It’s been a while since I’ve shared a salad recipe on the blog, so I thought I would share one that’s a big-time staple for me when I’m feeling like I’ve been a bit too indulgent for too long. I came across this recipe for the first time when I was creating my 14 Day Detox Challenge, and I was so impressed with how tasty and satisfying it was. It’s packed full of superfoods like kale, hemp hearts, parsley, sesame seeds, walnuts, avocado oil and tons of fibre to keep everything moving along your insides efficiently.

If you’re new to eating kale, make sure you take some time to give each leaf a quick massage between your fingers before chopping it up. This just makes it softer, easier to digest and more palatable. I like to do this while I’m washing it to save a step, then I just pat it dry with a clean dish towel and pulse it in the food processor to chop it into small pieces. I also use the food processor in this recipe for the red cabbage, otherwise, I feel like I’m chopping for days. If you don’t have a food processor and you’re chopping by hand, try to make the cabbage pieces as small as possible otherwise you’ll have a lot of chewing to do when you’re ready to dive in.

The dressing for this salad is really simple and you can either make one large batch of it or just make it fresh as you need it.  All I do is squeeze half a lemon into a small bowl, add a few glugs (yes, a real measurement :P) of extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil, a pinch of ground mustard and a pinch of Herbamere. You can add a bit of sweetener like honey or maple syrup if you want, but I usually skip it. Generally speaking, I like to keep my sugar consumption to foods that are total treats like ice cream or chocolate, otherwise, my cravings for the stuff can get out of hand. If you’re interested in reading about what I do when I’m feeling completely addicted to sugar, you can read all about my top strategies for quitting sugar in this post.