![Super Healthy Summer Salad Bowl with Creamy Avocado Basil Dressing [vegan] by The Flexitarian](https://theflexitarian.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Super-Healthy-Summer-Salad-Bowl-with-Creamy-Avocado-Basil-Dressing-vegan-by-The-Flexitarian-v8-300x300.jpg)
Super Healthy Summer Salad Bowl with Creamy Avocado Basil Dressing [vegan]
Quick and healthy this Summer Salad Bowl is bursting with goodness.
Equipment
Veggie Bullet or spiraliser or Julienne cutter
Disclaimer: the equipment list above includes affiliate links to products I use and like.
Ingredients
- 1 carrot
- 1 small courgette
- 1 small beetroot
- 150 g cooked quinoa
DRESSING:
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 garlic clove
- juice of 1 1/2 lemon
- 8 large basil leaves
- 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
- 4 Tbsp water
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper
TOPPINGS:
- small handful of cherry tomatoes
- 8 kalamata olives
- small handful of pumpkin seeds
- small handful of sunflower seeds
- small handful of shelled hemp seeds
Instructions
- Spiralise the courgette, carrot and beetroot with Veggie Bullet. (if you do not have a spiraliser you can use a julienne cutter).
- To make dressing place avocado, garlic clove, lemon juice, basil and cider vinegar in a blender. Whizz until smooth. Thin with olive oil and water. Season to taste.
- Share quinoa between 2 plates. Add spiralised courgette, carrot and beetroot. Top with halved cherry tomatoes, olives, seeds and avocado dressing.
Nutrition
Serving: 300gCalories: 775kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 15gFat: 52gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 35gSodium: 649mgPotassium: 2243mgFiber: 25gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 11037IUVitamin C: 64mgCalcium: 139mgIron: 5mg