Weight Loss Salad with Citrus-Honey Dressing
Weight Loss Salad with Citrus-Honey Dressing
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 4 celery stalks
- 1 apple
- 1 cucumber
- 1/2 cup fresh coriander, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
For the Citrus-Honey Dressing
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 orange, juiced
Instructions
- 1
Separate 4 celery stalks from the main bunch. Wash the celery stalks thoroughly under running water. Dry the washed celery stalks by rolling them in a clean kitchen towel.
⏱️ 3 min
- 2
Place the dried celery stalks on a cutting board. Chop the celery into small, bite-sized pieces. Transfer the chopped celery to a large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Take 1 apple. Cut the apple into slices, then dice the slices into small, bite-sized pieces. Add the diced apple to the mixing bowl with the celery.
⏱️ 4 min
- 4
Take 1 cucumber. Use a vegetable peeler to peel strips from the cucumber for an optional striped pattern. Cut the cucumber lengthwise into quarters, then chop the quarters into small, bite-sized pieces. Add the chopped cucumber to the mixing bowl.
⏱️ 4 min
- 5
Take a bunch of fresh coriander (about 1/2 cup chopped). Wash the coriander in a bowl of water. Dry the washed coriander by rolling it in a clean kitchen towel. Place the dried coriander on the cutting board and finely chop it. Add the chopped coriander to the mixing bowl.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Take a handful of walnuts (about 1/2 cup). Place the walnuts on the cutting board and coarsely chop them. Add the chopped walnuts to the mixing bowl.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
In a small bowl, pour in 1/4 cup of olive oil. Grind 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper into the olive oil. Add 1 teaspoon of honey. Cut 1/2 lemon and 1/2 orange, then squeeze the juice from both halves into the dressing bowl.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Whisk all the dressing ingredients in the small bowl until well combined.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Pour the prepared dressing over the ingredients in the large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Use two wooden spoons to thoroughly mix all the salad ingredients with the dressing until everything is well coated.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Serve the salad immediately and enjoy.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Weight Loss Salad with Citrus-Honey Dressing
For the Salad
- 4 celery stalks
- 1 apple
- 1 cucumber
- 1/2 cup fresh coriander, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
For the Citrus-Honey Dressing
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 orange, juiced
Instructions
- 1
Separate 4 celery stalks from the main bunch. Wash the celery stalks thoroughly under running water. Dry the washed celery stalks by rolling them in a clean kitchen towel.
⏱️ 3 min - 2
Place the dried celery stalks on a cutting board. Chop the celery into small, bite-sized pieces. Transfer the chopped celery to a large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Take 1 apple. Cut the apple into slices, then dice the slices into small, bite-sized pieces. Add the diced apple to the mixing bowl with the celery.
⏱️ 4 min - 4
Take 1 cucumber. Use a vegetable peeler to peel strips from the cucumber for an optional striped pattern. Cut the cucumber lengthwise into quarters, then chop the quarters into small, bite-sized pieces. Add the chopped cucumber to the mixing bowl.
⏱️ 4 min - 5
Take a bunch of fresh coriander (about 1/2 cup chopped). Wash the coriander in a bowl of water. Dry the washed coriander by rolling it in a clean kitchen towel. Place the dried coriander on the cutting board and finely chop it. Add the chopped coriander to the mixing bowl.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Take a handful of walnuts (about 1/2 cup). Place the walnuts on the cutting board and coarsely chop them. Add the chopped walnuts to the mixing bowl.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
In a small bowl, pour in 1/4 cup of olive oil. Grind 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper into the olive oil. Add 1 teaspoon of honey. Cut 1/2 lemon and 1/2 orange, then squeeze the juice from both halves into the dressing bowl.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Whisk all the dressing ingredients in the small bowl until well combined.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Pour the prepared dressing over the ingredients in the large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Use two wooden spoons to thoroughly mix all the salad ingredients with the dressing until everything is well coated.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Serve the salad immediately and enjoy.