Citrus Detox Salad

Beet Arugula Salad

Orange and beets are a wonderful combination both in terms of nutrition and flavor. The bright citrus punch of your orange will marry perfectly with the more earthy flavor of the beet. The vitamin C content of the orange will also help to boost your body’s ability to absorb the iron found in the beets by up to 30%. You can eat this salad knowing you are doing your body (and your taste-buds) a favor.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup arugula (also known as rocket)
  • 1 medium beet, sliced thin on a mandolin or other veggie slicer
  • 2 oranges, 1 juiced, one peeled and chopped
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 2 tsp unrefined sesame oil
  • pinch of pink Himalayan or sea salt
  • option to add 1 avocado, sliced

Instructions: Combine your sliced beet, your peeled and chopped orange, arugula and sesame seeds in a bowl. Next, whisk together your orange juice, sesame oil and salt in a separate bowl. Pour your dressing over your salad, toss and enjoy! Note: If you have a hard time digesting raw beets, you can lightly steam them first before mixing in with your salad.

 

Ali Washington

Ali Washington is an inspirational speaker, author and coach who believes that health and wellness should not only be easy and natural, but also fun. Through techniques acquired from life coaching, yoga, psychology, nutrition and energy medicine, Ali works to empower those who cross her path to learn to trust their own bodies, minds and emotions. She believes that YOU are the expert on you, and she is simply there to offer you tools and techniques for reacquainting yourself with your own inner knowledge. ind her book The Perception Diet Here: http://perceptiondiet.com/