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Seriously Delicious Detox Salad

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This easy Detox Salad recipe is made with a rainbow of delicious ingredients that you can feel great about enjoying! Plus, it’s topped with my favorite Japanese Ginger Carrot Dressing. (This post contains affiliate links.)

This detox salad is SERIOUSLY delicious -- made with all sorts of feel-good ingredients, and topped with a tasty Japanese carrot-ginger dressing. | gimmesomeoven.com (Vegan / Vegetarian / Gluten-Free)

Every Monday night is sushi night around here.

And I look forward to it every single week. ♡

The tradition began for Barclay and I when we started dating, and found out that we had a mutual love for good nachos and spicy tuna rolls. I had already determined my favorite two spots for good nachos in Kansas City (here and here). But he was convinced that his little neighborhood sushi joint had some of the best spicy tuna rolls in town. And on Monday nights, they were just $4 each. And — I later realized this was the biggest selling point for Barc — you could walk there from his house. This fiancé of mine is a European at heart and loves any place that’s walk-able.

Anyway, I’m always down for a good walk and spicy tuna roll as well, so we went out on a sushi date to check it out. And a year and a half later, we have been back nearly every Monday night since. :)

He was right — the tuna rolls there are pretty good. Maybe not the best in the city, but they definitely hit the spot when we’re craving sushi after a long Monday back at work. And since they’re so dang cheap on special, we’ve kind of gotten in the habit of ordering a ridiculous amount of them, especially when our rotating cast of friends who know that we’re now there every Monday night decide to pop in and join us. It’s our spicy tuna fest, and we love it.

But to balance out all of that rice and fish, we also always — always — order a few salads with that classic Japanese-restaurant carrot-ginger dressing to begin the meal. I’m sure many of you have had this dressing before. It’s ridiculously good, with all of those sweet carrots and ginger, paired with savory rice vinegar and miso and sesame. The only bummer is that Japanese restaurants usually tend to serve it on boring iceberg lettuce. So this past week, I whipped up a batch of the dressing homemade, and decided to toss it with some of my favorite greens and veggies as a bit of a “detox salad” for the New Year.

It’s nothing fancy, but I’m telling you, it truly is delicious. And since so many of you asked about it via my Instagram story on new years, I thought I’d pop in and share the recipe today!

This detox salad is SERIOUSLY delicious -- made with all sorts of feel-good ingredients, and topped with a tasty Japanese carrot-ginger dressing. | gimmesomeoven.com (Vegan / Vegetarian / Gluten-Free)

I’ve experimented with making different versions of this Carrot-Ginger Dressing for years. But lately, this combination of ingredients is my fave. Just toss all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor, and pulse until smooth. (And btw, I totally recommend making a double batch so that you can have extra on hand for later in the week!)

This detox salad is SERIOUSLY delicious -- made with all sorts of feel-good ingredients, and topped with a tasty Japanese carrot-ginger dressing. | gimmesomeoven.com (Vegan / Vegetarian / Gluten-Free)

Then comes the fun part — chop up your salad!

You can really use just about any base ingredients in this salad, including fresh greens, veggies, herbs, etc. I love a good mix of cabbage and kale and broccoli and carrots, paired with lots of fresh cilantro and green onions for flavor, and toasted almonds for crunch.

You can either chop everything up by hand…

This detox salad is SERIOUSLY delicious -- made with all sorts of feel-good ingredients, and topped with a tasty Japanese carrot-ginger dressing. | gimmesomeoven.com (Vegan / Vegetarian / Gluten-Free)

…or, my favorite, let your food processor do all of the work. Up to you.

(Or, you can also save a step and just buy a bag of mixed greens or slaw at the store. Also works great.)  ;)

This detox salad is SERIOUSLY delicious -- made with all sorts of feel-good ingredients, and topped with a tasty Japanese carrot-ginger dressing. | gimmesomeoven.com (Vegan / Vegetarian / Gluten-Free)

Once you’re ready to serve the salad, just add in however much of the dressing you’d like…

This detox salad is SERIOUSLY delicious -- made with all sorts of feel-good ingredients, and topped with a tasty Japanese carrot-ginger dressing. | gimmesomeoven.com (Vegan / Vegetarian / Gluten-Free)

…give everything a good toss…

This detox salad is SERIOUSLY delicious -- made with all sorts of feel-good ingredients, and topped with a tasty Japanese carrot-ginger dressing. | gimmesomeoven.com (Vegan / Vegetarian / Gluten-Free)

…and then this gorgeous rainbow of a meal will be yours to enjoy. :)

It’s fresh, it’s filling, it’s full of great flavor, and it’s made with all sorts of ingredients you can feel great about in the new year.

Enjoy, friends!

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Seriously Delicious Detox Salad

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  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 -6 servings 1x

Description

This easy Detox Salad truly is delicious! It’s made with all sorts of fresh and feel-good greens, and topped with a sweet and zesty Carrot-Ginger Dressing.


Ingredients

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Detox Salad Ingredients:

  • 3 cups finely-chopped* kale leaves
  • 2 cups finely-chopped broccoli florets
  • 2 cups finely-chopped red cabbage
  • 1 cup matchstick (shredded) carrots
  • 1 cup roughly-chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds
  • 1/3 cup thinly-sliced green onions
  • 1 avocado, peeled pitted and diced
  • 1 batch Carrot Ginger Dressing (see below)

Carrot-Ginger Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1 large carrot, peeled and roughly-chopped
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil (or any mild-flavored cooking oil)
  • 1 tablespoon finely-chopped fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon honey (or your desired sweetener)
  • 1 tablespoon white (shiro) miso
  • 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions

To Make The Salad:

  1. Add all ingredients together in a large bowl, and toss to combine.  Serve immediately.  (Or if you are not going to serve the entire salad in one setting, the salad can be mixed without the dressing and refrigerated in a sealed container for up to 2 days with the dressing refrigerated separately in another sealed container.)

To Make The Carrot-Ginger Dressing:

  1. Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor, and pulse until completely smooth.  Season to taste with salt and pepper, and/or add extra honey if you’d like a sweeter dressing.  Serve immediately or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 week.

Notes

*I recommend chopping the salad ingredients by adding each to a food processor and pulsing until chopped.  Or, you’re also more than welcome to chop them by hand.

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86 comments on “Seriously Delicious Detox Salad”

  1. I made this salad for the first time this past weekend and it was SO DAMN TASTY! The carrot-ginger dressing is the key. I’m not a fan of raw broccoli, but you literally can not taste the cruciferous veggies! My finicky husband even said it was very good! I recommend hand-chopping the kale but the other veggies can go in the processor.






  2. Love the carrot dressing – something new to learn everyday . Hope I learn more of home made dressings for salad






  3. Yum!! What kind of cute food processor do you have? Thanks

  4. I was hesitant about putting the carrot ginger dressing on the salad because, by itself, the vinegar is too strong. However, after assembling everything I found that the dressing was pleasantly delicious and complimented the salad well (especially with the cabbage).

    I added broiled shrimp with lemon garlic butter and Münster cheese to top off the salad.






  5. A coworker turned me on to this salad recipe which I’ve made and shared many times and it’s always a hit! Gimme Some Oven and Ali post the tastiest healthy meal recipes. Delicious with a protein like grilled salmon, shrimp, or turkey. Thank you!






  6. Looks wonderful, what can i use instead of Miso? Thanks!

  7. This is one of my favorite chopped salad recipes! I just made a big batch with the addition of soba noodles for lunch this week. So delicious and nutritious.