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Raspberry, Kale, and Salmon Detox Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

Ali Segersten (author)
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This detox-supportive salad is both refreshing and deeply nourishing, created to help your body gently release and restore. It features chopped curly kale massaged with a tangy raspberry vinaigrette, paired with fresh raspberries, wild salmon, toasted pumpkin seeds, creamy avocado, thinly sliced sweet onions, and raw red cabbage. Each ingredient was chosen for its specific role in supporting detoxification. Cruciferous vegetables like kale and cabbage contain glucosinolates that activate detoxification and antioxidant enzymes at the genetic level. Sweet onions provide sulfur compounds that aid liver conjugation pathways. Magnesium-rich pumpkin seeds and amino acid-rich wild salmon help fuel the body’s detoxification systems. Polyphenol-rich raspberries and extra virgin olive oil further promote cellular resilience and gut health. Serve this salad with a scoop of warm, cooked black rice for a grounding source of fiber and slow-burning energy.

Ingredients

Salmon

1 pounds wild salmon fillets rinsed and patted dry
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
¼ teaspoons Herbamare (or sea salt)
1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Salad

2 bunches curly kale stems removed and chopped
2 cups thinly sliced red cabbage
½ small sweet onion cut into crescent moons
2 medium avocados sliced
½ cups raspberries
½ cups pumpkin seeds toasted

Dressing

½ cups raspberries
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoons maple syrup
½ teaspoons sea salt
5.0 1 review

Sar…

Jul 11, 2025

This salad is full of flavor, filling, and simple to assemble. I was going to sub quinoa or brown rice for the black rice, since we had the others on hand. So glad we went with the black rice! We'd never tried it and it ended up being tasty, a perfect compliment to the salad, and beautiful besides. Thank you for this recipe!