Three Salad Recipes for Weight Loss, Detox and Glowing Skin

Here are three salads made with cooling, fat-dissolving and green leafy vegetables to detox/cleanse your intestines and circulatory system, improve your kidney functions, lose weight, lower blood cholesterol and high blood pressure, clear your skin, help with menopause problems.

* Watercress with Almonds and Grapefruit Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups watercress

1 cup radishes, sliced

½ silvered almonds or pumpkin seeds or pine nuts

1 cup red grapefruit membrane discarded

½ avocado sliced

1/2 cup Detox Turmeric Dressing

Directions:

Mix watercress with radishes, grapefruit and avocado in large bowl. Add Detox Turmeric Dressing and toss gently. Season to taste with salt and pepper I f needed.

* Swiss Chard with Zucchini and Shitake Mushrooms Salad

Ingredients:

1bunch of Swiss Chard chopped

1 zucchini sliced

1/2 cup green onions chopped

2 cloves garlic minced

1 cup shitake mushrooms

4 tbsp olive oil

Directions:

Sauté mushrooms in olive oil for 5 minutes, add garlic, Swiss Chard, zucchini and saute covered for 5 more minutes. Add onions and serve.

* Arugula, Summer Squash and Blackberries Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups Arugula

1 summer squash sliced 2 tomatoes sliced

1 red onion sliced

1 cup blackberries

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

½ tbsp fresh ginger, grated

½ bunch cilantro, chopped

1 cup blue cheese or goat cheese sliced

2 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar

2 tbsp olive oil (you can use Detox Turmeric Dressing instead of apple cider vinegar and olive oil)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients, top with blue cheese (or goat cheese), season with salt and pepper and serve.

Bon Appetit!

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© Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert

NaturalCounselor.com

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