Complexion Perfection Salad

Below is a recipe for my Complexion Perfection Salad, which is packed with the nutrients needed for clear skin.

Complexion Perfection Salad Benefits

Arugula: This spicy, peppery, and slightly bitter green is great for boosting digestion. It’s packed with a wide array of vitamins and antioxidants which provide anti-inflammatory benefits. It provides 10% DV of Vitamin A per cup, or about 40% DV when using 4 cups like in this salad. Vitamin A is a critical nutrient for clear skin.

Red Onion: Prevents inflammation. Including sulfur-rich vegetables like red onion on a regular basis is important for healthy skin.

Radishes: Radishes provide both sulfur and silica, two beauty minerals that support clear, ageless skin from within. They’re also a good source of Vitamin C, which aids in collagen production and supports the immune system to help repair your skin.

Cucumber: This water-dense fruit is also a great source of silica, the beauty mineral that supports healthy hair, skin, and nails. Choose pickling cucumbers if you can find them- the kind with bumps on the skin, often grown in backyard gardens – as research shows they contain more silica than their smooth counterparts. (1)

Clementine: Clementines provide 60% DV of Vitamin C, which supports collagen production, the immune system, and ageless, clear skin.

Avocado: A filling source of healthy fats, fiber (one medium avocado provides a significant 9g per avocado!), and Vitamin E, an antioxidant that plays a role in healthy skin.

Pumpkin Seeds: Provide zinc, a critical nutrient for clear, radiant, glowing skin.

Sunflower Seeds: Offer Vitamin E, Vitamin B1, and a number of anti-inflammatory nutrients.

Flax Seeds: Provides fiber which aids in digestion and helps clean the colon, as well as omega-3s which provide anti-inflammatory benefits.

Hemp Seeds: Deliver complete plant-based protein and anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats to clear your skin from within.

Complexion Perfection Salad

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

Salad

• 4 cups baby arugula organic
• 2 Tbsp. red onion sliced thin or diced
• 2 radishes sliced paper thin or diced
• 1/4 cup cucumber sliced thin or diced
• 1 avocado small, peeled, pitted, and chopped
• 1 clementine peeled, and broken into wedges (optional)
• 1 Tbsp. pumpkin seeds raw
• 1 Tbsp. sunflower seeds raw
• 1 Tbsp. flax seed crushed or milled
• 1 Tbsp. hemp seeds

Protein of choice (choose 1)

• 3/4 cup chickpeas cooked (or any beans of choice)
• 3/4 cup lentils cooked
• 3-4 oz wild salmon cooked

Dressing

• 2-3 tsp. olive oil
• lemon juice from half a lemon
• pink salt to taste
• black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Place all salad ingredients in a large bowl, including the protein of choice.
• Drizzle olive oil and lemon juice on top, along with a little salt and pepper. Toss the salad well and add additional oil, lemon, salt or pepper to taste, if needed.

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