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Best Salad Ever

Ratings 4.6 from 11 votes
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Prep Time: 15 min Total Time: 15 mins
Servings 3
Description
LITERALLY MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE LUNCH RIGHT NOW!!! It's taken a while but really think I've cracked this salad thing, the balance between sweet crunchy salty zesty - every taste you need to make a perfectly delicious satisfying, and moreish salad !!! It may seem like a lot of ingredients, but you can chop it all up at the beginning of the week, and then it's a 5-minute job to throw it into a bowl and mix it up!! BUT ALSO know that the quantity of ingredients really makes this salad EPIC!!!
Ingredients
    Protein
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa (or chickpeas)
    • Leaves
  • 1 cup arugula
  • 15 little gem lettuce leaves
  • 1/4 cup chopped mint
  • 1/4 cup parsley
    • Veggies
  • 1/2 cup red peppers (chopped)
  • 1 carrot (grated)
  • 8 cherry tomatoes (chopped in quarters)
  • 1 1/2 cup cucumber (diced)
  • 3 reddish (thinly sliced)
  • 1 small fennel (sliced1)
  • 1/2 avocado (diced)
    • Spice
  • 1/8 cup chopped pepperoncini (or Jalapenos)
    • Sweet
  • 5 dates (chopped)
    • Crunch
  • 1/4 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
    • Creamy
  • 4 tablespoons vegan ricotta (or 1/4 cup vegan parmesan)
    • Dressing
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 3/4 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon agave
Instructions
  1. Chop up all the leaves and veggies and throw it into a big bowl
  2. For 'the crunch' Heat a pan on low heat and add 1/4 tsp olive oil and the seeds, stir frequently till you hear them start to pop then add nutritional yeast and salt. You'll know it's ready when they brown a little and they go from being flat to round!! '
  3. Add all dressing ingredients into a jar and shake it up!
  4. Add some of the crunch, the protein, a lil ricotta or parmesann and as much dressing as ya fancy into the bowl and give it a good ol mix
     
    Say a prayer of gratitude, sprinkle some lurrrve and serve with joy
     
Note
If you make this in advance don't add the dressing in till you're ready to eat and maybe don't chop the tomatoes till the day of or they go a soggy! Also you can chop it all up at the beginning of the week and keep it all in the fridge then mix it all up whenever you want to eat it!
Read it online: https://radhi-recovery.adeelchohan.com/recipe/salad-the-best-one-ever/