Green Goodness Salad
Packed full of tasty green items - this is not your average green salad!
Gather
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- boiling water to cover peas
- 1 large Little-Gem lettuce or other crisp green lettuce such as Romaine or Cos
- 1/4 small cucumber
- 1 broccoli stalk
- 1/8 -1/4 crisp green apple I used Granny Smith
- Juice of ½ lemon or to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or use lemon-infused olive oil for extra zing
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Sea salt flakes to taste
Prepare
-
Prepare the peas: Place the peas in a cup and cover with boiling water to defrost. Set aside.
-
Slice the lettuce: Take your lettuce and cut it into thin rounds, then cut the rounds in half. Gently separate the layers and place them in a large bowl or on a serving platter.
-
Peel the cucumber: Using a vegetable peeler, peel long strips from the cucumber to create wide, thin ribbons. Add to the bowl.
-
Dice the broccoli stalk: Trim and peel the broccoli stalk, then dice it into small cubes. Add to the salad.
-
Cut the apple: Cut ¼ of the apple into thin slices, then cut again into half matchsticks. Add to the bowl.
-
Drain the peas: Once defrosted, drain the peas and add them to the salad.
-
Drizzle lemon juice and olive oil over the salad. Sprinkle nutritional yeast, ground black pepper, and sea salt flakes to taste. Gently toss everything.
-
Serve & Enjoy.
