Good for your brain salad

Time

10 Min

Serves

1-2

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Published April 5, 2023 by Dr. Stephanie Gray, DC

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Today, I am making a very delicious Good for Your Brain Salad.   Made with spinach, wild salmon, avocado, blueberries, walnuts, extra virgin olive oil and turmeric this salad has 7 out of 10 foods that have been shown to be beneficial for the brain.(The other 3 are eggs, dark chocolate and broccoli). Others add coffee to that list- I agree, wholeheartedly. 

This salad has lots of good fats (omega 3 fatty acids) from the salmon, avocado, walnuts and olive oil.  There are no bad fats in this salad.

This salad is quick and easy to make with no cooking required. I used canned wild salmon with the bones and skin already removed.

This Good for Your Brain Salad is gluten free, grain free, dairy free, sugar free, low carb.

For other great salads, check out these other recipes:

Greek Chicken Sheet Pan Salad

Sweet Potato & Kale Salad

The Jennifer Aniston Salad

Roasted Broccoli & Cauliflower Salad with Cranberries

Big Mac Salad

 

Why you will LOVE this Good for your brain salad

 

  • Eating this salad will make you feel good about taking care of your brain!

 

  • Simple ingredients using real food

 

  • A ONE BOWL/PLATE recipe, making less mess

 

  •  A healthy salad that’s big and hearty enough to eat for dinner

 

  • Gluten free, grain free, dairy free, low carb

 

  • Good fats here from the avocado, olive oil, walnuts, and salmon

 

  • No wheat, no sugar, no seed oils, less INFLAMMATION

 

How to Store this Salad?

Store leftover salad in a tight glass container. Must be refrigerated. Leftover salad dressing can be left in the mason jar at room temperature. Salad must be eaten within 5 days. Avocado will brown within a day. 

 


Good For Your Brain Salad

This big salad for one (or 2 people) has 7 ingredients that have been shown to be good for brain health. Spinach, wild salmon, blueberries, walnuts, avocado, olive oil and turmeric. So delicious when the ingredients come together.
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Course: lunch, Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: healthy salad
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Calories: 1081kcal
Author: Dr. Stephanie Gray ~www.drstephanieskitchen.ca

Equipment

  • 1 mason jar

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups spinach
  • 142 grams canned wild salmon, bones/skin removed
  • 1/4 cup blueberries
  • 1/4 cup raw walnuts
  • 1 avocado; pitted and diced
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 lemon; juiced
  • 1/4 tsp ground turmeric

Instructions

  • On a large plate or salad bowl, place spinach. Arrange salmon, blueberries, walnuts, avocado on top.
  • To make dressing, add olive oil, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, turmeric to a small mason jar. Secure with lid. Shake to mix ingredients.
  • Pour dressing liberally over salad.

Notes

Spinach, wild salmon, blueberries, walnuts, avocado, olive oil and turmeric have been shown to benefit the brain. 
Substitute avocado oil for olive oil. 
Substitute 1.5 tbsp bottled lemon for 1/2 raw lemon.
Buy wild salmon in a can with bones and skin already removed. Wild salmon has more omega 3 fatty acids and more minerals than farmed salmon. Farmed salmon may contain more contaminants than wild salmon. 

Nutrition

Calories: 1081kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.2g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 100.3g | Saturated Fat: 13.2g | Sodium: 456.3mg | Potassium: 1150mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 4.1g
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