CABBAGE SALAD!

I wanted to post something quick and easy that you can make and take to work for lunch instead of going out to eat and making bad decisions ;)  So this is just like a salad, except we use cabbage instead of lettuce and we use olive oil for the dressing.  The cabbage will keep its crunchiness and will not wilt, even with the olive oil on it.  Hence the reason we are using cabbage.  Also cabbage is great for reducing belly fat.  SOOOO.... this is what you need...


Ingredients:  (You can 1/2 this if you just want a single serving)

3 cups green cabbage, thinly sliced
dash of sea salt
1 tomato, seeded & diced (just scoop the seeds out with a spoon when you cut it open)
1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded, thinly sliced
1 celery, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
2 tbsp fresh cilantro, minced
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tsp onion, minced
1 tsp olive oil
*strips of carrot for garnish/color* optional

1. Put cabbage and a dash of sea salt into a bowl.  Massage the cabbage for about 1 minute with your hands to soften it up.

2. Add all your ingredients.  Mix!

 *Now this will keep for a couple days in a container in your fridge.  That's why I think it would be perfect to take to work so you have a healthy lunch for a couple days!

*After you slice and rinse your cabbage off, make sure you dry it.  Shake the excess water off from your strainer, then I just use some paper towels and keep blotting it.  You don't want to store it wet and also the olive oil won't stay on!  If you're more advanced and have a salad spinner, well then, aren't you awesome!!?

ENJOY!!!!!