Spicy Tuesday – Shredded Southwestern Salad – Smoked Paprika

Fresh Green Produce? Leafy lovelies? We are in! This past month, we’ve been lucky enough to meet (virtually) and work for Hollandia Produce and their gorgeous Live Gourmet products. As a “dynamic duo”, Nancy creating the recipes, and Shayna providing the nutrition data, we’ve developed a handful of yummy ways to enjoy their fresh produce. Here’s just some of the info we shared with them:

A shredded salad is a super way to create a one-platter meal full of veggies and color. When you toss up this salad, you’ll have rave reviews at dinner, and then you can tuck any leftovers in a pita pocket for lunch tomorrow.

Southwestern Shredded Salad

2 Heads Living Romaine Heads, shredded

1 Cup Shredded Carrots

1 Cup Extra Sharp Cheese, shredded

1 Cup Chopped Tomatoes

1 Cup Chopped Avocadoes

1 Cup Chopped Cilantro

¼ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 TB Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice

1 TB Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice

1 Tsp Smoked Paprika

1 Tsp Dijon Mustard

1 Tsp Sea Salt

½ Tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Gently toss the romaine, carrots, cheese, tomatoes, avocadoes and cilantro together in a bowl. In another small bowl or jar add the oil, juices and smoked paprika, Dijon mustard, salt and black pepper. Shake or whisk the ingredients together and pour over the salad.

• Living Romaine heads contain 6mg of iron, which ads a significant source of iron to the diets of people following a plant based food plan.
• Romaine lettuce is 17% protein with 7.7 grams per Living romaine head. It is also contains all 9 essential amino acids as well.
• There is vitamin C in the lettuce, helping keep your skin, bones, and teeth strong. These beneficial effects associated with vitamin C are linked to its strong antioxidant properties as well as its role in collagen synthesis.
• Cilantro is an important ingredient in the salad, and is most often cited as being effective for toxic metal cleansing and rightfully so, this herb is a powerful, natural cleansing agent. The chemical compounds in cilantro bind to toxic metals and loosen them from the tissue.
• Anytime you make your own dressing for salad, you are eliminating excess sodium, fat, preservatives, and dyes from your food plan. This dressing has the healthy anti-inflammatory extra virgin olive oil mixed with Vitamin C rich juices and spices.