Super Seedy Salad for Skin Health

This salad can serve as a quick and easy base for all your protein and mineral-rich toppings. The toppings listed below are a simple way to transform a plain bowl of greens into a delicious, nutrient-rich meal in minutes. Serves 2 people as a meal or 4-6 people as a side salad.

Toppings

• Pumpkin Seeds
•  Sesame Seeds
•  Sunflower Seeds
•  Flax Seeds
•  Salmon/Tuna
•  Chia Seeds
•  hemp seeds
•  Feta Cheese
•  Chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
•  Chicken
•  Black Beans
•  Almonds
•  Pecans
•  Walnuts
•  Steak

Salad Base 

•  4 cups of greens: Spinach, kale or lettuce torn or cut into bite -sized pieces
•  1 cup chopped tomatoes, or cherry tomatoes, halved
•  1/4 cup red onion, diced into small pieces

Dressing

There are many tasty ways to dress a salad and you can be as simple or as creative as you want. The classic ratio of oil to acid (vinegar or lemon juice) is 3 parts olive oil to 1 part vinegar. In other words, ¾ cup of olive oil + ¼ cup of vinegar will give you 1 cup of salad dressing.

Here are some options:

• Olive oil & red wine vinegar
•  Olive oil & balsamic vinegar (add honey!)
•  Olive oil, lemon juice and Parmesan cheese
•  Yogurt, water (to thin the yogurt), mixed herbs
•  Olive oil, Dijon mustard, honey, lemon juice or vinegar

1. Prepare the base ingredients and combine in a bowl.

2.   Add your toppings of choice.

3.   Drizzle on your favourite dressing, toss well and enjoy!