Juice the lime or lemon.

In a large serving bowl, whisk together the lime/lemon juice, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar.

Chop the red onion.

Mince the fresh garlic.

Mince the fresh ginger.

De-seed and dice the chili pepper.

Mince the fresh chives.

Add the chopped onions, minced garlic, minced ginger, diced chili pepper, and minced chives to the bowl.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Mix well.

Roll the cabbage leaves and cut into thin slivers.

Dice the sweet bell peppers.

Dice the cucumber.

Cut the green bell pepper into thin strips.

Dice the avocado.

Finely chop the fresh cilantro.

Quarter the cherry tomatoes.

Peel and dice the carrot.

Add the cabbage, bell peppers, cucumber, avocado, cilantro, cherry tomatoes, carrot, dried cranberries (or other dried fruit), and nuts to the bowl.

Mix gently.

Garnish with any optional ingredients you desire.