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Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 20 green almonds
- 1 C milk
- 2 watermelon radishes
- 2 black (Nero Tondo) radishes
- 4 cherry belle radishes
- 8 French breakfast radishes
- 4 purple breakfast radishes
- 4 hailstone (white) radishes
- 8 small white turnips
- 12 baby red onions
- Almond cream (recipe follows)
- Assorted microgreens (I used Hong Vit radish and purple radish)
- ~3-4 T butter, melted
- Sea salt
- 3.5 oz toasted almonds
- 2 C milk
- 1/8 oz agar agar powder
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 754g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 317 | |
| Calories from Fat 74 | 23% |
| Total Fat 8.56g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat 2.6g | 10% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium 138mg | 6% |
| Potassium 1025mg | 29% |
| Total Carbs 53.61g | 14% |
| Dietary Fiber 7.2g | 24% |
| Sugars 37.18g | 25% |
| Protein 10.73g | 17% |
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