Millet Summer Salad

I love millet and I absolutely adore making it the main star in a fresh salad.  This is one of my favorite combos when eating millet.

Millet is an ancient grain that has a texture that is a cross between quinoa and couscous. Millet works as a prebiotic, which helps with digestion and keeping good bacteria in your digestive tract. It is unbelievably good and unbelievably good for you!

It is high in protein, but it is naturally gluten free, which makes this an ideal choice for anyone with gluten intolerance and for athletes. It is full of B-complex vitamins, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, calcium, and zinc.  It also has decent amounts of vitamin E, essential amino acids, and antioxidants.  All of these vitamins and minerals are where your shiny hair and muscle definition comes from!

Millet has also been shown to help lower cholesterol, help reduce cancer risks, and help calm your mood due to the levels of serotonin.  I highly recommend adding this to your diet.  Your health and beauty will thank you!

• 1/2 cup cooked millet  (eat at room temp)
• 1/2 avocado
• 12 mini heirloom tomatoes
• chopped basil (as much as you like!)
• juice from 1 large lemon