Salad With Cranberries And Orange

 

 Ingredients :

 -orange

 -handful of arugula

 -handful of fresh cranberries

 -pine nuts - a handful

 -honey-1 tablespoon

 -extra virgin cold-pressed olive oil-1 tablespoon

Step-by-step recipe :

Mix the chopped orange and cranberries.

Mix butter and honey.

Add the dressing to the orange and berry mixture.

Place the arugula on a plate.

Add the orange mixture and stir with your hands.

Sprinkle with nuts.

Bon appetit!

Additional Information :

A mega healthy, fast and unusual salad! Let's break it down:

1. Cranberry - a storehouse of useful substances, it contains: vitamins: B-group (B1 - thiamine, B2 - riboflavin, B5 -pantothenic acid, B6-pyridoxine) vitamin PP (nicotinic acid), K (phylloquinone) and ascorbic acid (more vitamin C content in cranberries strawberries, oranges, grapefruit), organic acids: citric, malic, benzoic, quinic, ursolic, oleanolic, chlorogenic, α-ketoglutaric and γ-oxy-α-ketobutyric acids, as well as oxalic and succinic acids, trace elements: Potassium, calcium, iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, molybdenum, magnesium, iodine, barium, nickel, lead, tin, cobalt, silver, zinc, aluminum, chromium, titanium, flavonoids.

The benefits of cranberries have been proven in the fight against colds. Doctors believe that the use of cranberries or cranberry juice has a positive effect of enhancing the effect of antibiotics and other drugs during treatment.

2. Arugula. This plant contains not a small amount of necessary for human microelements and vitamins. The benefits of arugula are manifested in its excellent energizing effect. The use of this plant strengthens the immune system, tones the whole body, saturates it with necessary vitamins, minerals and tannins. The high content of iodine in this herb makes it an excellent tool in the prevention of iodine-dependent diseases. Due to the flavonoids included in the product, arugula will be useful for strengthening blood vessels. Doctors recommend using it in case of hypertension and venous insufficiency. The flavonoids in the product will be useful in strengthening the blood vessels. Doctors recommend using it for hypertension and venous insufficiency.

 It is recommended to use arugula for stress, nervous tension and depression. In various medical sources, this plant appears as a medicinal product for gout and urinary tract inflammation. In fact, arugula is useful and effective for a fairly wide list of ailments. The medicinal properties of this product can include expectorant, antibacterial, lactic, diuretic and disinfectant.

3. orange. 100 grams of orange pulp contains up to 65 grams of ascorbic acid. In addition to vitamin C, oranges contain B, A and P vitamins.

The high percentage of citric acid prevents the accumulation of nitrites and nitrates in oranges. Phytoncides help to eliminate harmful substances from the body. Not without reason they are called natural antibiotics of plant origin.

4. Pine nuts contain provitamin A, B vitamins (B2, B6, B1, B5, folic acid), PP, C, K, alpha-tocopherol, useful amino acids (lysine, methionine, tryptophan), as well as trace elements - phosphorus, zinc, iron, magnesium, manganese, copper.

5. Honey. Honey contains about seventy-eight percent sugars, such as maltose and glucose, levuleza, and sucrose. About one-fifth of honey is ordinary water and two percent of honey is a collection of various mineral salts.

The reason for honey's usefulness is its extraordinary energy value. The fact that one kilogram of this product contains more than three thousand kilocalories. For this reason, some experts call honey an "energy supplement". It is recommended for people who are experiencing heavy physical exertion and the sick during convalescence, as well as children and athletes. A kilogram of honey in its nutritional value is equal to a kilogram of cheese, two and a half liters of fish oil or two kilograms of oranges.

It is known that the benefits of honey are present in its composition of useful enzymes and trace elements that are necessary for humans to build and maintain the organs and tissues of the body. Honey is full of phosphorus and iodine, iron and potassium, magnesium and calcium and other substances. An interesting fact that has been established by modern scientists is that the percentage of many trace elements in honey and in human blood is almost the same.

6. Olive oil is the only oil that can be consumed in its pure form. It retains the useful properties, taste and vitamins of olives.

The benefit of olive oil is that olives strengthen bone tissue in the human body. After all, it is calcium contained in olives, supports bone tissue. Olive oil can fight breast cancer.