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8 Superfood Salad Recipes for Glowing Skin

Eat your way to smooth, hydrated and youthful-looking skin

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Caprese-Stuffed Avocado Salad If you're concerned about skin aging, this salad is a veritable fountain of youth. Avocado and olive oil are two of the best plant-based sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which help make skin supple. Tomatoes are the primary source of lycopene, which protects against sun damage, as well as three other skin-brightening carotenoids: alpha carotene, beta carotene and lutein. Another cool fact: Eating tomatoes with healthy fats -- like the avocado and olive oil in this salad -- boosts the body's ability to absorb tomatoes' carotenoids by as much as 15 times its normal amount.

Ingredients
1 pint of cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in halves
8 ounces of mozzarella pearls
1/2 cup basil garlic oil sauce, adjust to taste
4 avocados
Lettuce or salad greens to serve with the avocados (optional)
4-6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar reduction sauce to drizzle, adjust to taste
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Place the tomatoes and mozzarella pearls in a bowl with the basil oil, and mix well. You can use this mixture immediately, or refrigerate until you're ready for it. Cut the avocados in half lengthwise, remove pits and carefully peel the avocado halves.Place the peel avocado halves on a plate, over lettuce or salad greens, if you'd like. Spoon the tomato mozzarella caprese filling into the avocado halves. Drizzle with the balsalmic vinegar reduction, and serve.

Recipe and image via laylita.com

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