Food Matters Main Meal Recipes

Skin Beauty Salad

Why it is good for you:

The key ingredients in this nourishing salad are rich in vitamins and minerals that help give your skin that radiant glow.

Serves: 1 

Ingredients

(use organic ingredients where possible)

• 2 handfuls bitter greens (arugula, dandelion & endive)
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 cucumber, diced
• ½ red onion, finely diced
• 1 radish (optional)

DRESSING

• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 avocado
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• Cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp raw honey
• 1 handful fresh, soft herbs (works best with dill, cilantro/coriander or basil leaves)
• ¼ tsp sea salt

Directions

1. To make the dressing, add to the blender lime juice, avocado, cayenne pepper, vinegar, honey, herbs and salt.
2. Blend until smooth; you may need to add a dash of water to facilitate blending.
3. Adjust seasoning to taste.
4. In a large bowl, arrange the leaves, cucumber, carrot, radish and onion.
5. Dollop dressing generously on your salad. Mix through before eating.

Note*

Best served with 1 cup of cooked chickpeas for extra protein. Soak chickpeas for 4 hours or overnight, strain, then cook in boiling water for 30 minutes and drain to serve.