Raw Chop Chop Salad with Avocado, Broccoli and Almonds

Chop Chop Salad from Ripe Photo: Supplied

This salad is all about the dressing. We love avocado; anything smothered in this creamy herby avocado dressing is going to make your taste buds sing.

From Ripe Recipes - A Third Helping

Ingredients

Avocado Dressing

• 1/4 cup (10g) fresh basil or fresh coriander, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup (10g) fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, peeled, crushed and finely chopped
• 1/4 cup (60ml) avocado oil or olive oil
• 1/2 ripe avocado, skin and stone removed, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup (60ml) fresh lemon juice
• 3 tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp maple syrup or honey
• 1/2 tsp salt

Chop Chop Salad

• 1 head broccoli, finely chopped
• 1/4 (300g) green cabbage, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 cucumber, diced
• 1 capsicum, stem removed, de-seeded and diced
• 1/2 cup (20g) fresh coriander, stem and leaves finely chopped
• 1//2 cup (20g) fresh Italian parsley, roughly chopped
• 200g green beans, topped and tailed, finely chopped
• 1 & 1/2 ripe avocados, peeled and stone removed, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/4 cup (30g) natural almonds, toasted and roughly chopped

Method

To prepare the dressing: place all the ingredients into a bowl. Using a stick blender, blend until the dressing is smooth and green.

To serve: place all the vegetables into a large serving bowl. Add the dressing and toss the vegetables to coat them well. Sprinkle over the almonds and serve.