Description
My Favorite Detox Salad is a vibrant, nutritious dish that harmonizes fresh vegetables with a zesty lemony ginger dressing. This refreshing salad is perfect for lunch, dinner, or as a delightful side at any gathering. Packed with essential vitamins and minerals from nutrient-rich ingredients like kale and broccoli, it promotes a healthy lifestyle while tantalizing your taste buds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups kale
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 2 cups brussels sprouts (roughly chopped)
- 2 cups red cabbage (roughly chopped)
- 1 cup carrots (roughly chopped)
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup lemon juice (or juice of two lemons)
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (peeled and grated)
- 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey (or maple syrup)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare the vegetables: Use a food processor to finely chop kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, red cabbage, carrots, and parsley. Combine them in a large bowl.
- Add nuts and seeds: Pulse almonds in the food processor until roughly chopped and mix with sunflower seeds into the salad.
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, grated ginger, Dijon mustard, honey (or maple syrup), and salt until well combined. Drizzle over the salad or store in a mason jar for later use.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: None
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (150g)
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg