Ready for some salad love? This Crunchy Detox Salad is an ultra simple recipe both for the salad and its dressing. It’s made with fresh, local organic ingredients that are crisp and bursting with flavor.
The inspiration for this colorful superfood salad comes from the Whole Foods detox salad that I used to buy all the time until I started making my own detox salad at home. This Crunchy Detox Salad is my riff on things and it’s one of my favorite detox salad recipes.
Incorporating a Daily Detox Diet into your life will give a boost to your immune system, help fight inflammation and help to improve your overall health. Eating immune boosting foods like this chopped salad also helps to stimulate the natural detoxifying activities of the liver and kidneys.
DETOX SALAD INGREDIENTS
This chopped salad recipe is loaded with immune-boosting foods. The key to the simple vinaigrette is to let it sit in the fridge for about an hour (longer if you have the time) before tossing the salad with it. Oh my goodness….the flavor of this vinaigrette after it’s been in the fridge for a bit is so good, you’ll want to drink it!
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Red cabbage, roughly chopped
- Carrots, roughly chopped
- Flatleaf parsley
- Celery
- Almonds
- Sunflower seeds
- Organic raisins
- Lemon Vinaigrette
HOW TO MAKE DETOX SALAD
You’ll love how quick and easy this superfood salad recipe comes together (especially if you use a food processor to finely chop the ingredients).
- Rinse – rinse your produce under cold water and either pat dry or toss in a salad spinner
- Chop – chop the ingredients using a good sharp knife, or toss them individually in a food processor and quickly pulse until they’re finely chopped.
- Toss & Dress – drizzle the salad with vinaigrette and toss to coat veggies evenly
LEMON GINGER VINAIGRETTE
This simple vinaigrette makes this Crunchy Detox Salad completely addictive!
- Olive oil
- Lemon juice
- Fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- Clover honey
- Sea salt
Place the ingredients in a mason jar and seal the lid. Shake to blend well.
BENEFITS OF DETOXIFYING
Besides being beautiful, delicious, and fun to eat …..the immune boosting foods tossed in this chopped salad recipe contain nutrients and phytochemicals which stimulate the enzymes in your liver to turn toxins into something our bodies can eliminate easily. Besides eliminating the bad, if we detoxify on a regular basis, it helps to strengthen our immune system functioning and to fight off infection.
Why we detoxify is to restore balance to our body’s systems to help them function properly. Everybody can benefit from giving a boost to our body’s detox system. The upside to it is you might find that you feel more energetic and full of vitality. It’s a win-win!
