Reboot - Salad - Fennel and Avocado

By BlueSchmoo

Ingredients

• Salad:
• 1/4 cup fennel, sliced
• 1 small wedge red cabbage
• 1/2 orange, sections
• 1/2 avocado
• 1 1/2 cups lettuce
• Dressing (this will make enough for 4 servings):
• 1 handful fresh basil leaves
• 4 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 teaspoons honey
• Juice from 1/2 lemon
• Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Details

Adapted from rebootwithjoe.com

Preparation

Step 1

To assemble salad…

1.) Wash fennel, cabbage, basil, lettuce. Slice fennel into thin slices (try using a mandolin). Slice cabbage into thin slices. Peel orange and separate into sections. Remove white pith. Cut avocado in half. Remove flesh with a spoon then slice. Save other half with pit in the refrigerator.

2.) Chop lettuce and add to bowl.

3.) Arrange cabbage, fennel, orange and avocado slices.

To make dressing…

1.) Place basil leaves into blender or food processor. Chop garlic and add to blender, Add honey, olive oil and vinegar to blender, Squeeze lemon juice into blender. Add salt and pepper to blender.

2.) Blend well.

3.) Spoon about 2 Tbsp. of dressing onto salad. Save remainder of dressing in the refrigerator.

Substitutions:

Red cabbage – green cabbage
Fennel – ginger
Oranges – grapefruit
Avocado – zucchini
Honey – pure maple syrup