The dressing makes this salad!
This simple, yet delicious Garden Salad, is perfect for preparing the night before for tomorrow’s lunch or enjoy with dinner.
Recipe adapted from the book Hungry for Change. Visit Hungry For Change TV for more information.
Garden Salad with Lemon & Oil Dressing
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 cup baby spinach or large spinach leaves, torn into bite size pieces
- 1/2 avocado chopped, optional
- 1/3 red onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 cucumber sliced
- 1 carrot grated
- 8 almonds sliced
- 1 cup beans sprouts
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley
- 1 tomato diced
- 1 cup roasted chicken breast chopped - optional (do not add if you are making this salad as part of our 3- Day Detox and Cleanse, chicken breast CAN be included for the 2-Day Flush Fat Menu)
Dressing
- 1 lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Add the salad ingredients to a large bowl and toss to combine. In a small bowl whisk together dressing ingredients and drizzle over salad. This recipe can easily be made into a family salad by increasing the ingredients.
Notes
Nutrition Information
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My German grandmother always made a lemon vinaigrette for our salads! Delicious!!
what if i can't at the whole thing! this is a huge salad!
Brittany, Save for later.
Really? First of all the recipe is for 2 servings, second, one would assume, like every other recipe, that you either have leftovers or learn to scale to your liking. Common sense folks….
is it possible to add other veggies to it and get same effect? ie, mushrooms asparagus?
Shannon, Yes, most veggies are fine, just be sure to add some green leafy ones in your salad.
Either will work. I use what’s called “Deli Sprouts” which has a combination.
I am allergic to tomatoes (and celery). What can I use instead?
Cinzia, I would recommend bell peppers and summer squash.
Instead of the optional chicken breast, could I add some chickpeas instead? Trying to go totally meat free for the cleanse…
Deanna, Definitely! Chickpeas are a great choice. 🙂
At the top with the nutritional info it says "Yields: 2 salads" yet under that in the directions it says "Serves 1." I'm confused, which is it?
Cara, It yields two servings. I made the correction. Thanks! 🙂
I have a bottle of red wine that I don't want to go to waste. Can I add it to the dressing or will it undo the detox?
Unfortunately, adding the red wine will not be great for the detox.
Are the carrots and almonds a requirement? I don't like these in my salads!
You can eat the almonds and carrots separately if you prefer.
Ok thank you
So is this recipe for one meal or not?
It's for two servings.
Can sprouts be substituted for wheat grass? I just realized that I bought the wrong thing at the store!
KMA, Yes you can make a substitute.
I found organic pea shoots at trader joes. Will these work instead of sprouts? Also, I'm not the biggest fan of lemon dressing and was wondering if I could use a vinegar/olive oil/italian seasonings dressing instead? Thanks!
Danielle, Yes both of those substitutes will work.
Does the nutrition information include the chicken, or is that for without the chicken?
Amy, That includes the chicken.
any substitutes for the nuts? I don’t like walnuts or almonds (not a huge fan of nuts in general)
Feel free to leave the nuts out.
Is this the only salad and salad dressing to be consumed during the 3 day cleanse?
For this particular cleanse, yes, Elissa.
Hi,
Just been looking at your 3 day plan.
Would it be ok to drink caffeine free soya latte? Thanks
Edina, Again, that’s up to you.
Is it ok not to add red onion?
Also are there any more salad recipes.
Thanks
Edina, Definitely add red onion. We have tons of salad recipes. https://skinnyms.com/?s=Salad
This 2-days cleanse is under 1000 calories for each day. 900 to be exact…is that healthy? Also what to do after we are done. How to transition to gain the weight back?
Stephanie, The goal is to cleanse your system of toxins that have buildup from eating processed foods. Two days should not result in any significant weight loss.
Can balsamic vinegar be used as dressing instead?
Judy, Definitely!
The salad says 2 servings can you eat the entire salad while you’re doing this detox ?
Our detox recommendations are based on one serving.
I am not a cook at all. I am confused by the recipes. They do not have units of measure on many of the ingredients. Example is: 0.13 diced celery stalk or 0.02 all spice. I asked my ex-husband who is a chef and taught culinary school and he didn’t understand it either.
Michelle, You will need to click on US Customary instead of Metrics. It’s located in red just under “Ingredients”. Hope this helps. 🙂
US Customary – Metric