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Easy Cabbage salad

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Chopped cabbage, cilantro, red pepper, cucumber, scallion, toasted pumpkin seeds. edamame or lima beans

Dressing: blend up fresh ginger, chopped shallots, 3 tablespoons sesame oil, 5 tablespoons rice vinegar, a few spoonfuls of mayo, s& p. Use Mayo made with real olive oil (or avocado oil is ok)- avoid industrially processed oils like soybean oil, canola, etc!

What is so gut friendly about this recipe? to name a few benefits: pumpkin seeds are notoriously anti-parasitic, as is garlic and ginger. They’re also really high in minerals like magnesium, manganese, copper, zinc.

Shallots and beans feed our protectors (good bacteria) . Antioxidants are found in all the bright colored veggies (red pepper)- important for protecting our mitochondria which power up our cells. Cabbage, a cruciferous veggie, contains compounds that kill pathogens…

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Syrah McGivern

Registered Dietitian, Liscensed Dietitian Nutritionist