Avocado tuna endive lunch boats

Lunch can be a bit of an issue if you are on the go. My best friend really wants to switch to a more primal lifestyle but she is constantly on the go. It is difficult for her to make a full meal in the short lunch break that she gets. I started thinking about what kind of meals she could make and this was one of my ideas. I also love mixing veggies in my diet that are not on my regular shopping list. A little variety goes a long way. So in addition to the normal restrictions of a paleo diet, I have to be exceptionally careful about ingredients. Since my son can detect dextrose in breakfast sausage that is then filtered through me (breastmilk), I have no room for error. I love tuna sandwiches but I can't use mayonnaise because it usually has the soybean oils or other contaminant. Additionally, mustards have vinegars which are often corn based which is a huge problem for my son. I decided to skip the mustard/mayo blend and come up with something new. It turns out that I made something that is even better than the original and much easier to create- Avocado tuna!

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 an avocado, very ripe
• 1 can of soy free tuna
• 2-4 cherry tomatoes
•  1 tsp onion powder
• black pepper
• 1 belgian endive

Cook:

Mash the avocado with a fork and add in the spices and chopped up tomato. Mix in the tuna and place in the leafs from the Belgian endives. They have a lovely crisp bite to them which is so much better than mouths full of nasty bread. 

Side dish: I used leftover brussel sprout/butternut squash scramble on the side. This dish is super easy and reheats very well.

Ingredients:

1 handful of Brussel Sprouts

1/2 butternut squash, cubed

1 handful mushrooms, sliced

black pepper

bacon grease

Cut the ends from the sprouts and quarter lengthwise. Sautée in the bacon grease. In the meantime  take the squash and steam in the microwave for a few minutes until soft. Add into the pan with the other sprouts and add the mushrooms. If you love garlic, a little garlic goes great in this dish well. Sautée until the mushrooms and sprouts are soft enough to eat. Enjoy.

As a bonus, I put my dish on the counter and it fell off just right. The shattering sound was quite a surprise, especially since I have Pyrex dishes which are very hard to break. I have used this same set of dishes for 6 years and they have no chips or cracks. Pyrex is awesome for a reason. I must have dropped it juuussssst right. I kind of feel like I deserve an award.