WHAT’S IN IT (serves 2)
One head romaine lettuce
2 cups chopped kale
2 radishes
2 piece of jicama
2 green onions
8-10 black pitted olives
Microgreens of your choice (optional)
Dressing:
½ cup unsalted raw cashews
2 t tahini
2 t Dijon mustard
1 t sea salt
Freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Vegan Parmesan:
1 cup raw cashews
¼ cup nutritional yeast
½ t garlic powder
¾ t sea salt
HOW TO MAKE IT
1. Make the dressing:
Soak ½ cup of cashews for 3+ hours or overnight
Rinse well
Blend cashews with tahini, Dijon, salt and pepper, adding only enough water to blend
Add more water to your desired consistency
Transfer to a glass container and store in fridge for up to 5 days
2. Add parmesan ingredients in a food processor and pulse on S blade to a fine consistency. This will keep in the fridge (in a glass jar) for weeks
3. Wash and dry the romaine and kale
4. When dry, rip into pieces
5. Finely chop radish and onions
6. Chop the jicama and olives into bite sized pieces
7. Mix the romaine, radish, onions, jicama and vegan parmesan together with the dressing.
8. Top with olives and microgreens (optional but we highly recommend as they will add significant nutrients to the salad)
WHY IT’s HEALTHY
Romaine Lettuce is a great source of vitamin A (just one cup provides 82 % of your daily vitamin A needs) and a good source of vitamin C. These vitamins are partly responsible for gene regulation and cell differentiation, and they work to stop free radical damage from overwhelming the body and leading to disease. Both vitamins are responsible for aiding healthy eyesight and skin and play a role in maintaining strong bones and boosting immunity. Kale is high in vitamins K, A, C and iron, and fantastic for skin health. Cashews are a good source of copper. Copper helps with the production of the skin and hair pigment melanin, as well as the formation of collagen and maintenance of connective tissue, which supports skin’s elasticity. Additional benefits include bone health improvement due to the presence of calcium, magnesium, and potassium, together with a low sodium intake. These are associated with protection against bone demineralization. Radishes are one of the top vitamin C foods (29% of daily requirement), which among other things rescues healthy cells from an onslaught of destructive free radicals. They are also a good source of B vitamins, zinc, potassium and manganese. Radishes help clean the blood of toxins and waste and contain fiber which is essential in helping escort toxins out of our body. But wait, there’s more! Radishes are a natural diuretic, purifying the kidney and urinary systems, relieving inflammation. Nutritional yeast is a great source of protein and B vitamins. Olives are anti-inflammatory and help your eyes and skin shine. Click here to learn more about the amazing health benefits of microgreens.