Thank you, thank you, thank you for making the Hurricane Sandy fundraiser such a success! As of Monday morning, we’ve raised an unbelievable $8,075. I’ve heard from so many of you all over the world who’ve donated and it really warms my heart to see so much support pour in.
As some of you may have noticed on Friday afternoon, we have a brand new fundraising page. A team member from Canadian Red Cross, Catherine, reached out to me on Friday offering us a fundraising page with zero transaction fees. Of course, I jumped on it. A big thank you to the entire Red Cross team who put together this spiffy web page in such a short amount of time.
If you donated through the original Canada Helps fundraising page – first, thank you, and second, please rest assured that I’ve added all of your names to my giveaway spreadsheet. The same goes for those of you who left your emails in the comments.
Due to the response this fundraiser has had, I’m extending the giveaway until the end of the day on Wednesday November 7th. This is also the same day my blogiversary Blendtec giveaway (don’t forget to enter!) ends, so I will announce winners from both giveaways in my following post. As for the fundraiser itself, well, I’ll keep that running as long as it’s raising money. You can now find it on the right sidebar of my blog.
Now, let’s talk feel good foods. This crunchy, nutritious, vibrant salad is what I like to call a bowlful of balance during a chocolate-filled October. I made this last week when my body declared it was time to give the Halloween candy a rest. The Detox Salad was on my mind, but I had to improvise with ingredients on hand – Honeycrisp apples, brussels sprouts, carrots, and celery. It turned out lovely! After I polished off this salad in less than 24 hours, I felt good enough to resume Twix eating once again. See? Balance.
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Fall Detox Salad
Yield
8 cups
Prep time
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0 minutes
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Inspired by Detox Salad.
Ingredients
- 400 grams brussels sprouts (about 18), washed and stems removed
- 280 grams carrots (about 2 large), peeled
- 1 apple, diced (I used Honeycrisp)
- 1 large celery stalk, diced
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 4-6 tbsp raisins
- 2-4 tbsp fresh lemon juice, to taste
- 1/4 tsp fine grain sea salt or Herbamare, or to taste
- 1 tsp fresh Thyme leaves (optional), or other herbs of choice
- Pure maple syrup, to taste
Directions
- Add the grate/shred blade to food processor. Turn machine on and drop in the brussels sprouts to shred. Now drop in the carrots to shred. Alternatively, you can finely chop brussels and shred carrots with a hand-held grater. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in the diced apple, celery, sunflower seeds, and raisins into the carrot and brussels sprout mixture.
- Add lemon juice, salt, pepper, and optional fresh thyme to taste. Add a small amount of maple syrup (about 1/2-1.5 tsp) to take the edge off the lemon juice. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired. Serve & enjoy!
You may notice my blog header no longer looks like a gardening blog. I’m happy to be back to food – to be honest, I don’t know what I was thinking with my last header. I now have an artist working on my blog logo, so that should be ready to show you by the end of the year. Baby steps… :)
Hi Angela!!
My husband is a manager in the New York branch of Banco do Brasil. He asked me how was this fundraising site created. He wants his company to create one too, especially considering the large brazilian community that was affected. I wrote to Red Cross, but didn’t receive any answer yet (I guess they are working like crazy!). If possible, could you contact the person who helped you to establish the fundraising site or give me his/her contact?
Thank you very much!!!
Hi Carla,
Are you looking to fundraise through the Canadian Red Cross? If so, I would try contacting [email protected]
Goodluck!
If this is what detox looks like, I’m in!
Yes! I could go for something detox-ish. :) Looks great!
this salad came just in time, I’ve been feeling soooo grossed out (though not allowing myself to feel guilty!) about the amount of chocolates and sweets I’ve been consuming. Even two green monsters a day can’t cancel out copious amounts of chocolates and vegan treats :) made this but subbed the brussel sprouts with broccoli and the sunflower seeds with walnuts because that’s what I had on hand :)
This salad looks incredible!!! And, that’s so awesome about the Hurricane Sandy fundraiser :D.
I just love you for sharing this post. The salad looks colorful and so yum that I cant stop myself to preparing it for tonight. I cant wait anymore. :) Thanks for wonderful recipe.
I feel like I should probably just grate the Brussels sprouts and carrot by hand cause even I would find a way to not attach the proper blade to my food processor, which means I’ll have this salad made by the time you get your new header!
I made this for lunch today, it was delicious! My mom is suffering through a terrible cold right now, I think I will take her a big bowl on my way to pick up my girls from school! Thanks for a tasty, healthy recipe!
Thank you so much for all of your fund raising success. Everyone in the U.S. appreciates it. Canada has long been a good neighbor.
I made this salad on Monday–it’s amazing! I didn’t have any thyme, so I skipped that, and, as I almost always do, I went a little nuts on the cinnamon. So delicious and filling for lunch! Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it!
This salad is so.so.good!!! And the cinnamon bun granola currently smells so good in the oven!! Thank you for all of your dedication to your site. I have been loving your recipes for quite some time:)
Where can I find out who won??
I will be announcing the winners in today (Fri Nov 9th) post :)
I made this for dinner tonight, it was amazing! Even my 3 year old gobbled it up. Thank you for the great recipe.
this was soooo delicious!!!!
This salad is SO good I can’t stop talking about it to my friends……..or eating it!
Thank you!
kat
This salad tasted great! I used chopped almonds instead of sunflower seeds, and added green onions. Wasn’t sure how the raw brussels sprouts would work, but they turned out pretty much like shredded cabbage — a delicious fall slaw.
that looks really good!
Looks so good!! I didnt know brussel sprouts could be eaten raw!
This was yummy and just what I needed after a few days of too many candied almonds and pumpkin biscotti! I added garbanzo beans, a few tablespoons of reduced fat vegan mayo, and used fresh parsley and dried thyme because the store was out of thyme today. I also diced everything in the food processor to save time. I never thought to use Brussels sprouts like this but I will continue doing do because it is awesome! Thanks for a great salad idea!
This salad is so yummy, and so healthy! I have really been enjoying it. I made one small change that I wanted to share with you and your followers. I found that the salad got a bit dry the second day so I added some pineapple juice to moisten it up. The extra liquid was just the trick and the flavor very complimentary.