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Cleansing Beet/Apple/Fennel Salad

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There are times to build the body and there are times to cleanse it.

When it comes time for “cleansing”, veggies and fruits are my favorite foods.

They have all the right ingredients to promote the body’s natural detoxification processes.

For example, below is one of my favorite salads to gently cleanse the liver and support proper functioning of the digestive system.

These are the ingredients and how they work:

Beets – a traditional blood building food that contains betaine. This amino acid is a methyl donor that improves liver function and detoxification.

Apples – specifically green (Granny Smith) or unripe apples, contain high concentrations of malic acid. It gives the apple its notoriously sour flavor. Malic acid can dissolve both kidney and gall stones.

Lemons – contain d-limonene. “Being a solvent of cholesterol, d-limonene has been used clinically to dissolve cholesterol-containing gallstones. Because of its gastric acid neutralizing effect and its support of normal peristalsis, it has also been used for relief of heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux.

Fennel – this highly aromatic vegetable has been used for centuries to ease digestive distress. Fennel binds lipid (fat) substances in the intestines so that the body absorbs fewer triglycerides. It improves cellular metabolism, is a natural diuretic, and detoxifier.

If you have a food processor with a shredding disc this salad is really easy to prepare and totally delish.

If you do NOT have a food processor, you have a great opportunity to give your arm a wonderful workout by using an old-fashioned box grater.

Happy cleansing!

This recipe was originally posted on Andrea Beaman.

Cleansing Beet/Apple/Fennel Salad
Cleansing Beet/Apple/Fennel Salad
  • Course Salads & Sides
Ingredients
  • 1 whole beet peeled
  • 1 green apple cored
  • 1/2 fennel bulb
  • 1 Lemon juice of; 1/4 tsp. lemon zest
  • Olive Oil Equal amount of olive oil as lemon juice
  • 2 pinches Sea Salt
Servings:
Units:
Ingredients
  • 1 whole beet peeled
  • 1 green apple cored
  • 1/2 fennel bulb
  • 1 Lemon juice of; 1/4 tsp. lemon zest
  • Olive Oil Equal amount of olive oil as lemon juice
  • 2 pinches Sea Salt
Servings:
Units:
  • Course Salads & Sides
Instructions
  1. Cut the beet, apple and fennel into sizes that fit into the feed tube on food processor.
  2. Use the "shredding disc" or "grating disc" in a food processor
  3. Shred the beet, apple and fennel
  4. Place into a mixing bowl
  5. With a zester, peel ¼ tsp of zest before you squeeze the lemon for juice
  6. Juice the lemon and add an equal amount of olive oil to the lemon juice
  7. Add a couple of pinches of sea salt and whisk the olive oil and lemon
  8. Toss the dressing into the salad
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  1. Melissa says:
    April 4, 2019 at 12:51 pm

    Hi Doctor!
    My name is Melissa, I’m the wife of a new student of yours, Dr. BITTON who highly recommended me to follow you as I was just diagnosed with a gastricparesis.
    I would really appreciate if you have time to inform me on what I should eat, or not considering my stomach is not processing normally.

    Thanking you in advance for reading me,
    Best Regards,
    Melissa
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