If you like to consume your veggies raw, this is a great salad for you.
The green beans were lightly steamed, but everything else is raw.
Next time, because I have young children, I’ll lightly steam the carrots, too.
Bursting with flavor, thanks to the lemon and sesame oil. I added the chia seeds for an extra dose of nutrition – chia seeds are high in Omega-3′s.
Sesame Chia Green Apple Salad
1. Trim ends off 1 cup fresh green beans and cut in thirds. Julienne 2 medium carrots. Place in medium saucepan with 2″ boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. When done, drain hot water, and cover with cold water and some ice. Set aside.
2. In medium-sized bowl add:
- 2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 stalk celery, finely diced
- 1/2 cucumber, peeled and diced
- 2-3 slices red onion, finely chopped
3. Add the green beans and carrots and stir to mix.
4. In small bowl add:
- 2 TBSP sesame oil
- 1 TBSP chia seeds
- juice of 1 lemon
5. Drizzle juice mixture over green apple mixture and stir to coat evenly.
My kids loved this! Enjoy!
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Thanks for sharing this recipe – I adapted it for lunch yesterday using what I had on hand. Very pretty salad with a nice blend of flavors.
Avivah
Thank you for letting me know you liked it! It’s a versatile salad and I am glad you were flexible and used what you had on hand. I need to make some more now
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This looks interesting! I’ve never tried chia seeds before – do they have a strong flavor? As a kid I always loved Apple/Celery/Raisin salad, and this reminds me of it a little (ok, just the apples are the same, but that’s what it made me think of
) Looking forward to trying it!
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I can’t taste them at all. They are touted as having a “gentle” flavor, so I guess that’s why
They are chuck full of omega-3′s at 2300 IU’s per 2TBSP serving! I just wrote a post about them and learned so much.
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This is a beautiful salad! http://www.newlyweds-blog.com/2011/11/09/newlyweds-recipe-linky-2/comment-page-1/
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I’m new to Chia. I’ll have to try this! Thanks for linking to Foodie Friday. Not Your Ordinary Recipes
yum…looks very delicious and healthy too. My family loves salad and vegetables. This is a great recipe. Thank you for sharing. Dropping some love for Food Trip Friday, hope that you can return the favor too.
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Your salad looks incredibly delicious! I love the addition of seeds. Thank you for sharing your recipe with the Hearth and Soul Hop.
This looks really good! Shay
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This looks interesting, I’ve never had chia seeds before.
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This looks awesome! We have to try it:)
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