Detox with One Salad Three Ways

When you think detoxing, you think drinking liquids. Which let’s be honest, can have it’s benefits, but also be torture. You’re hungry, cranky, have cravings, and sometimes you don’t think you’ll make it another day. I was one of those people cleansing and detoxing through juice. I will admit, once you get into it, you feel good. It wasn’t until later that I learned I can detox my body just the same, but with food, and still enjoy the same benefits as I would juicing (minus the torture!).

By incorporating detoxifying foods into your everyday diet, you are not only feeding it vitamins and nutrients, but improving the overall health of the body. Detoxifying foods can help with weight loss, improve immune function, cleanse the liver, purify the blood, remove toxins, reduce the risk of chronic illness; such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. The other added benefits is natural energy, glowing skin, better sleep, and mental clarity.

Foods that aid in detoxing the body are kale, cabbage, beets, asparagus, brussels sprouts, avocado, flax seeds, cilantro, parsley, cauliflower, garlic, ginger, turmeric, pineapple, lemon, broccoli, and many more.

The Superfood Salad
This salad is packed with so many detoxifying foods. It’s not only delicious, but quick to make. This can be your go-to salad for your three-day detox and you can enjoy it with different dressings, giving you a new flavor each day. Now, how simple is that?

Ingredients
3 cups of kale (I preferlacinato aka dino kale)
2 cups of purple cabbage ( can use green cabbage)
2 cups of broccoli florets
2 carrots
⅓ cup of Red Onion
Fresh cilantro or parsley
Sesame or chia seeds

Directions
Remove the rib from the kale, chop all veggies small enough to fit into a food processor. Put all the ingredients into a food processor, except the sesame or chia seeds, and allow to chop nice and fine. Pour all ingredients into a bowl and mix in sesame or chia seeds. Top with dressing and enjoy.

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Dressing

Tahini Lemon Dressing

Ingredients
½ cup of tahini
Himalayan sea salt
¼ cup of warm water
¼ tsp of garlic powder

Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine tahini, garlic powder, and dash of saltand whisk together. Slowly add in water and continue whisking until the sauce is creamy. Add more salt and garlic powder to taste. Enjoy on the superfood salad, or use as a spread. If you don’t want to make tahini dressing you can always purchase at your local Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods.

Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Ingredients
3 tablespoons of grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar
Pinch of sea salt
Black pepper

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Directions
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk together and serve.

Cilantro Dressing

Ingredients
½ bunch of fresh cilantro
2 cloves of garlic
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Dash of salt and pepper
⅓ cup olive oil
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
2 teaspoon pine nuts
2 tablespoons of water

Directions
Mix all the ingredients in a food processor and mix until smooth. Add extra salt and pepper to taste.

Elissa Mirsky, known to most as Elle, is a published author and former editor-in-chief of Bold Magazine. She believes food shouldn’t be boring and every meal should be fashionably edible. Follow her on Instagram @mylifebeingelle where she is documenting her journey to eat well, live life, and love self.