Seeking Health

3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar

3 Tablespoons water

1 Tablespoon honey or agave

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

3 cups quartered strawberries

one bag blend salad greens (about 6 cups)

1. Combine first 5 ingredients and stir well with a whisk.

2. Combine strawberries and greens.

3. Add vinegar Mixture; toss to coat.

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 Raw Wakame and Cucumber Salad

1 cucumber

1 cup wakame seaweed (soaked)

1 tbsp sesame seeds

4 tbsp lemon

2 tbsp agave nectar

Cut the soaked wakame seaweed into pieces, about 1 inch long. Slice cucumber.

Mix lemon, agave nectar in a bowl.

Add the wakame seaweed, cucumber and sesame seeds and mix well.