All of us know that salad is beneficial for weight loss, and is a healthy dish! What many of us are unaware of is that not all types of salads are good and are low in calories. Some ingredients in the salads and some types of salad dressings, can make these calories more in calories than the dishes we were trying to replace them with! Thus, in order to reap the most health benefits out of a salad dish, it is essential to know what exactly is being put in the salad. One such salad recipe, that is extremely beneficial, is the Chopped Detox Salad recipe! Easy to make and super tasty, this salad recipe is a must try!
1. Salad Ingredients
To make this salad you require:
• Cauliflower
• Red Cabbage
• Kale
• Red Onion
• Baby Carrots
• Fresh Cilantro
• Raisins
• Sunflower Seeds
• Raw Hemp Hearts
All these ingredients will ensure that you get the right supple of protein! Raw hemp hearts are rich in protein and are super beneficial for the body. Along with that, the sunflower seeds also help to enhance the protein concentration in this salad. All the vegetables in this recipe are rich in essential vitamins and minerals, which will help the body in detoxification, and will help the metabolism to keep running smoothly.
To make this salad, you must put in kale, cabbage, cauliflower, cilantro, carrots and onions, in a food processor! Once the job of the food processor is done, add these into a bowl, and mix in raisins, hemp hearts, and sunflower seeds!
2. Salad Dressing Ingredients
No salad is complete without the salad dressing! To ensure that the salad remains full of nutrients, make sure that your salad dressing has beneficial ingredients too. For this salad dressing, you will need:
• Lemon Juice
• Lime Juice
• Garlic
• Avocado
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Cilantro
• Ginger
• Raw Agave Nectar
• Black Pepper
• Sea Salt
As you can see, the salad dressing contains those food items which will help the body to stay away from unhealthy fat, and will supple beneficial ingredients to the body! Most of the items found in this dressing recipe, help the body to shed unhealthy weight.
To make this dressing, all you need to do is add in all these items in a blender, and then put the blended mixture on top of the salad.
This absolutely delicious Chopped Detox Salad will ensure that you body gets free of all the toxins!
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