Hemp salads - gourmet recipes!

Last update: July 3rd, 2024

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It’s no secret that the healthiest food for us is raw, unprocessed food, i.e. vegetables and fruits, especially the green ones, i.e. salads. Eating salads is a great idea to increase the supply of raw vegetables in our diet. They can be varied with various additions, for example: nuts, cheese, croutons, fruits, seeds, and hemp seed products. Check out our suggestions for delicious hemp salads.

Hemp as a food supplement

Foods made from hemp seeds are very fashionable lately, hardly surprising, as these little seeds are an extraordinary food rich in many valuable nutrients. Hemp seeds produce cold-pressed oil – a treasure trove of essential fatty acids, amino acids and vitamins A and E. Protein, or hemp protein, provides complete protein – just like meat or eggs, so it is an excellent addition to meals in the diet of vegans. Like the rest, hemp seeds, shelled or unshelled, the former are additionally a rich source of dietary fiber. Hemp seed foods also have a whole range of micro and macro elements, especially high in potassium, iron, magnesium and potassium, as well as phytosterols, phospholipids, chlorophyll and much more. As an addition to a dish, hemp enriches it, making it healthier, more nutritious and tasty. Hemp seed products have a slightly sunny flavor with hints of sesame and nuts.

Hemp salads – recipes

These are simply salads with the addition of hemp seed products, for example: hemp seed oil, hemp seed or hemp protein. They are available in raw form, and are easy to incorporate into a salad as a delicious addition that also enriches its flavor. Explore interesting hemp salad recipes, just in time for all lovers of delicious salads.

Salad with cauliflower, carrots, parsley and sesame dressing with hemp seeds

It can be served hot or cold. Perfect in early autumn or late summer. This is a recipe with an Arabic touch, and can be served as a solo appetizer or as a side dish to a meat dish.
Ingredients:

• 1 cauliflower
• 4 young carrots
• 4-5 tablespoons of olive oil
• bunch of green parsley
• spices: cumin, hot paprika, sweet paprika
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 red onions
• HempKing shelled hemp seeds

Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons of tahini paste
• juice of half a lemon
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 tbsp hemp seed oil

Preparation
Wash cauliflower and carrots, peel carrots, cut into larger pieces, combine with oil, spices and salt. Bake in an oven set at 220 degrees C for at least 15-20 minutes. Wash parsley and onion, dry and then chop. In a bowl, combine the ingredients for the sauce (tahini, lemon juice, garlic, oil) and mix thoroughly until smooth. You can add salt and pepper to taste. Cool cauliflower and carrots slightly, place in a large bowl, combine with parsley and onion, add dressing, finally sprinkle with hemp seeds.

Simple summer salad with watermelon, feta cheese and hemp seed oil

A wonderfully refreshing salad with watermelon, mint and feta cheese with hemp seed oil is an extremely delicious appetizer and even dessert. It perfectly hydrates and mineralizes our blood, the addition of hemp seed oil will additionally provide healthy omega 3 and 6 fats.
Ingredients:

• ½ medium-sized watermelon
• 150g feta cheese
• handful of fresh mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons of hemp seed oil

Preparation
Separate the watermelon from the skin, cut into larger pieces. Cut the feta into larger pieces. Arrange the pieces of cheese and watermelon in a platter, garnish with mint leaves and top with hemp seed oil.

Hemp salad with avocado, tuna and egg in a creamy hemp seed-based dressing

An extremely nutritious salad with tuna, egg and avocado will provide plenty of protein and healthy fats. It is filling enough to be served instead of lunch, it will also make an excellent dinner or, in small quantities, as an appetizer. Suitable on a keto diet.
Ingredients

• 150g tuna
• 1 avocado
• 2 eggs
• 100g arugula
• 30g black olives
• 1 red onion

Sauce:

• 3 tbsp shelled hemp seeds
• 1 tbsp natural yogurt
• 1 tbsp hemp seed oil
• handful of basil leaves
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation
Hard boil the eggs. Separate the tuna from the brine, wash and peel the avocado, cut it into larger pieces. Wash and dry arugula. Peel eggs from shells, cut with larger pieces. Wash the onion, peel and chop into small pieces. In a large platter, lay out arugula, on it arrange tuna pieces, avocado, eggs, olives and chopped onions. In a tall dish, place the products for the dressing (seeds, yogurt, oil, basil, spices) blend until smooth. Pour the dressing over the salad, mix and serve immediately after preparation.