Did you know that among all the salads in the world, the healthiest are the green leafy ones? According to a post shared by Colorado State University, green salads tend to have higher Vitamin A and C, fiber, phytonutrients, folate, carotene, and calcium content.
Given this reason, experts advise if you want to be healthier and live longer, include green salads in your everyday diet. Slowly but surely, you will notice a huge difference in the long run.
Unfortunately, eating healthily isn't cheap. So to cut off unnecessary expenses, it is better to just create a salad for you and your family instead. Here is an amazing recipe you can try today. You only have to prepare it for just 15 minutes and you're good to go, as shared by Le Crème De La Crumb.
For the main salad, the key ingredient you will need is 5 cups of greens. With the kind of greens to choose, the decision is yours. You can choose either Kale, Spinach, Beet Greens, Swiss Chard, Dandelion Greens, Mustard Greens, Collard Greens, Watercress, Romaine, Lettuce, Butter Lettuce, and Endive Leaves. Or you can just choose a combination of those. Other things you will need are 2 tablespoons of sunflower seeds (shelled), ¼ cup bacon (chopped into bits), ¼ red onion, and 1 cucumber (red onion and cucumber both are sliced thinly).
For the dressing, on the other hand, what you will need are mustard, honey, oil, and apple cider vinegar, all in ¼ cup. Your salad is also not complete without a teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper to improve its taste.
After preparing the ingredients, the thing you have to do next is to combine the ingredients for your dressing. Mix everything in a bowl, which is big enough to cater to everything. Do so until every ingredient is well incorporated. Set aside.
Once done with the dressing, next is to work on the greens and other ingredients as well. Again, in a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients such as your greens, red onions, bacon, sunflower seeds, and cucumber. Once done, add the dressing, and toss until well combined. Serve immediately.
Aside from the benefits of the greens, eating this salad is made more beneficial because of the cucumbers in it. Experts say by eating cucumbers one could lose more weight, become more hydrated, have a better digestive system, and more controlled blood sugar levels.
