3 Reasons why its heart healthy:
- Swapping your usual sweet scone for a savoury version will reduce the amount of sugar you are consuming.
- Avocados are a both a great source of fibre and heart healthy fats and one study published in the Journal of American Heart Association found that eating an avocado a week can reduce your risk of developing coronary heart disease by 21%.
- Salmon is an oily fish and contains heart healthy omega-3, which are a family of polyunsaturated fats associated with heart benefits.
Avocado & Salmon Savoury Scones
A savoury twist on your usual scone recipe – this is great as a light lunch option or served as part of a heart-healthy buffet. It packs in more fibre than the usual scone and is topped with two heart-healthy favourites, salmon and avocado.
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
12
minutesCalories
300
kcalIngredients
- For the scones:
140 g self-raising wholemeal flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
25 g cold butter, chopped into cutes
40 g light mature cheddar cheese, grated
1 tbsp fat-free natural yoghurt
1 x egg
1 tbsp milk, plus a bit more for glazing
- For the toppings:
2 x ripe avocados
A squeeze of lemon juice (to stop the avocado browning)
2 x hot smoked salmon fillets
Directions
- First make the scones. Heat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
- In a bowl, mix the flour and baking powder together.
- Add the cubed butter and rub together using your fingers until the mixture looks a bit like breadcrumbs.
- Stir in half the cheese and make a well (a hole) in the middle of the mixture.
- Whisk the yoghurt, milk and egg together before poring it into the well.
- Use a cutlery knife to bring the dough together.
- Divide the mixture into 4 equal parts and roughly scoop them into blobs on a lined baking sheet.
- Brush with milk and scatter over the remaining cheese before baking for 12 minutes.
- Once the scones are cooked and cool, slice them in half. Mash the avocados with the back of a fork and add the lemon juice before dolloping on top of each half and topping with hot smoke salmon flakes.
