Berry Sprout Delight Salad: A Vibrant Celebration of Your Wood Element

Our Berry Sprout Delight Salad is more than a pretty plate. It’s a living expression of the Wood Element filled with sprouted superfoods, juicy berries, and a creamy citrus sesame dressing that awakens your senses. 

Every bite nourishes liver flow, soothes emotional tension, and energizes your system with enzymes, fiber, and phytonutrients designed to help you flourish from the inside out.

Let this salad be your invitation back to rhythm, renewal, and the wisdom of your body.

Berry Sprout Delight Salad

Servings: 4

Ingredients

- 40g shallots, thinly sliced
- 200g mixed sprouts (mung bean, broccoli, alfalfa, sunflower, lentils, quinoa, etc.)
- 120g baby spinach or arugula
- 120g celery stalks, sliced
- 200g strawberries, quartered
- 200g blueberries
- 100g radishes, sliced
- Zest of 1 orange
- Edible flowers and mint leaves, for garnish

Sesame Citrus Dressing (makes ~500ml):

- 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil
- 60ml (¼ cup) lemon juice
-  125ml (½ cup) orange juice
- 70g (½ cup) sesame seeds, soaked for 6 hours and rinsed
- 30ml (2 tbsp) tamari or soy sauce

Here’s How to Make It:

1. Blend The Dressing With Intention In a blender, combine olive oil, lemon juice, orange juice, soaked sesame seeds, and tamari. Blend until smooth, creamy, and emulsified. 2. Soften The Shallots Place the thinly sliced shallots in a small bowl. Pour a few spoonfuls of the dressing over them and let them marinate for 10 minutes. This softens their sharpness and infuses them with bright flavor. 3. Prepare The Produce With Presence Quarter the strawberries, slice the radishes and celery, and rinse your blueberries and sprouts. Keep each motion slow, sacred, and intentional. 4. Layer The Greens Evenly divide baby spinach (or arugula) and sprouts across individual plates or a large serving platter.

5. Add The Bursts of Color

Scatter strawberries, blueberries, celery, and radishes over your bed of greens.

6. Crown With Flavor

Top with the marinated shallots and drizzle generously with your creamy sesame citrus dressing.

7. Garnish With Reverence

Finish with orange zest, mint leaves, and edible flowers. Pause to admire the beauty you've just created – then enjoy it slowly, with gratitude.

How This Salad Nourishes Your Liver, Energy & Inner Flow

At ZenCleanz, detox is about returning to harmony with nature’s cycles. The Wood Element governs the season of spring, the organs of the liver and gallbladder, and the movement of Qi (life force energy) – inspiring growth, clarity, and emotional renewal.

Each ingredient in this vibrant salad plays a role in supporting your inner ecosystem. Here’s how:

Sprouts

Alive with enzymes and Qi, sprouts like mung beans, broccoli, and alfalfa support gentle detox, digestion, and cellular regeneration. In TCM, sprouts symbolize renewal and are used to clear heat and harmonize the liver.

Baby Spinach & Arugula

Mildly bitter and cooling, these greens assist the liver and gallbladder, preventing stagnation and promoting smooth energy flow. Rich in iron, chlorophyll, and antioxidants, they build blood and vitality.

Strawberries & Blueberries

Bright, juicy, and antioxidant-rich, these berries help reduce inflammation, clear oxidative stress, and nourish the heart and liver channels.

Radishes & Celery

Both are cooling and slightly pungent – qualities that help break up liver congestion and clear energetic blockages. Radishes aid in detox, while celery hydrates and restores mineral balance.

Orange Zest

In TCM, citrus peels are used to regulate Qi, relieve bloating, and enhance digestive harmony. The zest adds aromatic brightness and digestive ease.

Sesame Citrus Dressing

Creamy and rich in calcium and healthy fats, this dressing grounds the salad and offers depth, nourishment, and a vibrant, balanced flavor.

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