Salad Shirazi
By Joanna Barajas
Does eating veggies even matter?
It’s more fun to eat a crispy chicken sandwich. Yeah, I like chicken sandwiches too. But I save those for my cheat days.
So if you need some convincing… Here’s 5 reasons to drop the clucker and pick up a cucumber instead.
Cucumbers…
- Help you reduce stress
- Help you control your appetite
- Eliminate toxins from your body
- Are 95% water and keep you hydrated
- Improve your skin and reduce wrinkles
Now that you’re convinced (even if you’re not), here’s a simple recipe to get you started.
Ingredients (for 4):
- 5 large Persian cucumbers. skin on, small diced
- 2 extra large or 3 medium Roma tomatoes, small diced
- 1/2 small red onion, small diced
- 4-4.5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of 1 med lime (if not juicy, use a lime and a half)
- 1 to 1.5 teaspoons salt (according to taste)
- 3/4 teaspoon fine ground black pepper
- 1 heaping tablespoon dried mint
- few sprigs of fresh mint, chopped
Directions:
Combine ingredients in order listed above. Adjust salt & pepper to taste.
Goes great with hummus and pita!
I hope you try this new recipe! Snap a picture and tag me @chefjoannas on instagram so I see how yours came out.
Chef Joanna is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and is a private chef for the stars. She also hosts pop up dinners and cooking classes inspired by her travels around the world. You can find more of her work at www.chefjoannas.com.
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