Detox Salad with Avocado Dressing

Detox Salad with Avocado Dressing

Detox Salad is a healthy salad full of flavors with crisp vegetables, toasted almonds, creamy avocados, and drizzled with a homemade avocado ginger dressing. You may see this as a crunchy detox salad because of all the fresh raw veggies. 

If you had too much to drink last night or have been feeling sluggish and bloated, this is the best detox salad for that. Eat a large bowl of this every day and you will be feeling lighter and less bloated in fust a few days. And the best part is that it tastes delicious!

This dish is full of vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, folate, potassium, and selenium. In fact, it is the perfect dish for your New Year resolution to get healthy and begin a detox diet. 

Ingredients:

  • Kale leaves: Finely chopped.
  • Broccoli florets: Finely chopped.
  • Cauliflower florets: Finely chopped.
  • Spinach leaves
  • Red cabbage: Finely chopped.
  • Shredded carrots: Freshly shredded.
  • Cilantro leaves: Roughly chopped.
  • Slivered almonds: Toasted.
  • Green onions: Sliced thin.
  • Avocados: Peeled, pitted and diced.
  • Blueberries

Avocado Dressing Ingredients:

  • Avocado: Peeled and roughly chopped.
  • Rice wine vinegar
  • Avocado or olive oil: Or any mild cooking oil.
  • Fresh ginger: Finely chopped.
  • Honey: Or a different healthy sweetener that you like.
  • White miso: Shiro.
  • Sesame oil: Toasted.
  • Kosher salt and black pepper

Instructions:

  1. Prepare: First, chop all of the vegetables with a food processor, blender, or by hand.
  2. Make the salad: Then, add all the ingredients to a large bowl and toss it to combine it well. Serve it immediately with our dressing.
  3. Make the dressing: Last, put all of the ingredients into a food processor or blender and pulse until it is completely smooth. Season and sprinkle on top of your plate.

Recipe variations:

  • Lemon dressing: Alternatively, try lemon dressing with fresh lemons, olive oil, Dijon mustard, honey, and garlic.
  • Green goddess detox salad: Make this dressing with chives, parsley, white wine vinegar, anchovies, sour cream, and mayo.
  • More veggies: Add some other fresh vegetables like snap peas, grape tomatoes, fresh kale,
  • Add fruit: Feel free to add some of your favorite fruits to this salad for a sweet flavor.
  • More greens: You can also add other greens such as turnip greens, mustard greens, or bok choy.