Weight Watchers Recipes: Avocado Salad & Smoky Turkey Gumbo
If you're looking to reboot your New Year's resolution, these two recipes from Weight Watchers will help you get back on track!
Lime, Cilantro, Lentil, and Avocado Salad
SmartPoints value: 4
- ½ cup cooked lentils
- ¼ small diced Hass avocado
- 6 halved grape tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp thinly sliced red onion
- 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro
- ¼ tsp lime zest
- 1 tsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds
- Salt and pepper to taste
Combine all above ingredients (except pumpkin seeds) with a pinch of both salt and pepper (to taste) in a medium bowl. Top with toasted pumpkin seeds.
Smoky Turkey Gumbo (gluten free)
SmartPoints value: 1; serves 4
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 3 5-ounce turkey breast cutlets, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 ¼ tsp Cajun spice
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ tsp smoked sweet paprika
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 14-ounce can of diced tomatoes
- 1 fresh thyme sprig
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3 Tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle turkey with Cajun spice. Add half of turkey and cook, stirring often, until browned – about 5 minutes. Transfer to plate. Repeat with remaining turkey.
2. Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to Dutch oven. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper and cook, stirring often, until vegetables are softened – 5 minutes. Add garlic and paprika and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant – 30 seconds.
3. Stir in broth, tomatoes, and thyme sprig and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened – about 8 minutes. Stir in turkey and salt and cook just until heated through – about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in parsley. Remove and discard thyme sprig.
