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Need More Veggies?

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I was feeling like my body needed more veggies, so I pulled up one of my favorite veggie dishes as featured a few months ago on my blog: Spicy and Sweet Cabbage Salad.

This really is a good one if you need to incorporate more veggies into your menu plan.

The recipe calls for a homemade dressing of orange juice, lemon juice, curry powder and sea salt.  Its really easy to whip up, but today I did not have the orange juice, so I decided to use my Cilantro dressing from Trader Joe’s.

So, the point is, you can really dress this salad with any of your favorite dressings, and it will be equally as delicious.

In the photo below, I tried to highlight the delicious veggies with my new camera.  I’m trying to become more proficient with the aperture settings.  Still have some work to do. :0

Now, go eat your veggies and have a Fantastic weekend!

Cabbage salad

 

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Spicy and Sweet Cabbage Salad

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Cabbage Salad

Spicy and Sweet Cabbage Salad

This is a yummy and very healthy salad that I’m so excited to share with you all.

I’ve always known that there are countless health benefits to red cabbage, but was never quite sure how to incorporate it into my diet.

Well, I’ve finally figured out how to do it.

With this salad.

With carrots, cucumbers and a special sweet dressing that is very easy to make, the flavor combination helps to subdue the sometimes harsh taste of cabbage.

Mountain Man and I found ourselves making this salad again, after we finished the first bowl.

Here are the steps:

Cabbage Salad Ingredients

Ingredients include red cabbage, carrot, cucumber, orange juice, pumpkin seeds (I actually used a mixture of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and soy nuts), sea salt and cumin.

Cabbage salad veggies

Chop the cucumber, carrot and cabbage

Dressing for Cabbage Salad

Mix orange juice, lemon juice, cumin and sea salt

Cabbage salad

Pour dressing into chopped veggies

Cabbage Salad

Add pumpkin seeds to tossed salad

Delicious Sweet and Spicy Cabbage Salad

Delicious Sweet and Spicy Cabbage Salad

I found this recipe from Beautiful on Raw and am so thankful.  I followed the recipe with only two changes: I did not add cilantro and I used a nut mixture of soy nuts, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds instead of solely pumpkin seeds.

SPICY and SWEET CABBAGE SALAD

Ingredients

Salad

1 cup red cabbage, thinly sliced
1 cup carrots, thinly sliced
1 cup cucumbers, thinly sliced
¼ cup pumpkin seeds, soaked and dried
¼ cup (tightly packed) cilantro, leaves only

Dressing

2 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 ½ Tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice
¼ tsp. Celtic sea salt, or to taste
¼ tsp. ground cumin
small pinch cayenne pepper

Instructions
  • Combine the first five ingredients in a bowl and gently toss until mixed. Place the remaining five ingredients in a small bottle and shake well. Pour over the vegetables and serve.

Zesty Green Raw Soup

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Zesty Green Soup in Vitamix

Zesty Green Soup

I was looking for a raw soup recipe that included avocados and found one at Beautiful on Raw.  The soup is called “Zesty Green Soup with Toppings”.

I made the soup yesterday in my Vitamix and was very pleased with the result.

What you need:

2 handfuls baby spinach

2-3 medium carrots

1/2 avocado (I actually used 2 avocados for a super thick soup)

Ginger Root to Taste (I used a one inch slice of raw ginger root – I will use more next time)

3/4 cup to 1 cup room temperature water

Spices to taste (I used chili powder.  I will add more spices in addition to the chili powder next time. Garlic and Cajun powder are suggestions.)

Easy Steps to your Delicious Soup:

Green Soup Ingredients

Gather the ingredients

Ingredients in Vitamix

Place avocados, spinach, carrots, ginger and spices in Vitamix or other high speed blender.

Pour Water into Vitamix

Pour Water into Vitamix, then blend until creamy

Zesty Green Soup

Serve Zesty Green Soup

I sprinkled a medium amount of chili powder on top of our soup, but I should have added more. I think because I added two avocados to the soup, I should have incorporated more spices. Next time.

This soup is pure health, and we felt great after our meal.  This recipe makes about two servings.

I found this recipe on Beautiful on Raw.

Enjoy!!

 

Delicious Broccoli Salad

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Delicious Broccoli Salad

Delicious Broccoli Salad

The following are the reactions I envision when a group of people are asked the following questions:

Who Loves Feta Cheese?  YAY!!!

Who Loves Candied Walnuts?  YIPPEE!

Who Loves Creamy Greek Salad Dressing?  Yum!

Who Loves Broccoli?  No response except low grumbles from the audience.

We all know how incredible broccoli is for us, and we all know that our bodies would love it if we consumed more of this vitamin packed veggie.  However, the taste and the smell are very hard to take for most people.  The good news is that there are many ways to make this veggie super delicious and something you look forward to eating at least a few times a week.

The first three ingredients mentioned above are all included in this salad, and you can add a few more as you see fit.  With the base of these ingredients, you will be set for a delicious salad.

Simple Recipe

Broccoli

Feta Cheese

Candied Walnuts (I buy mine from Trader Joe’s)

Greek Goddess Dressing (Trader Joe’s)

Just throw these ingredients together in a bowl and toss until mixed evenly.  When I first started making this salad about a year ago, I always used a sweet poppyseed dressing, which also works very well.  I felt more like a savory taste today, so I used the Greek Goddess dressing, and it was fabulous.  

You can also toss in some craisins for a sweet touch.  

Every time I make this salad, I wonder why I’m not tossing this together more often.  Try it.  I think you’ll like it a lot.

 

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