Characteristics

This raw salad offers a delightful array of sweet and zesty flavors as it combines fruits and greens. It is based on nutrient dense calories that are micronutrient and antioxidant rich. It offers healthy fats, carbohydrates and proteins. It is naturally low in sodium, cholesterol free and high in fiber.

TYPE: Meal, Appetizer
PREP TIME: < 15 mins
SERVINGS: not set, make according to personal needs

  • Raw
  • 100% Plant-Based (Vegan)
  • Gluten-free
  • Wheat-free
  • Soy-free
  • Corn-free
  • Peanut-free
  • Oil-free
  • Refined Sugar-free

Goodies Needed*

INGREDIENTS:

  • Green Leaf Lettuce (organic)
  • Sweet Red Peppers (organic)
  • Pomegranate (organic)
  • Walnuts (organic)

Dressing:

  • 2 TBSP Raw Tahini (organic)
  • 2 Limes Squeezed for Juice (organic)
  • 1/4 cup Water (filtered, natural spring)
  • 1/4 to 1/2 tsp Chili Powder (organic)
  • 1/4 tsp Unrefined Sea Salt or Himalayan Salt

TOOLS:

Preparation Steps

  1. Rinse lettuce leafs and remove excess water using salad spinner.
  • Cut up lettuce leafs with a knife, vertically and horizontally into bite size pieces and throw into familial or individual bowl(s).
  • Wash the pepper(s), dice and throw into the salad bowl(s).
  • Wash the pomegranate and empty out the seeds into the salad bowl. (If you have never done this before, you can use the following instructional video which shows you how.)
  • Toss the 3 ingredients together. You can always add in another favorite fruit or vegetable as desired.
  • Sprinkle the salad with a generous amounts of walnut pieces.
  • Make your dressing by combining all of the dressing ingredients in your Vitamix/Blender. Use just a dash of the salt and chili powder. Add enough water, just to thin out consistency if needed. Blend on high speed until uniform consistency appears.
  • Drizzle salad dressing on salad, serve and enjoy.

Meal Nutritional Benefits

Lettuce

  • provides some healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and is virtually fat-free
  • provides lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provides vitamins, especially vitamin A, C, K, and some B vitamins, including folate and choline
  • provides minerals, especially potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium
  • supports optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • supports healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels
  • protects against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other lifestyle diseases

Bell Peppers

  • provide some carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and are virtually fat-free
  • provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provide vitamins, especially vitamin A, C, E, K, and most B vitamins, including folate
  • provide minerals, especially potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, and iron
  • support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels
  • protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, infections, and other diseases

Pomegranate

  • provides healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and is virtually fat-free
  • provides lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provides vitamins, including vitamin C, E, K, and some B vitamins
  • provides minerals, including copper, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron, and zinc
  • supports optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • supports digestive system and immune system health
  • supports healthy blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels
  • protects against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases

Walnuts

  • excellent source of healthy fats, including omega-3 (ALA)
  • provide some protein, carbohydrates, and fiber
  • provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provide vitamins, specifically most vitamin B vitamins, including folate
  • provide minerals, especially manganese, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, iron, potassium, and calcium
  • support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels
  • support the cardiovascular system and nervous system

Lemons

  • provide alkalizing, cleansing, detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial benefits
  • provide lots of phytonutrients and antioxidants
  • provide some vitamins and minerals, most specifically vitamin C
  • support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol levels, and liver function
  • protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, infections, and other diseases

Cayenne Chili Pepper

  • not a significant source of calories or macronutrients
  • provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and analgesic properties
  • provides vitamins, especially rich in vitamin A, C, K, and some B vitamins, including folate
  • provides minerals, especially potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium
  • supports optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • supports healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels
  • protects against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, infections, and other diseases

Sesame Seeds / Tahini

  • provide healthy fats, protein, some carbohydrates, and fiber
  • provide phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provide vitamins, especially vitamin A and most B vitamins, including folate
  • provide minerals, especially calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, and selenium
  • support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels
  • protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, osteoporosis, and other diseases

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