Radish Olive Salad

Name: Radish Olive Salad
Ingredients: 1 bunch radish (tops removed, diced); ¼ cup kalamata olives, pitted (sliced); 1 cup flat-leaf parsley (stems removed, chopped); 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice; unrefined salt (real, pink, or Celtic salt) (to taste)

RECIPES – CLEAR SKIN, PALEO, PEGAN, SALADS, SIDES, SLIMMING, VEGAN

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This quick and easy radish olive salad tastes bright and fresh and is a nice spring side dish or salad topper.

Ingredient Benefit Spotlight

Radishes are high in water content, making them filling; They are only about 1 calorie each; and they contain flavonoids, plant chemicals believed to play a role in weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight, according to a Harvard study published in BMJ. They are also part of the cruciferous vegetable family, which are noted for aiding the body’s natural detox processed and contain compounds like glucosinolates and indole-3-carbinol, which have been shown to ward off cancer. (1)

Lemon is a refreshing source of Vitamin C and phytochemicals called limonoids, which are concentrated heavily in the skin and which have been shown to help fight certain cancers, notably cancer of the mouth, skin, lung, breast, stomach, and colon. (2, 3) Lemon zest is an excellent way to add fresh flavor to any dish, and added nutrition! Simply use a microplane to zest the lemon before you cut into it for the juice. You can use frozen lemon zest and is great on top of steamed veggies.

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Kalamata Olives

Olives add flavor to this salad, and when you slice them up, you realize you don’t need many! I love the pitted organic (or non-organic) olives from Divina.

Get a jar for $5.99 at Amazon Fresh.

Organic Produce

If I don’t have time to go to my local farmer’s market, I shop on Amazon Fresh.

You can get organic radishes and parsley delivered with Amazon Fresh.

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