Ripe Deli are NZ famous for their incredible salad selection and their cookbooks, which they categorise according to the time of the year, so you are always eating seasonally.

This Raw Energy Salad is one of their most popular recipes. It tastes fantastic, but is also seriously cleansing for your gut and liver.

The raw carrot and beetroot are sweet on their own, so if you’re looking to minimise the sugar in your life, consider leaving out the raisins and honey and replacing the orange juice with lemon juice.

Raw Energy Salad

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:

4 cups of grated carrot

2 cups of peeled and grated beetroot

1 cup of fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped

1/2 cup raisins

1/4 cup of toasted sunflower seeds

1/4 cup of toasted pumpkin seeds

1/2 tsp salt

Dressing

2T balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup olive oil

1T honey

Directions:

To prepare the salad combine the beetroot, carrot, mint, raisins and seeds in a large serving bowl. Season with salt and mix.
To prepare the dressing place all the dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake well to combine.
Dress the salad just before serving.

Recipes

Ripe Deli Raw Energy Salad

Katie Kempthorne