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Rainbow Detox Salad with Orange Dressing {GF, Low Cal, Vegan, Paleo}

Published: Apr 26, 2017 · Modified: Jan 8, 2023 by Megan

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Healthy Detox Salad packed with fresh, healthy ingredients and a light orange dressing. Crisp cabbage, radishes, cucumber, and more! Easy to make fresh at home all in one bowl. Just toss and go! Great as a healthy vegetarian main or a side salad for any dish! Paleo + Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

A Rainbow Detox Salad packed with fresh, healthy ingredients and a light orange dressing. Crisp cabbage, radishes, cucumber, and more! Easy to make fresh at home all in one bowl. Just toss and go! Great as a healthy vegetarian main or a side salad for any dish! Paleo + Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Helllllloooooooooo! That is my all time favorite line from Seinfeld. Actually, the guy likes it way more than I do. In fact, he was at a stop light one day with his windows rolled down when he saw a text from me and yelled out loud "helllllloooooooooo."

Apparently, a guy in the car next to him gave him a weird look. He said to me "I don't think he knew that was Seinfeld." OMG. I swear this one is quirkier than me, but he sure makes me LOL a lot. 🙂

A Rainbow Detox Salad packed with fresh, healthy ingredients and a light orange dressing. Crisp cabbage, radishes, cucumber, and more! Easy to make fresh at home all in one bowl. Just toss and go! Great as a healthy vegetarian main or a side salad for any dish! Paleo + Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

This has nothing to do with a Rainbow Detox Salad other than helllllloooooooooo spring and helllllloooooooooo bring on all the fresh, warm weather veggies!

Now that it's been in the 90's for a month here, I'm craving lighter, nutrient-dense foods packed with vitamins with a crispy, watery crunch. This restaurant style Rainbow Detox Salad does that and so much more!

One of my biggest pet peeves about restaurants is how horribly unhealthy the salads are. In fact, it's the #1 thing I tell my clients to avoid.

They lack real vegetables and lean protein, have way too much cheese, nuts, etc. and are usually sopping wet in dressing.

I tell them they'd be better off eating a burger and getting a naked side salad or steamed veggies on the side.

A Rainbow Detox Salad packed with fresh, healthy ingredients and a light orange dressing. Crisp cabbage, radishes, cucumber, and more! Easy to make fresh at home all in one bowl. Just toss and go! Great as a healthy vegetarian main or a side salad for any dish! Paleo + Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

So yes, avoid the salads at restaurants like the plague! That is, unless you're willing to completely re-arrange the menu which I totally do because I'm not going to pay for something gross.

That's exactly why I leaving salad making for home! Restaurant-style as in, this is what restaurants should be serving!

A salad overflowing with fresh greens and a rainbow of vegetables with a light citrus flavored dressing on the side.

This Rainbow Detox Salad does just that, and more! All the ingredients in this salad are secretly feeding the liver to support it in its natural detox process.

Perfect for spring time eating and getting more vitamins and minerals in the body to boost the immune system. Much needed after a long winter!

A Rainbow Detox Salad packed with fresh, healthy ingredients and a light orange dressing. Crisp cabbage, radishes, cucumber, and more! Easy to make fresh at home all in one bowl. Just toss and go! Great as a healthy vegetarian main or a side salad for any dish! Paleo + Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

This salad couldn't be easier to make at home either. I used store bought organic mixed lettuce then used this veggie chopper to make cutting the veggies a breeze.

It took a whopping 5 minutes for everything to come together.

The salad's perfect served as a light, vegetarian meal or dinner side. Pair it with a lean protein for a complete meal.

I also love the idea of tossing this in a mason jar for lunch on the go. Put the dressing on the bottom, layer the salad and veggies above it and shake, shake, shake when you're ready to eat. So good!

A Rainbow Detox Salad packed with fresh, healthy ingredients and a light orange dressing. Crisp cabbage, radishes, cucumber, and more! Easy to make fresh at home all in one bowl. Just toss and go! Great as a healthy vegetarian main or a side salad for any dish! Paleo + Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

A Rainbow Detox Salad packed with fresh, healthy ingredients and a light orange dressing. Crisp cabbage, radishes, cucumber, and more! Easy to make fresh at home all in one bowl. Just toss and go! Great as a healthy vegetarian main or a side salad for any dish! Paleo + Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Rainbow Detox Salad with Orange Dressing {GF, Low Cal, Vegan, Paleo}

Megan Olson
A Rainbow Detox Salad packed with fresh, healthy ingredients and a light orange dressing. Crisp cabbage, radishes, cucumber, and more! Easy to make fresh at home all in one bowl. Just toss and go! Great as a healthy vegetarian main or a side salad for any dish! Paleo + Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings
Calories 281 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

For the Salad:

  • 1 10- ounce bag mixed organic greens I used a spring mix
  • 10 cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 1 yellow bell pepper diced
  • 1 cup radishes sliced thinly
  • 1 cucumber diced (~1 cup)
  • 1 cup shredded purple cabbage
  • 1 cup shredded carrots

For the Dressing:

  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Juice of 2 oranges
  • 4 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl or glass. Place in the refrigerator until the salad is ready.
  • Assemble the salads by adding greens to a large bowl and arranging veggies on top of them. Toss each salad then serve each with half the prepared dressing.

Notes

  • My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my weight loss clients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 36.7gProtein: 6.1gFat: 14.9gSaturated Fat: 2.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12.8gSodium: 79.4mgFiber: 9.4gSugar: 24.1g
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A Rainbow Detox Salad packed with fresh, healthy ingredients and a light orange dressing. Crisp cabbage, radishes, cucumber, and more! Easy to make fresh at home all in one bowl. Just toss and go! Great as a healthy vegetarian main or a side salad for any dish! Paleo + Vegan + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

 

Healthy Detox Salad packed with fresh, healthy ingredients and a light orange dressing. Crisp cabbage, radishes, cucumber, and more! Easy to make fresh at home all in one bowl. Just toss and go! Great as a healthy vegetarian main or a side salad for any dish!

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Patrick@looneyforfood.com says

    April 28, 2017 at 3:58 am

    I so get disappointed with resultant salads. The come with like 1/4 of a tomato and crap! And you can never get the dressing. This looks great! Love the colors

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 28, 2017 at 9:05 am

      I know! It's seems like it should be pretty straight forward for a restaurant to offer, but for some reason it's not.

      Reply
  2. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    April 26, 2017 at 6:26 am

    Dude ... why is AZ not participating in Spring?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 26, 2017 at 4:48 pm

      Yeah, I'm not down for this heat either.

      Reply
  3. Emily @ Pizza &a Pull-ups says

    April 26, 2017 at 4:59 am

    Beautiful! The orange dressing sounds awesome and I love all the bright, crunchy veggies. This would be great with some grilled citrus chicken or shrimp for protein.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 26, 2017 at 4:48 pm

      Oh yes, adding some protein would be delicious!

      Reply
  4. Susie @ Suzlyfe says

    April 26, 2017 at 4:13 am

    Although you know my thoughts on the D word, this looks DELICIOUS

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 26, 2017 at 4:49 pm

      It goes with my least favorite word...marketing.

      Reply
  5. Juliette | Namastay Traveling says

    April 26, 2017 at 3:31 am

    How have I never thought to use fresh oj as dressing? This looks awesome, the pictures are so vibrant and beautiful that it would be hard to not make this salad asap!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 26, 2017 at 4:49 pm

      You really must try. It's so good!

      Reply
  6. Carla says

    April 26, 2017 at 3:27 am

    I don't think I ever realized I was mildly OCD when it comes to not wanting my salad stuff to touch until I saw the photo accompanying your post. I had to click through because… I freaking love that visually.
    Who knew. I'm not questioning it. I am re-creating it.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 26, 2017 at 4:49 pm

      I get it. I'm OCD about everything.

      Reply

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