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Living Salad with Lemon-Sesame Dressing
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Living Salad with Lemon-Sesame Dressing

18 ingredients 10 min (4 servings) openrecipes
Living Salad with Lemon-Sesame Dressing

This flavorful, nutrient-packed salad works great as a starter for a dinner or party or on its own as a light lunch.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

920
Calories
16g
Protein
46g
Fat
121g
Carbs

Counts 19 of 21 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Tahini 1 tbsp (15g) 89
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Romaine Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • 2 cups chopped baby spinach
  • 1/2 large cucumber, sliced
  • 1/2 cup
  • 1/2 avocado, cubed
  • 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/2 cup shelled pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon tahini
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Pinch of red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 clove garlic, minced

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By backtoherroots · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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