This salad is a blueprint for any number of powerhouse salads. Just create a garlicky lemon dressing, toss in your favorite chopped vegetables and plenty of fresh herbs. Try to find sprouted lentils or other beans- they add a nice crunch and a gratifying texture. If you can’t find those, use pumpkin seeds or quinoa- or both! 

Ingredients:

• 2-3 lemons, squeezed
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed (to taste)
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 celery, diced
• 1 cucumber, diced
• 2 carrots, shredded
• any combination of greens- butter leaf lettuce, spring mix, baby spincach, etc
• 4 radishes, diced
• protein: quinoa or sprouted lentils or pumpkin seeds
• fresh basil, fresh cilantro, fresh dill- fresh anything!
• cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 small red onion, chopped
• salt & pepper

Directions:

1. Juice the lemons into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add crushed garlic & stir in salt.
3. Pour in olive oil and whip until you have a balanced ration of lemon to oil. Taste and adjust salt.
4. Gently toss greens and protein to coat with the dressing.