Really Green Salad With Avocado Lemon Dressing

This is what I eat everyday for lunch. I just use what I have on hand. Feel free to change around the ingredients to please your tastes. Sometimes I even grate some beet into the mix!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 1 large serving

Ingredients

• 2  cups  mixed baby greens (or lettuce of choice)
• 1  cup  baby spinach leaves
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 cup  chopped fresh cilantro, to taste
• 1⁄2 cup alfalfa sprout
• 1⁄4 cup lentil sprouts (or other sprouts)
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped cucumber
• 1⁄4 cup  halved cherry tomatoes
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped red bell pepper (or yellow or green)
• 1⁄2 cup snow peas, sliced thinly
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1 -2  scallion, chopped
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 cup  thinly sliced of fresh mint

• Variations

•  you may add chopped green beans or   grated carrots or   grated beets or   shaved  summer squash, etc

• Dressing

• 1  lemon, juice of (about 1/3-1/2 cup)
• 1⁄3 cup olive oil
• 1  tablespoon honey (to taste)
• 1⁄2 avocado, mashed
•  salt (optional)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, place the lettuces, parsley, cilantro, sprouts, cucumber, tomatoes, bell peppers, snow peas, garlic, scallions and mint.
2. In a small bowl, mash avocado well.
3. Add juice from lemon, honey and avocado.
4. Add oil to taste and mix thoroughly.
5. Salt to taste if desired(I don't use it).
6. Pour dressing over salad and enjoy!