
When some people think of salad they think about a boring old plate of iceberg lettuce, cucumber and quartered tomatoes. A bit like you get at cheap-eats places as a token nod at healthy food, and which usually gets left.
WRONG!
Salad can be a meal in itself, and this one is the king of salads. When you chop a salad’s ingredients small they get covered in more dressing the flavours are combined better, giving a delicious mouthful every time.
This one has some strong flavours and lots of texture; it’s also really filling – I’ve just had it for tea and am full as a boot!
Other things you might like to add – this salad is very good for using up bits and pieces:
Combine in a nice bowl, and eat!
One of the most important parts of the body is the gut. Most people underestimate its effect on their whole system, including brain function. Such is the importance of the gut that it’s often referred to as the second brain. Chickpeas provide loads of insoluble fibre, that means they reach the large intestine without being broken down too much and it’s there that they are worked on and turned into short chain fatty acids which the colon cells feed from and stay optimally active and healthy.
The red onion provides quercitin, which is good for heart health, cheese gives you good calcium, peppers are a great source of vitamins A and C for good eyesight, skin and tissue health, and immunity. Olive oil provides healthy fats and vinegar is said to block a small amount of starch digestion, so may be helpful with blood sugar control.
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