HEART HAPPY SALAD
SERVES 6-8
Ingredients:
Salad:
Head of lettuce or spinach
Vegetable, chopped (red pepper/cucumber/shredded carrot)
Pumpkin seed topping (below)
Dressing (below)
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Chop and wash lettuce and your vegetable of choice. Add pumpkin seeds when cooled and dressing.
Make it a meal by adding in a protein. Grill or cook chicken, add a tin of tuna or salmon, or add in leftover beef
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Dressing:
3 Tbsp red wine vinegar (fermented is best)
¼ cup virgin olive oil or avocado oil
¼ cup flax oil
¼ tsp salt
2 tsp oregano
2 tsp Dijon mustard
Cayenne pepper to taste
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Instructions:
Mix well in a small mason jar. Keep in the fridge.
Toasted Pumpkin Seed Topping:
¼ cup raw pumpkin seeds
¼ tsp flax oil
Herbamare to taste
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Instruction:
Place pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan. Heat on medium until pumpkin seeds start to pop a few times. Stir occasionally.
When done, pour into a bowl, mix in flax oil and Herbamare. Let cool.