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Spring Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing | Living Well With NIc

Spring Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

A simple, spring salad recipe that is sure to keep your taste buds happy! This salad is loaded with fresh cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, purple cabbage, hemp seeds, and is complete with a tangy avocado dressing. The perfect healthy salad for meal prep, an easy weeknight dinner, or a summer picnic!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Salad
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Salad
  • 5-6 cups Mixed Greens
  • ½ cup Cherry Tomatoes
  • ¾ cup Purple Cabbage pre-shredded or finely chopped
  • ½ cup Shredded Carrots
  • ½ large Cucumber
  • 2 Tbs Hemp Seeds
Dressing
  • 1 Ripe Avocado
  • ½ cup Pine Nuts
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Lime juiced
  • ¼ cup Water
  • ¼ cup Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Salt

Method
 

  1. Add mixed greens to a large mixing bowl .
  2. Slice cherry tomatoes and cucumbers and add to the mixed greens.
  3. Add remainder of veggies to greens and sprinkle with hemp seeds .
  4. Add all dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth .
  5. Drizzle salad with desired amount of dressing and toss until well combined.

Notes

If you're only going to eat half of the salad, divide greens and veggies into two bowls before adding dressing. This will keep the salad crisp.