Luscious Locks Salad
Luscious Locks Salad is a refreshing, nutritious dish that is known for promoting healthy hair due to the inclusion of ingredients rich in vitamins and minerals. This salad typically includes a mix of leafy greens such as spinach or kale, along with ingredients like avocado, nuts, seeds, and perhaps some protein such as grilled chicken or salmon. The combination of these ingredients provides essential nutrients like vitamin E, omega-3 fatty acids, and biotin, all of which contribute to healthy hair. It’s often dressed with a light vinaigrette to enhance the flavors without adding unnecessary calories.
Want shiny luscious locks? Better looking hair can start with your next meal! This recipe is full of nutrients that help to fortify the hair follicle- from which each strand is born- and the scalp around it. Healthy follicles lead to healthy strands, lead to healthy scalp and voila! Healthy hair! Avocados provide healthy fats that help your hair shine, while sweet potatoes are rich in beta-carotene to reduce dryness further. Walnuts provide omega-3 fatty acids (more shine!), biotin (when deficient can lead to hair loss) and Vitamin E, which protects your cells from DNA damage from excess sun. Tiny but powerful lentils are teeming with protein, iron, zinc and biotin. Of course your best results are going to be when combined with exercise, enough sleep and optimal hormonal balance.
Luscious Locks Salad
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato spiraled or julienned
- 4 cups spinach or other mixed greens, minced
- 1-15 oz. can lentils drained & rinsed
- 1 avocado peeled, pitted & diced
- 1/2 small red onion diced
- ½ cup blueberries
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half or red & yellow bell peppers, diced
- 1/2 cup pomegranates if in season
- ¼ cup each: walnuts hemp seeds to garnish
- 1/2 cup sunflower sprouts microgreens or other sprouts to garnish
Honey Chia Dressing:
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil EVOO
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar ACV
- 1 Tbsp. each: chia seeds & honey
- Pinch sea salt
- Dash of turmeric or fresh turmeric minced which you can find in your Indian/Specialty grocery store… it tastes & looks similar to ginger but smaller!
Directions
- Add sweet potatoes to each serving plate, and top with a layer of spinach.
- In a medium sized serving bowl, add lentils, avocado, onion, blueberries, cherry tomatoes, and pomegranates (if using). Toss lightly. Place on top of spinach layer in serving bowls.
- Add EVOO, ACV, chia seeds, honey, sea salt and turmeric to a blender. Blend until smooth. Drizzle on top of salad just before serving and garnish with walnuts, hemp seeds and a handful of sunflower sprouts. Enjoy your luscious locks!
