Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Immune-boosting salad

Romaine lettuce
1 bell pepper, diced
chickpeas, cooked
1 10 oz. container crimini (baby bella) mushrooms, sliced
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 zucchini, sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
oil
salt and pepper
thyme

Dressing:

2 T. olive oil
juice of one lemon
1 tsp. honey
1 tsp. dijon mustard
salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place the mushrooms, sweet potatoes, zucchini, and garlic on a cookie sheet. Add oil, salt and pepper and thyme. Toss. Bake for 35-45 minutes until tender and soft.

Place romaine lettuce, peppers, chickpeas, and cooked vegetables in a bowl. Combine the dressing ingredients and drizzle over salad.
This salad is like an empty canvas, you can add whatever you desire, like tomatoes, avocado, cashews, hearts of palm etc.


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