Detox Salad
 
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Loaded with parsley and cilantro, which are both potent heavy metal detoxifiers, this awesome salad is so tasty and different, and easy to make. It is a delicious main dish salad that can be thrown together in minutes. Add leftover quinoa or brown rice if you have it on hand ~ it is divine with this addition!
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Serves: 1 to 2
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups cilantro (large handful)
  • 1½ cups parsley (large handful)
  • 1½ cups romaine hearts (large handful)
  • 1 to 1½ cups sunflower or buckwheat sprouts (chopped)
  • 2 green onions, chopped finely
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 to 2 tsp umeboshi vinegar (note this vinegar is salty so don’t be tempted to use too much) or use apple
  • cider vinegar instead and add a pinch of salt
  • 1 avocado, pitted and chopped
  • 1 tbsp kelp flakes or dulse flakes
  • a few drops of stevia to sweeten (or add honey or maple syrup)
  • ½ to 1 cup cherry tomatoes, chopped
  • ½ to 1 cup chickpeas
  • 2 tbsp of raw or toasted almonds or pumpkin seeds
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients together except tomatoes, chickpeas and almonds or pumpkin seeds if using.
  2. Massage avocado into the greens with your hands, distributing as evenly as possible.
  3. Add tomatoes and onions and lightly distribute with a fork.
  4. Sprinkle chickpeas and almonds or pumpkin seeds (or leftover warm quinoa or brown rice) on top. Enjoy.
Recipe by at https://www.cathyrussellcreativenutrition.com/detox-salad/