Picnic Part 3 - Super Chopped Detox Salad

Part 3 of our Picnic Extravaganza is our "Super Chopped Detox Salad".  This salad is inspired by one that is offered at the salad bar at Whole Foods.  It's full of fresh, raw veggies and is made in a food processor so there's barely any chopping involved.  You basically just throw everything in and blend it up and it's done.  This recipe makes a lot which is great because the leftovers are just as good as the day you made it.  Just scoop some into a tupperware and you have a super healthy lunch to go!

*Note:  If you don't have a food processor, this salad can also be chopped by hand - it'll just take ya a little longer.

Ingredients:


1 head of broccoli (no stems)
1 head of cauliflower (no stems)
3 or 4 carrots
1/2 cup parsley
1/2 cup no-shell sunflower seeds
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup currants (if you don't have these you can just add extra raisins - or dried cranberries)
juice from half a lemon (about 4 tbsp)
salt & pepper
maple syrup


Directions:


1.  Wash & roughly chop broccoli into manageable pieces (remove stems).  Pulse in food processor until finely chopped.  Empty into a large bowl.

2.  Do the same with the cauliflower.  Also add into bowl.

3.  Now the carrots (We're doing everything separately because each vegetable takes a different amount of time to reach "finely chopped" consistency.  There's also not enough room for them to all go in my food processor at once - but feel free to try it if you have a gigantic one!)

4.  Mix all together in your large bowl & stir in the sunflower seeds, currants and raisins.  Now squeeze your lemon juice over everything and add salt & pepper to taste.  Finally, drizzle with a little maple syrup (I use about a tablespoon for the whole thing), give it a final stir and enjoy!

5.  Enjoy again tomorrow.

Amanda enjoys our 'Detox Salad' - which pairs excellently with some Homemade Falafels.

 I enjoy a mimosa - which pairs excellently with everything.