Salad a day...

Today is the day off for me and it started of a very energizing run in central park. i ran the  whole outer loop- as usual.
surprisingly i don't get bored with the same route over and over again. i think it's because i quite often change the time i go for a run (morning vs evening)- and central park scenery never seize to amaze me, especially in the daytime.
also good music on the playlist is crucial!!!!
it was freezing outside today, i came back with rosy cheeks, feeling really good and...hungry.

i love salads for lunch and sometimes for dinner. you can get creative with your salad as you wish- mix, add and substitute ingredients, play with the dressings.
salads, you know, never get boring. you can make them light, you can make them savory and protein- packed, low-fat, no-fat, yes- (healthy) fat,  make it completely raw. i can continue on and on, singing my  ode to salad.

so today i  tossed together cabbage, carrots, spinach, avocado, sprouts, bell pepper, tomatoes, radishes, and raw pumpkin seeds dressed with a bit of olive oil and lemon juice for a healthy meal. 

 Here is my "Healthy and Energizing Cabbage'n Avocado Salad"

Cabbage and carrot slaw first 

 then add up  sprouted red lentils and carbanzo beans (can be easily substituted with canned or cooked garbanzo beans)

of, course- avocado- always present in my salads (great source of healthy fat)

tomatoes- yes please!

 radishes to add some vitamins and pretty colors

red bell peppers

 and tons of spinach or any other green leaves you wish to substitute

add some pumpkin seeds to garnish

mix it up! add salt, pepper according to your taste buds,
as well as a bit of olive oil and may be lemon juice-all  as 
you wish 

and  enjoy your vitamin-packed salad!

what you will need for the " Healthy and Energizing Salad":
-  spinach (or any other green leaves) one-three cups
-  one small white cabbage or half of medium
-  two medium carrots
- one bell pepper
-  one avocado
- garbanzo beans (chickpeas- canned or sprouted) 1/3 -1/2 cups
- one-two medium tomatoes
- one bunch of radishes
- salt, pepper to taste
- a bit of olive oil with a bit of lemon juice for dressing (if desired)
- pumpkin or sunflower seeds to garnish