I recently discovered this salad from Running On Real Food ( one of my favorite recipe blogs), and once I tried it…instantly it became staple in my meal rotation.

Not only is it gorgeous to look at, it’s PACKED with antioxidants, healthy fats, fiber and is an amazing skin boosting recipe!

Blues and purples are one of the hardest colors to get into your diet because there just aren’t as many of them as other colors, but this salad contains TWO of them.

• Blueberries
• Purple Cabbage ( or red cabbage..who knows)

On top of the antioxidants from these colorful foods, we also get omega 3 fats and even more antioxidants from walnuts and hemp seeds.

Throw in the fiber from the leafy greens, cabbage, berries, nuts, and the protein from the chickpeas…you have a perfect meal designed for healthy, beautiful skin. And digestion!

When I made it I halved the amount of nuts and raisins and tahini dressing but this is the recipe from Deryn as written on her website.

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For the Salad:

• 8 heaping cups of mixed salad greens, arugula or baby spinach (2 cups per salad)
• 4 cups very finely sliced red cabbage, 1 cup per salad
• 1 cup dried cranberries or raisins, 1/4 cup per salad
• 12 tbsp hemp seeds, 3 tbsp per salad, substitute walnuts
• 14 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed (1/2 cup per salad)
• 2 cups fresh blueberries, 1/2 cup per salad

For the dressing:

• 4 tbsp tahini, 60 g
• 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 3 tbsp as water, plus more as needed
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp sea salt, or to taste

Instructions:

To make the tahini dressing, whisk all the ingredients together until smooth. Start with 3 tbsp water and slowly add more as needed until it’s thick and creamy but pourable.

You can make this into 4 individual servings or you can also make it in one large mixing and then divide it between 4 servings. To make as individual portions, start with a bed of 2 cups of greens in each bowl. Top each with equal amounts of the rest of the ingredients.

Top each with a generous drizzle of the tahini dressing.

Serve & enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1salad, Calories: 388kcal, Carbohydrates: 54g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 16g, Fiber: 16g

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Deryn really nailed it with this recipe! If you try it let me know what you thought and let her know over on Instagram!

Shauna