Sunday, 30 March 2014

Lunch Menu 1 (Couscous salad and Tomato juice)





COUSCOUS SALAD

INGREDIENTS

Couscous cooked  -  2 cups
Cucumber chopped  -  1 nos
Tomato chopped  -  1 small
Onion chopped  -  1 nos
Fresh mint chopped  -  2 tbsp
Chopped walnuts  -  2 tbsp
Lemon juice  -  1 large lemon
Olive oil  -  1 tbsp
Salt
Pepper

METHOD

Combine all the ingredients together in a bowl.
Whisk lemon juice and olive oil together and pour it over the salad.
Add required salt and pepper and mix well.
Serve.



TOMATO JUICE

INGREDIENTS

Ripe tomatoes  -  2 nos
Cucumber peeled  -  1 nos
Carrot peeled  -  1 nos
Ginger  -  1/2" piece
Lemon juice  -  1 lemon
Honey
Salt  -  1 pinch
Pepper  -  1 pinch

METHOD

Combine all the ingredients together in a blender.
Blend well.
Strain.
Serve chilled.



Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Beet Surprise


This juice is so nutritious only due to the presence of two vegetables and one fruit which is full of life saving antioxidants.
Apple is full of Vitamins like A, B1, B2, B6, C, E and K along with nutrients like Folate, Zinc, Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium, Sodium and Iron.
Carrots are known to have Vitamins like A, B1, B2, B3, C, E and K along with niacin and Pantothenic Acid supported by minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium and selenium.
Beetroot is a vegetable which is known to help the heart in prevention of any cardiovascular diseases which are full of nutrients like Vitamin A, C, B-complex, iron, copper, magnesium and potassium along with several anti-aging agents.





INGREDIENTS

Beetroot  -  1 nos
Carrot  -  1 nos
Apple  -  1 nos
Ginger  -  1" piece
Lemon juice   -  2 tbsp

METHOD

Put all the ingredients into the blender with a cup water.
Blend until smooth.
Strain.
Serve cold.