Nutritionist-approved banging summer salad

 
Beth Edwards Nutrition | Type 1 Diabetes Nutritionist | Lifestyle Nutrition | Summer Salad | Recipe

Let’s talk salads.

Like me, you may love salads (guilty as charged) but perhaps - also like me - you get a bit bored of your current rotation?⁣⁣

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Welcome into your arms and your kitchens, this little beauty.⁣⁣
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Firstly, it's delicious. ⁣⁣
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Secondly, it's rich in lycopene (from tomatoes) which has antioxidant properties and is loaded with fibre and micronutrients. ⁣⁣

Ingredients:

Serves 2

  • 3 large on-the-vine tomatoes⁣⁣

  • 1 pack of mozzarella⁣⁣

  • 2 cups of edamame beans (I use frozen)⁣⁣

  • Handful of roasted hazelnuts⁣⁣

  • 6 mint leaves⁣⁣

  • Handful of basil, chives, tarragon, parsley⁣⁣

  • Dressing: 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, zest of 1 lemon, salt + pepper⁣⁣

How to:

  1. Slice up tomatoes and pop onto plates⁣⁣

  2. Boil the edamame for 4-5 minutes (or whatever your packet instructions say)⁣⁣

  3. Once done, drain and add to the tomatoes⁣⁣

  4. Slice mozzarella and add

  5. Chop up the herbs and stir through the dressing, then add this to the tomatoes⁣⁣

  6. Garnish with the hazelnuts (go on, FLOURISH)⁣

 
 

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