Bok Choy Salad with Hemp Seed

I’m a sucker for a good shredded salad.

Things I’m also a sucker for:

  • sesame ginger dressing (recipe here)
  • high protein non-meat sources
  • Desmond from Lost (we’re mid-season 3 right now, brother)
  • 3-legged dogs (I just met the one that lives on my street today, his name is Poncho)

This recipe includes 3 of those 4 things (just kidding, only 2… wishful thinking, and no I do not mean the dog).

Hempseed is an amazing little ingredient. High in omega-3’s and protein (3 Tbsp have 10 grams of protein, which is twice as much as flax and two and half times what chia has)), it is a perfect non-meat protein and a great thing to easily introduce into your diet. I sprinkle them on salads, use them in my granola and put them in smoothies. This is what Trader Joes has to say: Hemp Seed

Here’s a good recipe for you and hemp seed to get to know each other…


 

Bok Choy Salad with Hemp Seed

ingredients:

makes about 5 servings

  • 4 baby bok choy, shredded like in picture below
  • 4-5 cups shredded cabbage (any kind)
  • 5 scallions, chopped
  • 1 english cucumber, diced
  • 1/4 cup hemp seed hearts
  • 1/8 cup sesame seed
  • dressing: Sesame Ginger Peanut Dressing

Combine ingredients in a big bowl and toss together, dress, toss again and serve. Enjoy!

Bok Choy Salad with Hemp Seed

Bok Choy Salad with Hemp Seed

 

Bok Choy Salad with Hemp Seed

 

Sesame Ginger Peanut Dressing

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