The Casual Vegan

Here is a salad idea that I got from watching Simply Delicioso on Hulu. It combines a vegetable that I recently learned about, jicama (hee-kah-mah), a crispy and refreshing root plant with a very subtle and sweet flavor, and a fruit that I’ve been enjoying on a daily basis, the mango.

I used a head of romaine lettuce as my base greens, and that works well as another crispy component. Throw in some roughly-chopped cilantro, some sliced radishes, and eat with a homemade peanut-lime dressing, which is made simply by taking the peanut butter of your choice (I used crunchy and unsalted), adding freshly-squeezed lime and water, and whisking and adding more moisture until the consistency is runny, almost watery, making it possible to really coat the salad.

I made way too much peanut dressing, but happily put it into a container and into the fridge for future salads! I’ve always loved using peanut sauce with greens, even back when I was an omnivore prone to eating ranch dressing – peanut dressing is creamy, but light. It’s full of protein, antioxidants, and high levels of resveratrol, the chemical that is also found in grapes and wine. It has been shown in studies that people who eat nuts on a semi-regular basis are much less likely to gain weight. While nuts do have fats in them, they aren’t the kind you’re going to find in food made from animals – they’re the good fats. They will fill you up and satisfy your cravings for fats, but they will keep you healthy and trim too!

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