A raw detox salad with broccoli, carrots, tomatoes and sunflower seeds perfect for cleansing the day after Thanksgiving.
The day after is for…
Sleeping in
and detoxing.
Other plans include:
-leaf blowing
-a bike ride
-cleaning the house
No Black Friday shopping over here.
Detox Salad
A raw detox salad with broccoli, carrots, tomatoes and sunflower seeds perfect for cleansing the day after Thanksgiving.
Ingredients
- 2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 head of broccoli, cleaned and roughly chopped
- 1/2 pint grape tomatoes, sliced
- 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup cilantro, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine carrots and broccoli in food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
- Empty into a medium bowl.
- Combine sliced grape tomatoes, sunflower seeds and cilantro in bowl.
- Whisk dressing together (oil, vinegar, nutritional yeast, lemon and salt & pepper) in small bowl and pour on top of salad mixture.
- Toss to combine and let sit, covered, in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1SERVINGCalories: 316kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 14gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 150mgPotassium: 1589mgFiber: 13gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 13210IUVitamin C: 292mgCalcium: 184mgIron: 4mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
This looks soooo good! Glad I came across it- gotta love Pinterest!! Randon question- I love those adorable spoons in your pictures! Where did you get them/what are they called? I want some!! Thanks!
they’re from crate & barrel online. They were like $1 on clearance at the time!
thank you!
I just made this salad today. Great recipe!
Also, I love you’re weimaraner. I have one as well and they are the absolute best dogs!
Glad you liked it! Going to stalk your blog to look for weim pics now. Agreed, they are awesome :)