Detox Radicchio Salad: A Bitter-Sweet for Your Gut & Liver
Fresh radicchio adds a delightful bitter note that’s fantastic for detoxing the liver and boosting digestion. Packed with antioxidants and vitamins, this radicchio salad nourishes your immune system and promotes gut health.
Servings: 4 people
Calories:
Cost: $8
Equipment
- a kitchen knife
- A platter
Ingredients
- 1 radicchio salad
- 2 medium carrots
- 1 medium raw red beet
- a small piece of black radish
- pickled onions as much as want
- 8 fresh figs
- 2 tablespoon sunflower seeds
- 2 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
- 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds (optional)
Ingredients for Citrus Vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- a few fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Clean the veggies and pat dry them with a kitchen towel
- Grate the carrots, beet, and radish separately
- On a platter lay the radicchio leaves
- Sprinkle with grated veggies and pickled onions
- Cut the figs into quarters and place them on the veggies
- Sprinkle with seeds
- Let each person serve the vinaigrette to their liking
Citrus vinaigrette
- In a mason jar with a lid, put the lemon and orange juice, add the chopped rosemary, olive oil, and salt.
- Tightly close the jar and shake vigorously to mix.
Notes
- We used the large leaves as tacos. However, if you can't get radicchio with large, flat, green leaves, make radicchio cups.