Raw Recipe: Guac Salad

Guest Post By:Elaine Brisbois

Hello Joyous readers! I’m happy to have the opportunity to be back as a guest blogger here on Joyous Health.

If you’re looking for a raw meal that is both easy to digest and won’t weigh you down than look no further!

This salad eats like a meal. The addition of the avocado adds some density that will surely satisfy any appetite. The raw corn adds a sweet and hearty crunch to the salad. People often think corn needs to be cooked first. Not so! In fact, raw corn is light and water-rich and the perfect addition to a cleansing salad. It’s only after the corn is cooked that it becomes starchy. With a simple lemon (or lime) juice dressing, chopped cilantro and a touch of salsa, this salad is reminiscent of the flavours of Mexico.

Guacamole Salad – Recipe

• Red leaf lettuce (you can use romaine, mesclun mix or any other lettuce of your choosing)
• 1-2 spring onions chopped
• 5-6 grape tomatoes sliced in half or 1 large vine tomato chopped
• Bunch of cilantro chopped
• 1 avocado chopped (pit and peel removed)
• Raw, sweet corn cut off the cob (preferably organic)
• ½ tsp of minced garlic
• Dressing – juice of 1 lemon (or lime) + stevia to taste (replace stevia with ½ tsp of raw honey if you prefer)
• Sea salt to taste
• 1 tbsp of salsa (optional)

Method: Place all ingredients in a large bowl and top with chopped avocado and lemon dressing. Run a knife or fork through the salad to really spread the avocado and mix all the ingredients together. Top with salsa for an added kick.

You could pair this meal with a bowl of raw soup and follow it up with some homemade raw ice cream!

A note from Joy:

Thanks for the recipe Elaine, I love real food and this looks absolutely delicious!

Elaine has a blog with tons of delicious knowledge at ilikerealfood.com and you can follow her via twitter @ilikerealfood

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