Raw Vegan Holiday Salad Recipes

14 December 2012

Rawsome Salads

Orange, Avocado, Spinach Salad

This salad recipe kind of sounded like an odd combination, but the flavors actually mesh pretty well together. The sweetness from the orange goes nicely with the tanginess of the lime and creaminess of the avocado.

Ingredients:

• 1 orange
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• Dash of sea salt
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 1 avocado, sliced
• Black pepper to taste

Directions:

• Section the orange and use a knife to cut off the skin from the sections. Try to drizzle any of the remaining juice into a small bowl.
• In the small bowl containing the orange juice, whisk together the remaining juice, olive oil, lime juice, and sea salt.
• In a serving bowl, add spinach and sliced avocado. Pour dressing over top and gently toss. Sprinkle with black pepper.

Creamy Sea Salad

Dulse is a popular sea vegetable that is good in soups, salads, or even sandwiches. It has a soft chewy texture and a rich reddish brown color. It can be bought in flakes or as whole stringy leaves. Dulse is a good source of protein, B-12, chlorophyll, enzymes, and fiber.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups mixed greens
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1/4 cup dulse flakes
• 1/2 cucumber, diced
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1/2 cup sprouts
• Dash sea salt
• Dash black pepper (or to taste)

Directions:

Place all ingredients into a bowl. Gently toss. Add your favorite raw dressing.

Coleslaw

Coleslaw always seems to be the salad you take with you on picnics. When using the purple cabbage, it’s definitely one of the prettiest salads. Try it and see if it’s also one of your favorites!

Ingredients:

1 cup purple cabbage

• 1/2 cucumber, diced
• 1/2 tomato, diced
• 1 small carrot, shredded
• 1 green onion, chopped
•  1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Directions:

Place all ingredients into a bowl and gently toss.

Simple Green Salad

This recipe is super easy and honestly, you can substitute any of the greens for ones that you like in this or any of the salad recipes. This just has a variety of greens and variety is good for your body! A list of scrumptious salad greens to insure colorful variety…

• Arugula
• Cabbage (green or red)
• Chard, Swiss (green, red or rainbow)
• Dandelion Greens
• Endive
• Escarole
• Kale
• Radicchio
• Romaine
• Spinach
• Watercress

It’s easy to pick just one type of green to eat in your salad daily (baby spinach is my choice!), but it’s also nice to give your body a variety, here’s a simple suggestion to get you started.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup red kale
• 1/2 cup mustard greens
• 1/2 cup spinach
• 1 cup arugula

Directions:

• Remove ribs from kale and mustard greens.
• Chop all greens into bite size pieces and toss.
• Add your favorite vegan raw dressing.

Raw Pad Thai Salad

Ingredients:

• 2 zucchinis, sliced into strips with a vegetable peeler
• 2 large handfuls of bean sprouts, approx 2 cups
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts (use almonds, peanuts or cashews)
• 1 red or yellow bell pepper, sliced into strips
• 4 green onions, diced
• 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro
• Juice from one lime
• 1 tablespoon raw, cold-pressed olive oil
• 1/4 tsp sea salt

Preparation:

Toss all ingredients together in a bowl until well coated. Add a dash more salt if desired and enjoy!