You will absolutely fall in love with this healthy, delicious cucumber spinach and avocado salad dressing. Perfect for your vegetable trays, salads, or as a dip for your healthy snacks — not to mention that it is packed with amazing nutrients and flavor.
Great in salads, fresh juices, and by themselves, one of the most important health benefits of cucumbers is they do an excellent job in refreshing and hydrating the body, especially since they contain 95% water. There are many reasons to eat cucumbers all year long. Containing vitamin K, B vitamins, copper, potassium, vitamin C, and manganese, cucumbers can help you to avoid the nutrient deficiencies which are widespread among people eating the Standard American diet. Caution: According to the Environmental Working Group, Cucumbers have been ranked in contaminated food lists due to their pesticide content. I highly recommend choosing organic cucumbers over conventionally grown varieties or grown your own.
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Some of the many health benefits of spinach include being high in niacin, zinc, protein, vitamins A, C, E, and K, thiamin, vitamin B6, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and manganese. Spinach contains about 30% of soluble fiber, which can prevent your body from absorbing the fat and cholesterol that come with food. With a glycemic index of 15, spinach can be considered a perfect vegetable to help boost weight loss and even eliminate cellulite.
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Most people are shocked to learn that avocado, also known as alligator pear, belongs to the fruit family. Avocados are an amazing superfood for many reasons, and research continually provides us with more and more avocado benefits every year. However, years of being scared away from fat-containing foods have caused many people and healthcare practitioners to overlook avocado benefits. In fact, many healthcare professionals tell their weight-loss clients to stay away from avocados. Today — thanks mostly to ongoing research concerning the risks of a low-fat diet — we understand that avocados offer important, healthy fats in addition to much-needed antioxidants, multiple trace minerals, and vitamins.
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Cucumber Spinach and Avocado Salad Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
(Always use organic ingredients when available.)
½ C purified water
½ organic cucumber, peeled and chopped
1 C organic spinach
1 organic avocado (peeled)
½ C organic cilantro, parsley, or mint (or a combination)
¼ C organic scallions
2 cloves organic garlic
2 T organic lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 T organic cold-pressed olive oil (optional)
1 T nutritional yeast (optional; aka savory yeast)
½ tsp Himalayan salt (optional, or to taste)
1/2 tsp Pepper (optional, or to taste)
Instructions
Wash all vegetables thoroughly. Combine ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until creamy and smooth. Place in bowl or jar. Cover and refrigerate all leftovers.
†Results may vary. Information and statements made are for education purposes and are not intended to replace your doctor’s advice. Oasis Advanced Wellness/OAWHealth does not dispense medical advice, prescribe, or diagnose illness. The views and nutritional advice expressed by Oasis Advanced Wellness/OAWHealth are not intended to be a substitute for conventional medical service. If you have a severe medical condition or health concern, see your physician of choice.
Loretta Lanphier, NP
Loretta Lanphier is a Traditional Naturopathic Practitioner, Certified Clinical Nutritionist, Holistic Health Practitioner, and Certified Clinical Herbalist. She is the CEO and Founder of Oasis Advanced Wellness in The Woodlands, Texas.
With more than 25 years of experience in natural health and wellness, Loretta has devoted her career to studying and researching natural medicine, whole-body wellness, hormone wellness, healthy aging, clinical nutrition, weight management, herbal remedies, and non-toxic approaches to cancer support. She remains actively involved in researching and developing natural health protocols, educational resources, and products designed to support the body’s remarkable ability to heal and maintain optimal health.
A Stage 3 colon cancer survivor since 2001, Loretta brings a unique and deeply personal perspective to her work. Having experienced the healing journey from both sides, as a patient and a practitioner, she understands the importance of addressing the whole person and root causes rather than focusing solely on individual health concerns and symptoms. Her personal experience continues to inspire her passion for educating and empowering others to take an active role in their health and well-being.
My passion has always been helping others understand what it takes to keep the whole body healthy through natural, non-toxic approaches that support the body’s God-given ability to heal.
Loretta also serves as Chief Wellness Officer for Dr. Edward Group, DC, contributing to natural health education, wellness program development, and research.
Read Loretta’s personal cancer journey: Cancer: The Path to Healing. Loretta is a Contributor and Editor of the worldwide E-newsletter Advanced Health & Wellness.
