One of the most useful dietary dishes can rightly be considered a salad. Vegetable dietary salads contain a necessary supply of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. Today we will look at how to prepare a light diet salad with shrimps.
Ingredients:
- tomatoes - 2 pcs;
- cucumber - 1 piece;
- avocado - 1 pc;
- onion - 1 pc;
- shrimps - 300 g;
- Balsamic / wine vinegar or olive oil;
- lemon, greens, salt.
Preparation
Thoroughly wash the vegetables, peel the avocado . With a ripe avocado, the skin is easily separated, practically by itself. Prepare the shrimp - boil and peel off the shell. They are an excellent source of protein and trace elements. Shrimp can be replaced with boiled chicken breast, red fish or boiled meat. All these products are good sources of protein and amino acids. Dietary salad with chicken is suitable for those who have an allergy to seafood or those who do not eat them for religious reasons.
Washed vegetables cut into small pieces, then add peeled shrimp. Cut the onions into half rings. Wash the greens and tear them into small pieces. There is an opinion that when greens are cut into small pieces, some of the useful properties are lost. Therefore, we recommend parsley, cilantro, basil or other herbs that you use, before adding to the salad to break with your hands.
From the lemon squeeze the juice, mix 1 tbsp. a spoonful of lemon juice and 1 tbsp. spoonful of balsamic vinegar. With this sauce fill the salad. Stir, salt before serving on the table - so that the vegetables retain their appearance and do not give juice ahead of time.
Dietary salads in a hurry
There are general principles for the preparation of dietary salads, the recipes of which we consider in this article. First, it's raw or boiled vegetables, that is, cooked without roasting and saved from excess fats. Secondly, this is a large amount of greenery: salad, onion, basil, celery, parsley , oregano, coriander - it contains a huge amount of minerals and trace elements, strengthens the immune system and improves digestion. Normalized work of the intestine is the best guarantee of good metabolism (metabolism), and consequently, weight loss.
In our dietary salad, you can also use meat, chicken, shrimp or red fish. Also, if desired, you can add nuts or legumes.
Light dietary salads and soups must necessarily contain proteins. This will provide the body with the necessary amino acids. Proteins are responsible for the production of hormones and enzymes. That is why their sufficient use is necessary for those who follow their weight and adhere to a healthy lifestyle.
A light dietary salad with fish will provide you with not only protein, but also indispensable omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. It is these substances that are responsible for the youthfulness of the skin and the beauty of the hair.
Dressing for dietary salad
Many know that you can not lighten a light dietary salad with mayonnaise or sour cream. However, not everyone likes sunflower oil, so popular in our country. Therefore, having asked a question, than to fill a dietary salad, we will address to the Mediterranean kitchen.
Of course, firstly, it is olive oil. You can also use unrefined linen
Also in the Mediterranean kitchen for salad dressing use wine and balsamic vinegar, lemon juice. These foods improve digestion and accelerate metabolism. Wine vinegar in small doses strengthens the walls of the vessels and will be useful to people with varicose veins.
Lemon juice is especially well combined with seafood and fish. Therefore, for filling dietary salad with meat, vegetable oil, balsamic vinegar and fat-free yogurt are more suitable. At the same time, for filling a dietary salad with fish or shrimp, a sauce of lemon juice and balsamic vinegar, made in the proportion of 1: 1, will be a more successful solution.