YOUTH + BEAUTY SALAD

INGREDIENTS

Dressing

• 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 cup raw pumpkin seed oil
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• Himalayan salt and freshly ground black pepper

Salad

• 1 head romaine lettuce chopped into 1-inch strips
• 1 large beet, sliced into matchsticks
• 1 cucumber, sliced into matchsticks
• 4 small carrots, sliced into matchsticks
• 8 radishes, sliced into matchsticks
• 2 bunches fresh mint, leaves picked
• 1 cup pomegranate seeds
• 1⁄4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
• 1⁄4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1⁄4 cup hemp seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

• Make the dressing: In a blender, combine all the ingredients with a pinch of salt and a couple of cracks of pepper and blend until smooth. Season with more salt and pepper to taste.
• Make the salad: Divide the lettuce among 4 large or 6 medium salad bowls. Top with the beet, cucumber, carrots, and radishes, then with the mint and pomegranate seeds.
• In a small bowl, combine the pumpkin, sunflower, and hemp seeds and sprinkle the mixture over the top of each bowl. Finish off the salads with a drizzle of dressing.