Healthy Weight Loss

Healthy Weight Loss
summer weight loss

No Cook Summer meals with Fibre rich Legumes

Following on from yesterdays blog about Legumes here are a couple of recipes to get you going:-

Simple Lentil Salad

Ingredients

• 1 pack pre-cooked Lentils
• 2 Large bell peppers(red,yellow or orange), washed seeded and cut into small cubes
• 1/2 1 large cucumber, washed and cut into small cubes
• Handful of fresh Basil
• A few leaves of borage, optional(A herb with a cucumber taste)

Dressing

• 1/4 cup of raw apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp dry mustard
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and put through a garlic press
• salt and fresh ground pepper
• extra pepper, vinegar and olive oil if needed.

Black Bean and Avocado Salsa

Ingredients

• 1 can black beans
• 1 cup salsa
• 1ripe avocado(soft to touch) mashed or small-diced
• Lime juice, to taste(start with small squirts or 1/4 tsp)
• 1-2 green onions, sliced or diced (for garnish)
• Dash of cumin or chili powder, optional

Directions
Drain the black beans and rinse with cool water. In a medium bowl mix the beans gently with the avocado, salsa, and optional cumin. Add lime juice to taste. sprinkle with salt, pepper and green onions.

David Ogden
Healthy Weight Loss
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