a versatile food; I put them in everything I can (within reason). A few weeks ago I had leftover roasted chicken that I wanted to use to make a chicken salad sandwich, one of my favorite lunches. I spontaneously added some avocado and spinach (I live a wild life) then slapped on a piece of bread and I basically fell in love and eat it all of the time now. I don't really measure when I make this but I used the ratios given and it turned out like usual!

This recipe is great for leftover chicken, grilled chicken, roasted chicken, or basically any other type as long as it's completely cooked. The time I made this specific batch, I had just grilled a tenderloin until well done and slightly crispy. I omitted any kind of seasoning or marinade besides a little salt and pepper thrown on it while it was cookin'. I personally make this as an open faced sandwich to increase how much chicken salad I can pile on it but it's up to you!

 
| Ingredients |

- 1/2 cup chopped, cooked chicken
- 1/3 cup chopped baby spinach 
- 1-2 tablespoons diced sweet onion
- 1 tablespoon sweet or dill relish
- 1/2 an avocado
- 1-2 tablespoons light mayo
- 1 slice 100% whole wheat bread
- salt and pepper

| Directions |

1. Mash together the mayonnaise and avocado until small chunks of avocado remain.
2. In a bowl, combine all ingredients together and stir until combined.
3. Add extra mayonnaise if needed; the mixture should make a kind of gross squishy noise.
4. Pile the whole thing onto a slice of bread and top with a dash of salt and pepper for taste and aesthetics and it's done!

And you're done! Let me know what you think if you try this out.
Here's a downloadable and printable PDF. If you want to, check out another easy recipe with avocado and also a hair recipe with avocado.
Thanks for reading! xo Hannah

Quick and Healthy Breakfast / Lunch Idea

I love avocados. I'm almost as bad as those women on the Subway commercial. I eat them in as many ways as I can (not all in one day; I'm not that crazy) because I just love them. I eat them on my burgers, sandwiches, salads (sooo good), and now on toast with a nice little over easy egg on top. It may sound a little strange, but trust me it's delicious.

| DIRECTIONS |

1. Start by heating a small non-stick skillet on 6.0 (or a little above medium).
2. Crack an egg into the heated pan and add some salt and pepper. Then put a piece of whole-grain bread into the toaster and grab an avocado. 
3. Slice the avocado in half length-wise. Twist it apart and use the side without the pit. (I've heard that they stay fresher in the fridge if they have the pit in them.) Using the same knife, make vertical cuts down the avocado then across it to make little squares. This makes it easy to scoop out onto the toast.
4. By now the egg should be ready to flip. Using a spatuala, carefully flip it over so it can finish cooking momentarily.
5. Grab out your done toast, add a little butter, scoop out the avocado, gently squish it with a fork, and add a little bit of salt on top.
6. Once the egg is done (it only takes a minute or so) flip it onto your bed of avocado and dig in!

This is my absolute favorite breakfast. I eat it all the time because it's so delicious! The only downside is that I constantly have to buy avocados.. I love them though, so it doesn't bother me too much. Let me know if you try this out. Thanks for reading! xo

Homemade Avocado Hair Mask

This hair mask is my go-to. It's really easy and fast and I can definitely see a difference in my hair. This is because the oil in avocados strengthen, deep condition, and add shine to hair. Egg yolk helps hold the hair mask ingredients together, makes your hair more manageable, and also makes it less prone to breakage. Olive oil is also very beneficial: it reduces frizz, adds shine (like avocado and egg yolk), and softens hair. I also love that it's natural and I can pronounce all of the ingredients, unlike a lot of deep conditioners I've tried.

| DIRECTIONS |

• 1 small avocado (my hair is waist length and that's more than enough)
• 1 egg yolk
• 2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (you could probably use coconut oil instead)

Start off by slicing a small avocado in half. Next, cut each half into small slices and scoop them out into a blender, food processor, or bowl. Separate the egg yolk from the white and add just the yolk to the avocado. Lastly, add 2-3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. The more natural the better! "Now you blend and blend and blend. Blending is the secret" (if you recognize that quote, bonus points will be awarded). If you're like me though, you'll want to blend this thing like crazy. I'm not a fan of getting avocado chunks in my hair. The end product should have a consistency something like a regular deep conditioning hair mask. When I take this out of my blender, I always remove the bottom and make sure I get everything from under the blades. There's usually some lingering olive oil, so I just stir it in to the hair mask and it blends in just fine. It may looks something like this.

Now you just apply it to your hair. Start at the top and work your way down to the ends. I don't put this on my scalp, but I do put it up almost to the root. I basically put it anywhere that has flyaways, which is practically everywhere. Once I've applied it all over I go in with more and focus on the ends of my hair and really work it in to make sure everything is coated well. Then, put a shower cap on and sit around for 20-30 minutes. When you hop in the shower to rinse this off, make sure you don't use hot water since there's egg in this. Rinse with warm water, then shampoo and condition like normal.
Thanks for reading! xo