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Benefits of purslane salad
RECIPE AND PROPERTIES OF PURSLANE SALAD
Ingredients:
- Lettuce (30 g approx.)
- Purslane leaves or other wild vegetable (10 g approx.)
- 3 tomatoes
- Olive oil for seasoning
How to serve this recipe.
Preparation:
- Wash the lettuce leaves and drain them well.
- Wash purslane well. (Do not collect purslane growing up in urban places, or places where it may be contaminated by domestic or wild animals)
- Separate the leaves of purslane.
- Cut the lettuce leaves for salad.
- Mix the lettuce leaves and the purslane and place them in a serving dish.
- Cut the tomatoes into quarters.
- Arrange the pieces of chopped tomatoes as in the photo above.
- Serve as accompaniment.
Properties of purslane salad
This recipe is rich in fiber, vitamin C and folic acid. It also provides valuable flavonoids, with health properties.
We speak of lycopene from tomato, so healthy for the heart; or beta carotene from purslane. They both very suitable to protect and care for skin health.
It’s a recipe containing low calories, but a lot of fiber, antioxidants and minerals.
It is recommended in any balanced diet.
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This article was endorsed by Elisenda Carballido - Dietitian nutritionist. Postgraduate in Phytotherapy and master in Nutrition and Metabolism.
