There is a lot of benefits in eating green salads.They are full of vitamins,minerals and fiber which include number of health benefits including weight loss or maintaining weight. This salad is very light and refreshing with everything raw and green besides beets that is tossed with light and simple dressing.
Ingredients:
Salad greens + (I add arugula and mizuna to greens)
1 medium size beet,cooked,peeled and sliced .
6-8 fresh raw asparagus sliced
20-25 fresh green garbanzo beans
1 green apple chunks
2/3 of English cucumber
White Cheddar cheese cubed
1/4 cup olive oil(cold pressed)
juice of 1/2 lemon
salt and fresh ground pepper
Directions:
Dressing-
In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil,lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Combine beets,asparagus,apples,cucumbers,garbanzo beans,and cheese with dressing.
In a large salad bowl toss salad greens with the combined ingredients.
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