These Salads are easy to make at home

If you want a healthier gut and vital nutrients simultaneously, then 'Salad' is your best option. A salad is a dish made up of frequently available or seasonal vegetables, though most of the time, salad contains easily obtainable veggies.

The name salad came from the French word salade, which is an abbreviated form of the Latin word herba salata (salted herb). Mainly, it originated from the Romans and ancient Greeks, who used to have a type of mixed veggie, later named 'Salad.' It was also popular in Europe.

There are various salads, such as green, vegetable, mixed, and fruit. Now the question is, how is salad beneficial to you? Salad mainly contains fibre, and a fibre-rich diet can help alleviate and prevent constipation, regulate cholesterol levels, and maintain a healthy body weight. Also, it reduces the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

Salad is low in calories, fat, and sodium and high in vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, all known to support intestinal health.

There are some healthy salads that you can easily make at home with your available kitchen stuff.

Egg Salad

It originated in Britain and consists of perfect hard-boiled eggs, red onion, Dijon mustard, freshly chopped parsley, chives, juiced lemons, salt, and pepper.

Cold foods, such as bell peppers, capers, cheese, cucumbers, onions, lettuce, pickle relish, and pickles, can be artistically added to egg salad.

Egg salad can easily be made at your home. It benefits our health since it is a source of protein.

Chicken Salad 

It is very nutritious and high in protein. It contains skinless boiled chicken breast, sliced almonds, chopped tarragon, chopped parsley, lemon juice, and salt and pepper.

The great thing about chicken salad is that you can be creative; start with a chicken base and work your way out.

Chicken salad is rich in lean protein and a decent source of iron. It might also provide fibre, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients depending on what other ingredients it contains. 

Leafy green Salad

This acts as a green Salad tossed with spinach, arugula, and Iceberg lettuce. Mixed greens from the grocery store, such as romaine, Swiss chard, and arugula, are used in many simple salads. Leafy vegetables are an excellent choice for a healthful diet because they do not contain cholesterol and are naturally low in calories and sodium.

Greek Salad

Known by another name, horiatiki salad, it comes from Greece. It is made with cucumber, red onion, green bell pepper, half-grape tomatoes, chopped Kalamata olives, crumbled feta cheese, salt, and pepper. Add minced garlic, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, and Dijon mustard to make a dressing.

Greek salad is brimming with antioxidants like lycopene from tomatoes, polyphenols from olives, and vitamin C from bell peppers. These compounds combat free radicals, reducing the risk of chronic diseases and supporting youthful skin.

Insalata Caprese

Sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, sweet basil, salt, and olive oil are the ingredients of the traditional Italian Salad known as Caprese. This salad matches the colours of the Italian flag, and the white and green tones are also in this Salad.

Each of the salad dishes listed is inexpensive to make. Most ingredients are readily available in our kitchen or can be found in grocery stores and purchased within  500 Taka.

Insalata Caprese is a highly healthy and wholesome meal. The rawness of the vegetables delivers the nutritional benefits even more strongly. Arugula promotes healthy bones, weight loss, eye health, brain health and better digestion.

Interesting facts about Salad

Most nations throughout the world view lettuce as a fresh vegetable. Americans first encountered lettuce thanks to Christopher Columbus. People of ancient Egypt used to believe that eating lettuce improved their ability to sleep at night.

Iceberg lettuce can aid in maintaining your fluid balance as it has water over 90% of the nutrients. It was transported by vintage train cars with piled-high ice to keep lettuce cool.

The first artist to paint Salad was Leonardo da Vinci, who painted a little girl next to the fertility goddess in 1504 holding a bouquet of lamb's lettuce.

The most enormous ever-produced Salad in the world, weighing 41,998 pounds, was created in Romania.

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