Tasty weight loss recipe: Leafy salad

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Written By: Admin | Updated : August 6, 2013 11:55 AM IST

A leafy salad is a good way to fill up your tummy in a healthy way. You can have it as a side or a complete meal depending on the quantity you eat.

Ingredients

  • 1 small bunch iceberg lettuce
  • 1 small bunch butter lettuce
  • 1 small bunch lollo rosso lettuce
  • 1 small bunch romanian lettuce
  • 1 medium onion cubed
  • small green capsicums cubed
  • 1 apple cubed
  • cup alfalfa

For the dressing

  • 10 back peppercorns
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • Salt to taste
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp strawberry crush
  • 2 tsp olive oil

Preparation Time: 20 mins

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Method

  • Tear all the lettuce and place them in a bowl, add the onion, capsicum, apple and alfalfa.
  • For the dressing place the black peppercorns in a mortar. Add the mustard seeds and salt crush them with a pestie. Add garlic and continue to crush.
  • Add lemon juice, strawberry crush, and olive oil mix well.
  • Pour the dressing over the salad mixture in the bowl and mix with your hands.
  • Serve immediately.

Recipe source: Zee Khana Khazana

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