Layered Summer Salad - Center for Nutrition Studies

Ingredients

• 1 avocado
• 1 lemon (rind and juices)
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup water
• 1 crushed garlic clove
• 1 Tbsp chives or green onion
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 1 english cucumber (sliced into rounds by hand or ribbons with spiralizer)
• 2 cups red cabbage sliced thinly
• 1 red apple, diced (skin on)
• 1 bunch seedless grapes, sliced in half
• 2 kiwis peeled and sliced
• 1 14 oz can white kidney beans or chickpeas, rinsed
• 2 cups whole grain pasta
• 2-3 cups romaine lettuce washed, cut into bite size pieces
• Light sprinkle of sunflower seeds