Another Christmas been and gone! I was so busy in the lead up to Christmas this year that it all seemed to be over with so quickly. After weeks of rain, wind, and cold temperatures, the weather Gods finally turned on the goods for a warm and sunny Christmas day. I spent the day with B and his family at his parents house, and then up north to visit my Dad and his family on Boxing Day. Dad lives in a small rural town in Northern Tasmania and it was another beautiful day with the most amazing sunset casting beautiful colours over the surrounding paddocks.
Speaking of beautiful colours, this brings me to the salad I made for Christmas lunch and have made a few times since. I love bright, vibrant food that looks as good as it tastes. Not only is this salad tasty and pretty, its also packed with heaps of vegetables, which are definitely needed at the moment in the break between Christmas and New Year celebrations!
Rainbow salad with honey tahini dressing
Salad
1 small cos lettuce, shredded
1/2 cup of shredded red cabbage
1/4 cup of mixed sprouts
1 carrot, grated
1/2 avocado, cubed
1 tomato, seeded and diced
1 cup cooked quinoa
Seeds from half a pomegranate
Dressing
1 Tbsp raw honey
1 Tbsp tahini
1/2 Tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp grated ginger
1/2 tsp salt
Water to thin
To make the salad dressing, add all the ingredients to a small jar and shake to mix.
To make the salad, combine all the salad ingredients in a large bowl, add the prepared salad dressing and mix to combine.
This looks so yummy! And so fresh! It’s definitely what I need after I’ve been eating so many cookies hahaha.
Pinning! x
Now that is our type of salad, colorful, full of fresh veggies and healthy ingredients. Love it!
This sounds delicious! I’ve been wanting to branch out with my salads (I pretty much just have the standard Mediterranean salad every time) I’ll try this one this week :)
What beautiful photos and such a beautiful rainbow salad. It truly does capture the rainbow.
Thank you Layla :)
That salad looks amazing!! So healthy and crunchy! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Thanks Lilli :)
Oh this salad looks absolutely amazing! I love the honey-tahini dressing – so tasty – and all the goodies in the salad? I must say, lady, you really know how to bring an equal-parts healthy & delicious meal to the table! Happy New Year and have a great weekend!
Thanks Julia! Happy new year to you too! x
What is “cos” lettuce?
Hi Elaine, cos lettuce is also called romaine lettuce. Its appearance is quite long with a light (white) base and green tips. You could use any type of lettuce in its place however if you cant find this particular sort.