
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
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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