Alkaline Recipe: Raw Zucchini Salad

Raw Zucchini Salad

Salad ingredients:

• 1 zucchini
• 5 fresh basil leaves, torn
• 1 handful chopped red onion

Dressing ingredients:

• 5 fresh basil leaves
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 TBS fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, flaxseed oil, or grapeseed oil
• Sea salt, pepper, and onion powder to taste

Directions: Soak all produce in 8.0-8.5 pH Chanson alkaline ionized water for 10 min. Slice zucchini lengthwise into six strips. Sweat zucchini by sprinking sea salt on both sides and placing over a glass dish on top of a wire rack for one hour. Remove excess salt and water with paper towels, then chop zucchini. Combine salad ingredients in an 8 1/2″ X 11″ glass baking dish. Combine dressing ingredients in a food processor and process. Pour dressing over salad and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before draining excess oil and serving.

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