An apple a day keeps anyone away if thrown hard enough!

Salad, onion, apples, boiled eggs, walnuts, avocados, black cumin, parsley, olive oil, chilly, salt, pepper, lemon

Apples not only keep the doctor away it is also a good source of dietary fibre and vitamin C.

Vitamin C is good for:

• cold symptoms treatment
• healing wounds
• lowering cholesterol
• blood flow improvement 
• lowering heart diseases and stroke risk
• cancer treatment
• reducing development of neurological disorders
• reducing breathlessness
• improvement of asthma symptoms
• reducing arthritis symptoms
• tuberculosis treatment

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Moroccan style roll-barley and lentil salad with pomegranate dressing

OK, barley might not be what you call a "sexy" grain - but now, with this rainy and grey weather you just need Food, that will keep you warm, even if it's as unsexy as a unicorn-onzie (and hey - don't we all love those???)

Of course barley is a main ingredient for beer which makes some people believe they are sexy... that might be magic, but it's not the main reason for it being called superfood ;)

Barley is extremely versatile - you can e.g. use it instead of rice to prepare a lovely risotto, or you can add it to your soup or pot stew to give it a more hearty note. And above all that barley is extremely healthy (see above.. superfood...) ... I guess if barley was a guy, I would take him back home to meet my dad.

This salad is just one way to prepare barley. I have precooked the grain in vegetable soup (you can use plain salted water, but soup will take it to another level of course) then added red lentils. As those are a bit tricky and get squishy very easily when cooked too Long, you better cook them separately in case you are unsure about the cooking times. Both barley and lentils should be ready cooked but still have a good bite to them.

Mix barley and lentils with a lot of chopped herbs - whichever you like . I took: Cilantro, parsley, dill and nana mint. (Don't overdo the mint as otherwise it'll taste like Wrigleys Spearmint...)

Open a pomegranate and take out some of the seeds - mix them with the salad. The rest you can squeeze with your orange squeezer or by hand. For the Dressing take the Juice and mix it with a bit Lemon Juice, salt, pepper and olive oil. If you can't get fresh pomegranates: try the pomegranate sauce/dressing you get a turkish supermarkets or grocery stores - it's really nice!

Let the salat rest for a while so the dressing can be soaked up . This salad is fresh and light but at the same time filling in a very satisfying way.

Bevor you serve it top it off with some fresh herbs and decorate it with some pomegranate seeds and dressing... .... you will love it

Barley is a wonderfully cereal grain with a rich nutlike flavor and an appealing chewy, pasta-like consistency.. Sprouted barley is naturally high in maltose, a sugar that serves as the basis for both malt syrup sweetener. When fermented, barley is used as an ingredient in beer and other alcoholic beverages.  In addition to its robust flavor, barley's claim to nutritional fame is based on its being a very good source of molybdenum, manganese, dietary fiber, and selenium, and a good source of copper, vitamin B1, chromium, phosphorus, magnesium, and niacin.

 

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The "nothing-at-home" no-carb tuna wrap

Your fridge is empty....oh wait there's this half a can of tuna from yesterday and a bit of curd-cheese... plus each one radish and red pepper (whoever had left that...) and some green salad, just not enough for a salad....

That is the moment when you usally grab the phone and call for emergency (or rather the nearest delivery service) - OR you try these No-Carb tuna rolls which are delicious and will make tuna really fancy!

Green salad - tuna - curd cheese - radishes - red and green peppers

Take whatever green you have at home to wrap - well - whatever you have at home inside. Make sure you use lots of spices or a bit of lemon zest to take "simple tuna" to another level ;)

Tuna is a good source of Vitamin B6 and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Protein, Niacin, Vitamin B12 and Selenium. Use tuna that is canned in water if you want to use less fat. And please MAKE SURE that the tuna has a dolphinsafe label, such as the MSC label!

Radishes are a natural cleansing agent for the digestive system, helping to break down and eliminate stagnant food and toxins built up over time.With a very low calorie count, less than 20 calories in an entire cup, radishes are a great way to add nutrients, fiber and tons of flavor to your meals without compromising your health.

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Spicy Vietnamese Prawn & Mango Salad

Prawns - Onions - Pomelo - Cilantro

Who doesn't love the spicy and savoury vietnamese kitchen? It's not only deliciously tasty, it's healthy and really easy and quick to prepare! One or more ingredients not at home? Simply replace them by others according to your taste. (When using prawn, do make sure they are high quality and absolutely fresh - if you can't get fresh ones make sure they have a MSC label.)

MANGOS are not only tasty, but also a good source of dietary fiber and vitamin B6, and a very good source of vitamin A and vitamin C. Please keep in mind: a large portion of the calories in this food come from sugars. You don't like mangos but still want it fruity? What about some pomelo instead?

Prawns- Mango - Cucumber - Soybean Sprouts - Red Peppers - Cilantro

SOYBEAN SPROUTS - you don't like meat or seafood? Stick with the sprouts - the contains loads of protein, vitamin C, thiamin, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium, and are a very good source of vitamin K, folate, copper and manganese.

CILANTRO (Coriander leaves) - either you hate it or you love it, not much inbetween :) - in first case USE PLENTY of, they will not only give your dish that typical southeast-asian taste, but are also a good source of thiamin and zinc, and a very good source of dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E (alpha tocopherol), vitamin K, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, pantothenic acid, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper and manganese - did you guess??

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