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SWEET POTATO AND BLACK OLIVE SALAD

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Sweet potato and olive salad

Olives are awesome! They add flavor to our dishes, but they also have amazing health benefits such as: supporting eye health, reducing seasonal allergies, decreasing the rick of developing diabetes, promoting blood vessels function and gut health, and preventing infections.

Olives are a good source of fiber, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin K. They also provide some magnesium, phosphorous and potassium, as well as B vitamins. While olives are high in fat considering their serving size, the majority of their fat is monounsaturated, also known as a “healthy” fat. On average, a 4-tablespoon serving of olives has 2.7 grams of monounsaturated fats, and 0.3 grams of polyunsaturated fats.

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SPINACH WITH BUTTER BEANS

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Spinach with butter beans

This recipe for spinach and butter beans is seriously good, you guys. Butter beans, lima beans, sieva beans, however you choose to call them, they’re delicious and healthy.

Broadly, the term “butter bean” is used for a large, flat, and white or yellow variation of lima bean.

Along with being a healthy carbohydrate and an excellent source for fiber and protein intake, butter beans are a great source of magnesium, iron and zinc. If you follow a meat-free diet, this makes them excellent alternative to meat. Butter beans are a great source of B vitamins, such as folate, thiamin and riboflavin. B vitamins are required when carbohydrates turn into energy.

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AUBERGINE AND SULTANAS PASTA SALAD

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Meet this flavorful, healthy, delicious recipe, ready in 20 minutes! Come on guys, can it get any better?

Makes a perfect main, but works great a side too. Not only you get a satisfying and packed with flavor dish, but you also get 11 grams of fiber, 10.5 grams of protein, 1758 IU of vitamin A, 67 mg of vitamin C, 60 mg of Calcium, and 216 mg of magnesium, per portion. Not bad at all for a 20 minute meal. You’ll be dealing with some whole wheat pasta, preferably small sized, some tasty, slightly cooked veggies, and a few condiments. One pan and no fuss at all. ✅

It’s a perfect recipe if you want something substantial, yet easy and fast to prepare. 💯 Full recipe and  nutritional info ⤵️

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Aubergine and Sultanas Pasta Salad
 
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Recipe type: Salad, Main
Serves: 3
Ingredients
  • 1 small aubergine, diced
  • 150 gr/ 1 ½ cups whole wheat small shaped pasta, such as pipe rigate, elbow or rotelle
  • 1 medium red onion, sliced
  • 70 g/ ½ cup sultanas
  • 3 sweet kapia peppers, or other similar such as bell pepper or piquillo, aprox 200 g/ 1 ¼ cups, sliced
  • ½ handful fresh parsley, or more if preferred
  • ½ tsp dried chili flakes
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta following directions on package.
  2. Slice red onion and peppers. Dice aubergine.
  3. Place pan on medium heat fire, add 1 tbsp of olive oil and wait a few seconds before adding the red onion and the peppers. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper and move to bowl.
  4. In the same pan, add 1 tbsp olive oil and aubergine. Cook for 2 minutes and add garlic and sultanas. Cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, and season with dried chili flakes, salt and pepper.
  5. In a bowl, mix pasta, red onion, peppers, aubergine, sultanas, and add fresh parsley to taste.
  6. Serve or refrigerate.
  7. Optionally, serve with fresh red or spring onion, finely chopped and sprinkled.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 393 Fat: 10 g Saturated fat: 1.5 g Unsaturated fat: 8.3 g Carbohydrates: 72 g Sodium: 12.8 g Fiber: 11 g Protein: 10.5 g Cholesterol: 0 mg

 

 

GRILLED EGGPLANT SALAD WITH WALNUTS & POMEGRANATE

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Grilled Eggplant Salad with Walnuts and Pomegranate

 

Heyaaa! So what better way to use pomegranate than to mix it with walnuts and turn it into a salad, right?

It’s an easy, fast, colorful salad recipe with tons of flavors and packed with nutrients. You’ll be gettin’ 24 grams of fiber, 32 mg of vitamin C, 117 mg of Calcium, 136 mg Magnesium, 2.8 mg of vitamin E, and 1114 IU of vitamin A.

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GRILLED EGGPLANT SALAD WITH WALNUTS & POMEGRANATE
 
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Recipe type: Salad, Easy
Cuisine: Vegan, Vegetarian, Light
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • 200 gr iceberg lettuce or other leafy greens (baby spinach, red leaf, romaine)
  • 1 small eggplant, sliced
  • 25-30 gr walnuts (5-7 walnuts), optionally toasted
  • ⅓ pomegranate
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder, optional
  • ½ tsp chili flakes, optional
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
  1. Slice eggplant, 2 cm/slice.
  2. Mix eggplant slices with olive oil and basil, paprika, garlic powder, and chili flakes, optional.
  3. Grill eggplant slices on medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until they're golden.
  4. Wash lettuce and chop it roughly. Place it into a bowl. Add walnuts (optionally toasted on dry pan for 4 mins), pomegranate seeds, and eggplant sliced.
  5. Optionally, add dressing of your liking.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 430 Fat: 19 g Saturated fat: 1.9 g Unsaturated fat: 17 g Carbohydrates: 64 g Sodium: 34 g Fiber: 24 g Protein: 14 g Cholesterol: 0 g

 

 

SPINACH, AVOCADO AND RED BEANS SALAD

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Spinach, Avocado and Red Beans Salad

Check out these pretty colors having a party in my bowl🌻 🙆🏼

We’ve got baby spinach, red beans, avocado, carrots, cherry tomatoes and spring onions topped with seeds, lime juice and balsamic vinegar. It’s a fast, healthy, delicious salad recipe, ready in 10 minutes.

We’ve also got 253 grams of Calcium going on, 17 grams of fiber, 67 mgrams of vitamin C, 6 mgrams of iron, 6 mgrams of vitamin C, and 186 mgrams of Magnesium.

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SPINACH, AVOCADO AND RED BEANS SALAD
 
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Vegan, Vegetarian
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • ½ ripe avocado, sliced
  • 1 small carrot, grated
  • 100 g/ ½ cup baby spinach
  • 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 100 g/ 1½ cups red beans
  • 1 spring onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp sunflower seeds
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • salt
  • pepper
Instructions
  1. Rinse spinach and place in a large bowl.
  2. Cut tomatoes in half, grate carrot, slice avocado, rinse beans, chop spring onion, and add them all on top of spinach.
  3. Top off with seeds, lime juice and balsamic vinegar.
  4. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 353 Fat: 18 g Carbohydrates: 41 g Sugar: 9 g Sodium: 370 mg Fiber: 17 g Protein: 14 g Cholesterol: 0 g