| You are what you eat. Ever heard of that | | | | sauce pan. Add the cranberries and simmer for |
| before? I hope so, because it still holds true till this | | | | 15-20 minutes until the berries are cooked. |
| day. In fact, it will always hold true. So take a look | | | | 2. Dissolve the brown sugar in water and bring to |
| in the mirror right now, you look the way you | | | | a boil. Continue to boil until mixture turns caramel |
| look mainly because of your eating habits and | | | | in colour, stir in the nuts and then pour onto a |
| choices. | | | | sheet of baking paper. Once this cools, break it |
| This concept might scare you at first but today | | | | into small chunks. |
| I'm going to make it a little bit LESS scary. In fact | | | | 3. Peel the carrot and zucchini and then cut into |
| today I am going to make your life very, VERY | | | | thin strips. This depends on personal preference. I |
| good. If you are one of those people that avoids | | | | like my fruits and veggies cut as small as possible, |
| salads then you need a wake up call. | | | | you may like bigger chunks. |
| Salads are an EXCELLENT way to get all the | | | | 4. Toss celery with lemon juice and set aside. You |
| nutrients you need, get in your daily requirements | | | | may even add a bit of pepper here. Sweet AND |
| of vegetables AND provide a tasty snack for | | | | spicy... Can you handle it? |
| times that you are not totally hungry but could | | | | 5. To assemble, add the ingredients in the |
| use a quick meal. All of this holds true but only if | | | | following order on a plate or in a big bowl |
| know how to make a great salad. And luckily for | | | | - Lettuce leaves |
| you, I DO know how to make a great salad, and | | | | - Celery |
| I'm going to share it with you. | | | | - Zucchini |
| This salad recipe is something I have played | | | | - Carrots |
| around with for quite some time, as it will find it's | | | | - Peppers |
| way into my salad recipe book, as an when it | | | | - Top it off with the cranberries and the |
| comes to completion. Until then, you can take | | | | candy-fied nuts. Then add in some dressing. Please |
| advantage of this recipe because it tastes | | | | don't go overboard with the dressing. |
| incredible. | | | | This serves about 3-4 people... Or one really |
| Here's what you will need: | | | | hungry person. |
| Honey Mixture (100ml honey and 100ml water) | | | | Enhancements and Modifications: |
| and cranberries (Cut or whole) | | | | If you want to cut down on sugar, skip the |
| - 1/2 cup hazel nuts (chopped) | | | | caramel step and just add the chopped nuts to |
| - 1/2 cup pecans (chopped) | | | | the cranberry-in-honey mixture AFTER they have |
| - 1/2 cup brazil nuts (optional) (chopped) | | | | finished cooking. Then drain the nuts and top |
| - 1 cup brown sugar | | | | them on the salad. |
| - 1/2 cup water | | | | An even better idea would be to skip the caramel |
| - 1 carrot | | | | step and the honey step and just add the nuts |
| - 1 zucchini | | | | by themselves. You can make up for it by adding |
| - 1/2 a celery root, cut finely into thin slices | | | | SLIGHTLY more dressing. |
| - 1 tbsp lemon juice | | | | Play around with it until it suits your taste buds. |
| - 1 red or green pepper thinly sliced | | | | And of course, don't forget that a proper |
| - (Of if you want both, half a red pepper and half | | | | exercise routine will go a long way by helping you |
| a green pepper) | | | | make the most of your healthy eating choices. |
| - 1 Romaine Lettuce (cut however you like) | | | | For great FREE tips on fitness you can go right |
| - 1/2 cup honey mustard vinaigrette dressing | | | | here: |
| Preparation: | | | | Free Fitness Report |
| 1. Take the honey mixture and heat it up in a | | | | Good luck and may this recipe serve you well. |