Avocado Egg Salad Wrap

I was looking for some simple snack recipes that fall within my guidelines to nutrition when I walked into what could quite possibly be THE MOST EPIC COMBINATION EVER! Anyone who knows me knows how much I love avocados for their simplicity and diversity as a great paring for many recipes including my new favorite, chocolate avocado frosting.  If you know me you would also know that I have a similar, yet not as deeply rooted affinity for the egg and its many uses. I've combined the egg and avocado now for many years, but never did I think of combining them in their most simple form.

In a pinch i've been known to squeeze a whole avocado, bite the top off and press the avocado mash through the opening as a quick nutritional snack, similar but much cooler (unless your doing it like this)

 than popping the shell off a hard boiled egg and eating it for one of the most well-balanced protein to fat combinations created naturally.

This wasn't the first recipe I found for the avocado egg salad, but I like the introduction of a few ingredients I don't typically use, and I definitely appreciate the necessity for variety in our food choices as another very important component to having a truly "healthy" diet. I made some modifications to fit my nutritional guidelines of NO GLUTEN, REFINED SUGAR/HFCS, AND NO DAIRY, but definitely wanted to give credit where due with the great presentation and creativity on Jenessa's Dinners. 

Ingredients (makes about 4 servings):

• 4 eggs, hard boiled
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1/4 cup fennel bulb, julienned into 1/2 inch matchsticks
• 1/4 cup radish, finely diced
• 1/4 cup chives, finely chopped
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• salt and (Cayenne Pepper instead of black pepper which is known to be hard on your stomach) to taste
• I would personally go with a small amount of the Soy-Free Vegenaise over the suggestion (a heaping tablespoon of mayo or greek yogurt if you want a smoother texture) to let the natural flavor of God's creation shine through and avoid introducing less desirable ingredients and dairy.

Most of the recipes served the salad over or in some sort of gluten, my recommendation is wrapping it in some healthy organic lettuce or other leafy green you enjoy!