07 Aug This Scrumptious Salad is a Skin-Booster in a Bowl

Green, delicious and full of goodness, this beauty-boosting salad is loaded with goodies that are great for your skin. Get ready for Spring (yes folks, it’s not far off) by eating this luscious chickpea-and-spinach salad regularly; giving your skin a healthy glow from the inside out.

This skin-beautifying salad is affordable and easy to make. Check it out!

Ingredients

• 230g cooked chickpeas
• 2 large handfuls baby spinach leaves
• ½ avocado, diced
• 1 handful of almonds
• 1 zucchini, sliced into discs
• Olive oil for brushing
• 2Tbsp tahini
• Juice of ½ a lemon
• 1 small clove garlic, grated
• Pinch of salt & freshly ground black pepper

Method

• Soak the almonds in water overnight beforehand.
• Lightly brush the zucchini slices with olive oil; grill on a pan for 1-2 minutes on each side. Set aside.
• Combine tahini, lemon juice & garlic in a small bowl. Mix in a little water until you have a smooth, runny dressing. Season with salt & pepper.
• Coat the chickpeas with the tahini dressing.
• Place the spinach into serving bowls, top with tahini-coated chickpeas, diced avocado & zucchini slices.
• Sprinkle with almonds. Serve & enjoy!

How it Works

What makes these goodies so great for your complexion?

Chickpeas:

• High in manganese, fights free radicals.
• Source of molybdenum, which removes sulphites & detoxifies the skin.

Spinach:

• Antioxidant-rich; combats the signs of skin ageing.
• Beta-carotene protects skin from UV damage.
• High in vitamins & minerals which help to control breakouts.

Avocado:

• Loaded with vitamin E; nourishes the skin, prevents UV & free radical damage.
• High fatty acid content hydrates & nourishes skin from the inside.

Almonds:

• High vitamin E content; fights free radicals.
• Antioxidants reduce fine lines & wrinkles.
• Dietary fibre cleanses the skin from the inside.

Zucchini:

• High water content; hydrates the skin & flushes out toxins.
• Helps to produce choline, an amino acid that supports collagen formation for smooth, firm skin.
• Another great source of protective manganese.

Tahini:

• Loaded with skin-loving B vitamins.
• Source of zinc, which combats irritation, inflammation & breakouts.

Lemon juice:

• Source of vitamin C, supports collagen production.
• Naturally alkalising, promoting healthy, pH-balanced skin.

Garlic:

• Cleanses the blood, promoting a healthy glow.

Try this fab skin-boosting salad for yourself, and tell us what you think!