Blended Salad

[CG's NOTE: This is one of the "Recipes for Life" from www.hacres.com (great group!) It may sounds a little strange at first, but try it! You just may like it!]

Vegetables are the most nutrient dense foods available to man! Unfortunately, the nutrients in vegetables are locked inside sealed compartments called cells, and the human digestive tract does not possess an enzyme capable of dissolving these tough shells. As a result, unless a person breaks these cells open before swallowing, little to none of the nutrients can be released.

The better a person chews these vegetables the more nutrients are made available, but sadly, most people do not chew their vegetables well. This is where a high-speed blender, such as a Vita Mix excels. When you blend vegetables in a high-speed blender, maximum nutrients are released.

Rhonda and this editor [Rev. George Malkmus of Hallelujah Acres] used to consume a HUGE vegetable salad each evening, made with lots of whole vegetables, but in recent years we have switched almost totally to blending these salads after we learned how many more nutrients were made available when we blended our salads before eating.

Following is how we make a blended salad for the two of us: First we place several tablespoons of our favorite salad dressing (healthy) into our Vita Mix blender. Then we add anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4 cup of distilled water along with some all purpose herbs and dehydrated onions. If we have organic tomatoes and/or cucumbers, the liquid can be reduced to acquire the consistency desired.

Next we add a half to a whole avocado depending on size, a floret of both broccoli and cauliflower, a large stalk of celery cut in one inch pieces, a quarter to a half of a cut-up carrot depending on size. Finally, a large handful of spinach (or kale. The lid is placed on the blender, and all vegetables pushed down with the tamper and blended until a fine puree has been acquired. If you are not able to get the blender to puree, slowly add more water until all vegetables have been drawn into the blade.

Note: If you do not have a high-speed blender with a tamper, instead of cutting up your stalk of celery, use the celery stalk to push the veggies into the blades, and pulse until all veggies have been pureed.

*ORGANIC INGREDIENTS ARE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED.