Carrot Apple Spiral Salad With Strawberry Nut Dressing

Here's a sweet spring salad treat to make in your spiralizer! Features apple and carrot spirals with walnuts and strawberries in a sweetly tangy blended dressing made of strawberries, cashews, hemp seed and almonds with some fresh lemon juice and a dash of nama shoyu.

INGREDIENTS:

Salad:

1 large carrot

1 medium apple

2 large strawberries, chopped

1 tbsp raw walnuts, chopped

1 tbsp sprouted lentils (optional)

Dressing:

2 large strawberries

1 tbsp raw cashews *

1 tsp raw almonds *

1 tsp hemp seed

1 tsp fresh lemon juice

Dash of Nama Shoyu

Water as needed to blend

Garnish:

1 large strawberry, sliced

5 large walnut pieces

INSTRUCTIONS:

(1) Spiralize carrot and apple into thin spirals. Put in a bowl, add other salad ingredients, and toss.

(2) Put dressing ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth, adding water as needed.

(3) Add dressing to salad ingredients in the bowl, and coat thoroughly by tossing further.

(4) Place a serving of the dressed salad on the center of a serving plate. Garnish with sliced strawberries and walnut pieces.

(5) Serve fresh.

Enjoy!

* Store bought versions of these ingredients are often not raw, so you may need to purchase them at an online specialty store to make a fully raw dish.

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