I love salads of all kinds; greens, veggies, beans or fruit. Since reading Eat To Live by Joel Fuhrman, M.D. I have been trying to incorporate even more raw veggies into my daily diet. There are so many ways to combine them into salad that you don't ever have to be bored or eat the same thing day after day. It's funny, we vegetarians often get looked down on as being only salad eaters, when in fact salads are one of the healthiest things to eat- assuming it's not an iceburg lettuce salad. Cauliflower, a cruciferous vegetable is a nutritional powerhouse. Studies have shown it protects against cancer, heart disease and arthritis. Combining veggies of different colors ensures that you get lots of different phytonutrients to help protect against disease. And just because it's good for you doesn't mean it can't taste good. Once your palate is cleared of the chemicals in processed food you can appreciate how delicious real, healthy food is. In my recipe I used homemade blueberry-basil vinegar, but you can sub any kind you like. Basil has a tendancy to oxidize, so chop it fresh when serving.
April 17, 2024
