Metabolic Superfood Salad
Looking for a healthy, gluten free, paleo-friendly, dairy free salad that will help boost your metabolism? Look no further! This incredible metabolic superfood salad contains the five best foods to aid in weight loss and overall health. It is perfect for a light lunch or dinner.
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What are the five Metabolic Superfoods?
A metabolic superfood salad is a nutritious and filling meal that can help boost your metabolism and promote weight loss. Included in this recipe for a metabolic superfood salad is an intentional blend of foods that are believed to help boost metabolism. The five metabolic superfoods are ground flax seed, ginger, lentils, ripe avocado, and ground cinnamon.
To understand how these ingredients will benefit overall health, here is the breakdown. Flaxseed is high in fiber and is consumed to help regulate blood sugar levels. Ginger root is has been identified to boost metabolism and improve circulation. Lentils are high in fiber and protein, both of which have been shown to help speed up metabolism. Avocado is a metabolic superfood because of its healthy fats, and finally, cinnamon is a great spice because it has been shown to help regulate blood sugar and improve circulation.
All of the other ingredients included in this salad have great health benefits as well. Ingredients like leafy kale and parsley are loaded with Vitamin K, Folate, and Iron. Tomatoes contain the antioxidant Lycopene, as well as Vitamins A and C. Together, these ingredients make for a well-rounded and nutritious salad that can promote overall health and well-being.
How to prep the salad
First off, you’ll need to cook the lentils. Once cooked, they need to be brought down to room temperature or colder, so making them ahead will be beneficial. If you want to simplify, you could always buy some precooked lentils.
Next, be sure to properly clean and dry all of your produce before adding it to the salad. This will help to prevent any bacteria from growing and will also ensure that the salad dressing sticks properly. Last, just chop all of the ingredients and toss them into a bowl. It is important to mix the salad dressing in a separate container prior to pouring it over the salad. This will make sure the flavors blend completely.
Once made, this salad will only last a couple of days in the fridge, so be sure to eat it right away!
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Metabolic Superfood Salad
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 cups cooked lentils
- 2 Persian cucumbers cut lengthwise, then chopped
- 1 cup grape tomatoes cut in quarters
- ⅓ cup red onions chopped
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
- 1½ cups kale salad mix Trader Joe's Ready Set Salad or similar
- 1 Tbsp ground flax seed
- ½ avocado
Dressing
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp balsamic
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Cook and cool lentils down to room temperature or colder.
- Mix all ingredients from the salad list, except avocado, into a large salad bowl. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, mix all ingredients from the salad dressing list. Whisk or cover tightly and shake until well incorporated.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and mix.
- Gently fold in the chopped avocado, being careful not to overly mash it.
- Enjoy.