Asian flavoured winter salad

This is one of my typical throw together what you have salads. It only contains 5 ingredients but packs a punch both in flavour and in health benefits.

In terms of health, as many of us have heard since childhood spinach makes you strong. Well it's true, spinach is one of those nutrient dense greens that we all can benefit from eating often. Adding a little lemon juice will add in the uptake of the iron in the spinach. Did you know that sesame seeds contain more calcium then milk?! Coriander contains high levels of iron and stimulates digestion.


Ingredients serving 2:
1/2 head of radicchio
two large handfuls of baby spinach
1 avocado
handful of coriander
1-2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Asian flavoured dressing:
juice from 1 lemon
2 tsp tamari or other japans soy sauce
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp cold pressed extra virgin sesame oil
1 tbsp cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
*optional 1/3 minced garlic clove

1. In a dry pan on a medium heat toast the sesame seeds. They are ready once you smell them and they start to pop out of the pan. Allow to cool.
2. Wash and dry the spinach and raddichio. 
3. Slice the raddichio thinly and place in a bowl, add the spinach. 
4. Halve the avocado and with the skin on slice lengthwise and across essentially making cubes, then using a spoon scoop out the flesh and add to the salad bowl. 
5. Finally add the washed, dried and chopped coriander leaves. 

For the dressing - Place all the dressing ingredients except the oil in a jar, or glass, close the jar with a lid and shake or use w fork to whisk the ingredients if you using a glass. Once the ingredients have mixed and the mustard dissolved then add the oils and shake/stir till you get a thick emulsion.

You can serve this as a side dish, or eat as a light lunch.