Green Bean Salad

Health Highlights

Ingredients

1 cup chopped	Tomato
2 cup	Italian Snap Beans (Green or Yellow), Raw (blanched)
1/4 medium	Red onion (sliced)
1 clove(s)	Garlic (minced)
1 tbsp	Extra virgin olive oil
1 pinch	Sea salt, fine (or to taste)
1 tbsp	Parsley, fresh (chopped)
1 tbsp	Sunflower seeds (optional)

Prepare fresh greens to be blanched by cleaning and removing the stems
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the green beans and cook for about 1 minute and remove from heat
Strain and place in the fridge to cool
In a large mixing bowl, add chopped tomatoes, minced garlic, chopped parsley, red onion and cooled green beans
Toss with sea salt and EVOO

*optional: to boost nutritional value add sunflower seeds, hemp seeds or pumpkin seeds

* you can also create an ti-inflammatory version by adding spices like cayenne pepper, turmeric with a pinch of black pepper.

Calories 137

Calories from fat 76

Calories from saturated fat 9.6

Total Fat 8.4 g

Saturated Fat 1.1 g

Trans Fat 0.0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.3 g

Monounsaturated Fat 5.2 g

Cholesterol 0

Sodium 82 mg

Potassium 568 mg

Total Carbohydrate 14.3 g

Dietary Fiber 5.0 g

Sugars 6.9 g

Protein 3.5 g

Vegetables

3.2