Life they say, is all about balance. Some days, you eat cupcakes. Other days, you eat salads. And I have been eating a lot of salad lately, so I thought I’d share one of my favourites with you.

Then, I had a Kitchenbutterfly moment, and made this refreshing strawberry zobo drink.

Salad

• 1 ripe avocado
• A generous handful of fresh lettuce
• Grilled chicken breast
• 2 hardboiled eggs
• Cucumber
• A fresh tomato

Zobo drink

• 1 cup, zobo leaves
• 4 tablespoons, honey
• 4 strawberries
• Ice cubes
• Vanilla essence.

Instructions

Salad

• Wash lettuce, cucumber and tomato in clean water and salt or vinegar.
• Shred lettuce in large pieces. Arrange on platter.
• Slice cucumber in round pieces, place all around the bed of lettuce. Same as tomatoes.
• Slice avocado in long thin strips.
• Add chicken breast and sliced eggs.
• Cover platter with cling film and set aside or refrigerate.

Zobo

• Put 1 cup, zobo leaves in 3 cups, boiled water. Leave for 10-15 minutes.
• Sieve and pour into a jug.
• Cut up strawberries and add to zobo drink.
• Add honey and vanilla essence.
• Add ice cubes.
• Serve with salad.
• Enjoy.

P.S

Do you have over ripe avocados and don’t know what to do with them?

Make a healthy salad dressing.

• Cut up avocados into a blender.
• Add a few cloves of garlic, 3 tablespoons of coconut/olive/canola oil, a pinch of salt. Blend till smooth.
• Use as a dip or salad dressing.