Happy Thursday Morning!
Continuing on our internal cleansing journey this week, post our Thanksgiving meal, I thought I would also provide a couple of cleansing salads instead of just juices.
Not everyone is into juicing. The moral of this cleansing story is to keep food choices as simple as possible; giving the digestive track a break for a few days.
Try to avoid processed foods and take out meals, which in itself will mean a huge reduction of sodium, msg, artificial colouring, flavoring and sugar. A reduction of or elimination of caffeine (HUGE HEADACHE if not done gradually) will also be very beneficial.
This TURBO SALAD, one of my personal favourites, is loaded with wonderfully nutrient dense and cleansing ingredients.
Enjoy!!
Ingredients
- 1 cup rocket leaves (I use organic spring mix/greens)
- ½ cup watercress
- 1/8 cup red cabbage, grated
- ½ carrot, grated
- ¼ cup broccoli grated
- ½ sweet pepper (any colour), diced
- 4 black or green olives
- Egg cupful of cold-pressed olive oil
- Balsamic vinegar
- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- Flesh of 1 large avocado, diced into large chunks
Instructions
- Place the spinach, rocket and watercress leaves on a plate or in a small salad bowl.
- Top with the red cabbage, carrot, cucumber, broccoli, pepper and olives.
- Add olive oil and balsamic vinegar and juice from half the lemon and lime.
- Toss together.
- Place the avocado chunks on top and squeeze over the lemon juice from the remaining lemon and lime.
Why this is good for you
This salad is rich in silica, helping the hair, nails, and skin.
The cabbage is superb for many digestive and intestinal problems, such as bowel infections, parasites and colitis, and the broccoli is one of nature’s true super-foods, helpful for high blood pressure, liver problems and constipation.
The grated carrot helps to reduce inflammation of the mucus membranes in the intestines and respiratory tract.
This really is one heck of a power salad!
