Proper hydration is essential for healthy, glowing skin, and your diet plays a significant role in maintaining skin moisture and vitality. If you're following a Paleo-Ketogenic diet, you can still enjoy delicious, hydrating foods that support your skin health. Here's a refreshing and nutrient-packed recipe designed to hydrate your skin from within.
Cucumber Avocado Salad with Lemon Dressing
This Cucumber Avocado Salad is not only delicious but also packed with hydrating ingredients that promote healthy skin. Cucumbers are rich in water content, while avocados provide healthy fats that help maintain skin moisture and elasticity. The lemon dressing adds a refreshing citrus flavour and an extra dose of vitamin C for skin health.
Ingredients:
1 large cucumber, thinly sliced
2 ripe avocados, diced
1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Handful of rocket
Handful of broccoli sprouts
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions:
Prepare the Vegetables:
Thinly slice the cucumber and red onion. Dice the avocados into bite-sized pieces.
Mix the Salad:
In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, avocado, red onion, and fresh coriander.
Make the Dressing:
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, sea salt or Celtic salt, and black pepper.
Combine and Serve:
Pour the lemon dressing over the salad and gently toss to combine, ensuring the avocado pieces remain intact.
Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to an hour to allow the flavours to meld.
Health Benefits:
Hydration: Cucumbers are composed of about 95% water, making them an excellent hydrating food.
Healthy Fats: Avocados provide monounsaturated fats that help maintain skin moisture and improve elasticity.
Antioxidants: Lemon juice and zest offer vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that supports collagen production and skin repair.
Anti-Inflammatory: Olive oil contains oleic acid and antioxidants that reduce inflammation and support overall skin health.
Cancer Fighting: Due to the phytonutrients in rocket this acts against cancer cells. When you chew this vegetable cancer fighting nutrients called isothiocyanates are released shown in studies to be anti-proliferative, anti-carcinogenic and anti-inflammatory.
This Cucumber Avocado Salad is a perfect addition to your Paleo-Ketogenic diet, offering a refreshing, hydrating, and nutrient-dense meal that promotes radiant skin. Enjoy this salad as a light lunch or a side dish with your favourite protein.
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