This hormone balancing arugula salad with rosemary tahini sauce is one I love to make ALL the time!

I have a salad for lunch most days but now that it is officially Fall I like to incorporate more root vegetables like sweet potatoes and herbs like rosemary and thyme!  

These are not only delicious additions in salads but help to boost the immune system as well.

Hormone health is complex, however our diet and lifestyle can have a big impact on our hormones.  Incorporating more of these foods and focusing on a whole food plant based diet has made a big difference for me and my overall health.

This salad is light yet filling.  It is customizable if you want to change any of the veggies or add another protein option to it!

FOODS THAT CAN HELP OUR HORMONE HEALTH

• Arugula or leafy greens: I love eating arugula or leafy greens in my salads most days because it great for liver health.  Having a healthier cleaner liver can affect our hormones which is one of the reasons I love to have a salad every day

• Sweet Potatoes: can help remove unwanted or excess estrogen in the body

• Herbs like Rosemary: can also help remove and lower excess estrogen in the body and is said to help memory and hair growth

• Healthy Fats like nuts, seeds and avocado: healthy fats from real food ingredients are essential for a balanced diet and having seeds like sesame (in tahini) is great for anyone during their luteal phase

• Goji Berries: a wonderful superfood that be helpful in balancing the endocrine system, starting with the pituitary gland.  Studies have shown goji berries can have significant benefits on mood as well.

If you enjoy this salad, you might enjoy the “Jennifer Aniston Quinoa Tabbouleh“ salad as well!

FAQs

Can this hormone balancing arugula salad be made nut free?

Absolutely!  To make this salad nut free, just substitute the walnuts for roasted pumpkin seeds.  It is also a delicious choice and pumpkin seeds are wonderful for skin and hormone health as well.

Can I meal prep this salad and rosemary tahini dressing?

Yes!  You can meal prep this salad the day before (keep the ingredients separated and not fully mixed together) and the dressing on the side until serving.  Store each in an airtight containers in the fridge.

Hormone Balancing Arugula Salad with Rosemary Tahini Sauce

Justine Colbert

5 from 2 votes

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Course Main Course, Salad

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

  

• 2 handfuls of arugula
• 1 cup rinsed chickpeas or chickpea croutons see below for both options
• 1 small tomato, diced
• 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup cucumber, chopped
• 2 tbs goji berries
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 1/2 avocado optional

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

• 2 small sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 tsp avocado oil or unrefined coconut oil
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp sea salt

Chickpea Croutons

• 1 cup chickpeas, rinsed
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder and paprika

Oil Free Rosemary Tahini Sauce

• 2 tbsp tahini
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 tsp coconut aminos
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp fresh rosemary, minced
• 1 tbsp water if needed, to thin the dressing a little

Instructions

 

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

• Preheat oven to 425F.
• Mix together diced sweet potatoes with oil, garlic powder and sea salt and place onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 30 minutes, tossing halfway through.

Chickpea Croutons

• If making chickpea croutons, combine chickpeas, sea salt and spices of garlic powder, onion powder and paprika and mix to combine.
• Add them to an air fryer for 10 minutes at 400F, shaking halfway through.

Make your Rosemary Tahini Dressing

• Into a small bowl and all the ingredients to the oil free rosemary tahini dressing and mixture together until very smooth.

Assemble your salad

• To a large bowl add arugula, roasted sweet potatoes, chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, onion, goji berries and walnuts.
• Top with rosemary tahini dressing and mix together until well combined. Enjoy!

Keyword arugula salad, chickpeas, fall salad, hormone balancing salad, sweet potatoes, vegan salad

If you make hormone balancing arugula salad with rosemary tahini sauce, please feel free to leave a comment and rating below.  Tag me on social media @justinecooksvegan for a repost. Enjoy! 🙂

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