Raw Rainbow salad

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A healthy rainbow salad packed with raw veggies to give extra crunch and texture. Plus, It’s the ultimate superfood salad for when you are in need of a healthy detox!

Let me start by telling you how this salad came about; As you know from my osso buco post my husband and I recently celebrated our 10 year anniversary. So there was a lot of what we do best, FOOD! (LOL)

There was 3 or 4, okay maybe a few cocktails, some fab brunches, a bit of Lucy Liu and bit of Chin Chins. Pretty much all our favourites in one weekend and It’s safe to say we indulged.

So I wanted to start the week with a semi detox. Something fresh, healthy and light and that my friend, is how this delicious salad came to be.

What on earth is a raw rainbow salad?

There are so many different kinds of vegetables out there. All different shapes, sizes and colours. Rainbow salad is about using fresh vegetables to replicate the colours of the rainbow.

This is exactly what I love about this salad. My job here is to show you the basics of putting together this delicious salad. Then you can create your own using the same concept and adding whatever fresh veggies you have at home.

Why raw?

When we eat vegetables raw we are eating them at their best because this is when we get the most of their amazing benefits. Vegetables are packed full of vitamins, minerals and enzymes that we need to nourish our bodies and foster good health.

Here are some fascinating facts about the way we eat vegetables:

• Eating raw onion can help protect against heart disease
• Raw capsicum contains 75% more antioxidants than when it is cooked
• Raw broccoli contains 3 times more cancer fighting compounds tham cooked broccoli

What goes into a healthy, Raw Rainbow Salad

The possibilities are endless when making a rainbow salad. Iv’e bolded the ingredients that you will need if you are following my recipe!

• First start with a leafy green base such as Kale, spinach or Silverbeet
• Add super greens like green beans, broccoli, peas, asparagus, zucchini
• Add colour with carrots, purple cabbage, radishes, beetroot corn or capsicum
• For sweetness add in cherry tomatoes dried cranberries or raisins
• Add some good fats such as avocado, walnuts, pistachios or almonds

How do you make a raw rainbow salad

Putting this healthy rainbow salad together is super quick as there is 0 cooking involved! it’s all in the prep work with this one.

Start by washing all your vegetables well.

Remove the stems from the leafy greens and shred them finely.

Shred your cabbage very finely with a knife or a mandolin slicer.

Use a vegetable peeler to slice the carrots and zucchini into thin ribbons.

Cut your broccoli into small florets and trim and finely slice the stem.

Roughly chop your almonds.

dice your avocado.

For the dressing!

Here is a list of the ingredients you will need to put together this creamy, zesty dressing that goes perfectly with this rainbow salad!

• Natural yoghurt
• Red wine vinegar
• Good quality extra virgin olive oil
• Lemon
• Dijon mustard
• crushed Garlic

It’s as simple as adding all of the ingredients to a bowl, seasoning well and then whisking until It’s all combined.

This dressing is very similar to the one I use for my Greek salad and I love it because It’s so versatile you will find you can use it for many other salads too!

Putting it all together

Putting together the rainbow salad is so easy. Once you have prepped your veggies It’s as simple as adding everything to a large bowl including your nuts and cranberries, drizzling over that creamy dressing and gently tossing it all together until combined.

Check for seasoning and you can sprinkle over some extra nuts and cranberries for garnish if you like!

How to serve the raw rainbow salad

I love it on It’s own as a light lunch and It’s so delicious served with a dollop of hummus or tzatziki. I could literally eat this every day!!

If you want to beef it up a bit you can add grains such as quinoa, farro or pearl barley. Add lentils, chickpeas or mix in your favourite beans.

This salad is perfect as a side served with crispy skin salmon , grilled chicken or steak.

Here are some other fab ideas of how you can serve your rainbow salad:

• Rainbow salad wrap
• rainbow salad bowl with hot smoked salmon
• Served alongside grilled fish
• In a Pita wrap with falafels
• Mix in some tinned tuna

How long does rainbow salad keep

The salad will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

For the best experience I love to serve it as soon as I have dressed the salad. In saying that, my husband took leftovers to work for the next 2 days after making it and the salad still had a lovely crunch.

You could always prepare the salad and keep the dressing in a seperate container until needed.

I Hope you will enjoy this healthy and nutritious salad! For some more food inspiration here are some other healthy recipes:

• Crispy skin salmon with brown rice salad
• Healthy oven baked beef burgers
• Yoghurt & muesli breakfast cups
• Tabouli Salad
• Chicken and broccoli stir fry with soba noodles

Have you made this recipe? You can leave a comment and rating below. I love hearing your feedback.

Print Recipe

Healthy rainbow salad

This quick and easy raw rainbow salad is packed full of nutrients.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time0 mins

Total Time15 mins

Course: lunch, Side Dish

Keyword: Healthy salads, salads, vegetables

Servings: 2

Author: Marie Muccio

Ingredients

• 1 bunch kale stems removed and shredded
• ¼ purple cabbage shredded
• small bunch baby spinach roughly sliced
• 1 zucchini sliced into ribbons
• 2 carrots peeled and sliced into ribbons
• 1 head of broccoli cut into small florettes and stem trimmed and finely sliced
• ¼ cup almonds roughly chopped
• ¼ cup dried cranberries
• ½ avocado diced

For the dressing

• ⅓ cup natural yoghurt
• 1 tbs red wine vinegar
• 3 tbs extra virgin olive oil
• zest and juice from 1 lemon
• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• 1 small clove garlic crushed

Instructions

• For the dressing place all ingredients in a bowl. Season well with salt and pepper and whisk until combined.
• To assemble the salad, add all the salad ingredients to a large bowl. Top with the dressing and gently toss until well combined.
• Serve immediately.

Notes

Have you made this recipe? Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @mrsfoodiemumma and use the hashtag #mrsfoodiemumma

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