What's in your Salad?!

[runningnaturals]

Lately I have been putting like 4 cloves of garlic and like 1/2 half jalapeno in my salads. It's a good thing your not talking to me face to face. The funny thing is that these foods will just about kill anything inside you gut and there is a probably a good reason why I can tolerate this and enjoy the heat. I normally dislike hot things but I want to remind everyone - do what your body tells you.

This is how I do it thought without noticing much heat at all. Fats will emulsify hotness and tone down their heat a lot. I use Avocado, Lemon, and some very high quality Flax Oil along with other salad necessities. I also highly recommend using Dulse Flakes as they have essential minerals and add a great salty taste among many other great things.

Here's what I got going today:
Red Romaine Lettuce (Lots :o)
1/2 Diced Large Tomato
1/2 Lemon Squeezed
1/2 Avacado
Cashews (Soaked)
Sunflower Seeds (Soaked)
3 Gloves of Garlic (Chopped)
1/2 Jalapeno (Chopped)
Dulse Flakes
Hemp Seeds
Udo's 3-6-9 Flax Oil

Salads & Smoothies are quite possibly two of the best things to eat, IMO. You can pack so many nutrients into one meal, especially Smoothies.
So, what is in your salad?!

Michael
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[Jentree]

I just put this on my blog, but I will add it here too.
I've been eating a really simple but tasty salad lately! A plate full of mixed greens cut up into small pieces, 1 whole avocado, 1 whole tomato (with the juice poured on top of the greens), juice from 1/2 lemon and that's it! So good. Today I added 4 cut up button mushrooms and that was great too!

[Ce]

I am a HUGE garlic fan. We all eat a lot of garlic at our house and I use it when cooking most things for my family. If I feel like I am really tempted to eat cooked food I take a small clove and just chew it up when I am cooking something. It is the smell of the cooked food that really gets to me, after the clove the smells are just easier to handle. I know it is harsh for some and smells strong but hey it is working for me right now and my family just thinks my breath smells raw! I always like your post Dr. Run!

[Andrew J]

I make myself a salad every morning to take to work for lunch (I'm eating it as I type) and have a standard set of ingredients to which I add other bits and pieces for a bit of daily variety.

The core ingredients are always sunflower and pea greens, corn sprouts, rocket, carrot, red peppers and sprouts (could be mung bean, radish, broccoli, alfalfa, clover), and then that can be augmented with various other things - avocado, spring onions (scallions), chives, cucumber, celery, cauliflower or broccoli florets, shredded cabbage, whatever I fancy (as long as it's raw and veggie), and usually a spot of hemp oil and lemon or lime juice squeezed over it as a dressing. Been using this as a basis now for nearly 11 months and thus far I've not tired of it.

[runningnaturals]

Very nice! I need to incorporate some new ingredients into mine! Especially more sprouts.

Andrew J said:

I make myself a salad every morning to take to work for lunch (I'm eating it as I type) and have a standard set of ingredients to which I add other bits and pieces for a bit of daily variety.

The core ingredients are always sunflower and pea greens, corn sprouts, rocket, carrot, red peppers and sprouts (could be mung bean, radish, broccoli, alfalfa, clover), and then that can be augmented with various other things - avocado, spring onions (scallions), chives, cucumber, celery, cauliflower or broccoli florets, shredded cabbage, whatever I fancy (as long as it's raw and veggie), and usually a spot of hemp oil and lemon or lime juice squeezed over it as a dressing. Been using this as a basis now for nearly 11 months and thus far I've not tired of it.

[Winona]

I want to make pickled garlic! That's a great way to soften it, and then enjoy it on salads or in mexican foods.

My salad includes red leaf lettuce, pea shoots, sesame seeds, avocado. OR carrots, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, boston lettuce. OR dried fruits, walnuts, sunflower seeds, spinach. I make a different variation every time I eat a salad! Right now i'm loving tomato or tahini dressings.

[Steph]

Mung bean sprouts!!! I'm totally addicted to them at the moment. I throw them in just about everything. I always start with a base of mixed greens and herbs and 1 avocado, and flax oil, salt and lime juice as a dressing. I could quite happily just munch on that all day. I like to throw in some crazy dried fruit (like tonight I'm gonna have dried persimmons, yum!!), chopped veggies living in my veggie drawer (usually green onions and carrots), and a sprinkle of sunflower or hemp seeds. I usually love tomatoes, but I haven't eaten them in a couple weeks. Maybe I ate too many?

[runningnaturals]

Anyone try Kimchii? The health food store I work at has awesome Cabbage Kimchii but holy cow. It's really spicy smells like a dead Ton-Ton. You seriously have to eat it outside. It tastes wonderful though! I can't eat it at work because people throw the jar away. It smells like a mix between a fart and dirty socks - LOL. We also have some great raw carrots and sauerkraut that we carry.

I def. need to use sprouts though. I made two attempts at sprouting chickpeas and both molded. I will use Mung Beans next time.

[Lori]

I LOVE it spicy. I add garlic & jalepeno to my salads too. Maybe that's why I'm single....LOL! I mix my salads up. I make sure I get a combo of root veggies along with my leafy greens. Common ingredients in my salad are:

swiss chard
mixed mesclun
red onion
tomato
avocado
jicama
beets
carrots
cilantro or parsley
celery

[runningnaturals]

Yay for spicy! I'm kind of shocked because I never used to like spicy things at all. So weird! Although I didn't like a lot of things until I went Raw either...

[KathyKath]

Last night and tonight I made the most delicious salad!

romaine, chopped
spinach, chopped
grated carrot
corn, 2 ears
one granny smith apple, chopped
red grapes
mung bean sprouts
broccoli sprouts
homemade dressing - balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic powder, salt, pepper

Yum Yum Yum!

[Maeve Dooley]

One avocado
Lots of lettuce
Sliced red onion
Salsa
Sliced carrots


Sooooo good. I seriously am making no salad but that one, which is bad, but it's so delicious that I can't stop!