Thursday, February 26, 2015

No Lettuce Salad #2 (Vegan AND Gluten free)

I made this salad for the first time last night and everyone loved it.  But, if you HATE cilantro, you can use flat leaf parsley.  This is a great salad to take to a party because you can combine all of the vegetables, ahead of time, and nothing will wilt.





Ingredients:

1 cup shredded carrots
2 cups of roasted corn (also available in the frozen vegetable section of Whole Foods, if you don't feel like roasting fresh ears of corn)
3 cups shredded cabbage
1 haas avocado (peeled and cut into cubes)
1 red bell pepper (chopped into 2 inch squares)
8 scallions, white and light green parts only (sliced)
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 cup garbanzo beans
6 cherry tomatoes sliced in half

Place all of these ingredients in a large bowl and set aside.

For the dressing:

In an 8 oz jar with a lid, combine:


1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
(Limes are GREEN!!! DO NOT confuse this with a yellow lemon.  LIMES ARE NOT LEMONS!!!)


Place the lid on the jar and shake the jar vigorously.

Pour the dressing over the salad and mix well.

Enjoy!