20 January
In Salads by Melanie Gulliver
Winter Detox Salad

A fabulous salad perfect for detoxing, that makes use of winter veggies and fruit, mixed with quinoa for added protein. Make a big bowl and eat over a couple of days. Once detox is over you can jazz it up with some goat's cheese, or salmon.
Servings | Prep Time |
2 people | 10 minutes |
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A fabulous salad perfect for detoxing, that makes use of winter veggies and fruit, mixed with quinoa for added protein. Make a big bowl and eat over a couple of days. Once detox is over you can jazz it up with some goat's cheese, or salmon.
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Ingredients
- 1 Small bunch kale leaves, or other winter salad leaves
- 1 orange
- 2 carrots
- 1/4 shredded red cabbage
- 1 cup quinoa
- Seeds from two segments of pomegranate
- 1 small handful walnuts or pumpkin seeds
- 1 small handful fresh shoots
- Juice of 1 lemon
The Dressing
- 4 tbsp Tamari Sauce
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 clove garlic- finely sliced or pressed
- tbsp water
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Instructions
- Put the quinoa on to boil with twice its volume of water. After around 10 minutes the quinoa should be soft but not slushy. Put a lid on the pan and allow the quinoa to dry in its own steam. allow to cool.
- Wash and chop the kale leaves finely and add to a bowl with the lemon juice for around 15 minutes to soften them. if using other salad leaves, chop or tear into fine shreds- cabbage also works well. Add the lemon juice to the salad dressing step.
- Spiralise (or use a vegetable peeler) the carrots, and chop into lengths of around 3-4 cms.
- Peel and slice the orange into rounds, cutting them in half again.
- Once the quinoa has cooled assemble all the above ingredients with the quinoa, the pomegrnate seeds and the red cabbage. Mix everything well.
For the Dressing
- Blitz all the dressing ingredients together to give a smooth dressing. Add more water to get desired consistency.
To Assemble
- Pour the dressing over the salad and mix well. Top with walnuts or pumpkin seeds, and some fresh sprouts.
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