Easy Zucchini Salad

Easy Zucchini Salad

Ingredients

Zucchini
Summer squash
Sea salt
Lemon juice, red wine or sherry vinegar
Pepper

Directions

1) Slice squash lengthwise, as thinly as possible, into ribbons. Use a mandolin if you have one. Place in a colander and sprinkle with a tablespoon or two of sea salt. The salt is essentially going to “cook” the squash. Let sit for an hour or more, squeeze out water and rinse well.
2) Add some acidity to taste, either lemon juice or vinegar. Add pepper and enjoy.

Keeps very well in the refrigerator for a couple of days. A nice cool side salad to have around.

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Summer Fun: Cave in to your Cravings!

Summer Fun: Cave in to your Cravings!

Picture a beautiful, very warm summer day, and you sitting down for lunch with a nice steaming hot bowl of soup. What is wrong with that picture??? It’s just not natural. I don’t often have salad for lunch, but it definitely sounds better in the summer than in the winter.

Did you ever notice how your cravings shift from time to time? One day you can’t get enough avocado, and another you just can’t get enough of those fresh peaches and strawberries. Since we now get so much of our produce year round, it’s getting harder to stay connected to those seasonal cravings. And with so many conflicting messages out there about the foods you have to avoid to manage your weight, we have leaned away from listening to our bodies because the experts must know what is best. Our body still knows, and it communicates through cravings. The word ‘cravings’ is not a bad word, or at least it doesn’t have to be. Being in tune with what our body needs, and acting based upon our natural instincts, is key to a healthy lifestyle.

To help you fill those summer cravings, try this super Easy Zucchini salad.

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