Greek Salad with Pomegranate Cooler [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 4
• Time: 20 minutes

Greek salad is extremely healthy and nutritious. The reason why it has been used in this recipe is because it provides a lot of vitamins C and A. Good amounts of trace minerals like iron and potassium can also be found in this salad. The salad as such supplies you with lots of antioxidants that in turn are required to promote your health. Consuming Greek salad regularly helps reduce your chances of getting diseases like cancer and heart diseases. Pomegranate is also used in this recipe as it has many health benefits. It helps in reducing cholesterol level, preventing alziemers disease, prevents damages to blood vessels, promote skin health, etc.

Nutrition

• calories: 427
• protein: 18
• carbs: 58
• fat: 12
• saturated fat: 4.14
• polyunsaturated fat: 1.67
• monounsaturated fat: 3.8
• cholesterol: 199
• sodium: 371
• potassium: 675
• dietary fiber: 1.85
• sugars: 19.14
• vitamin a: 313
• vitamin c: 11
• calcium: 162
• iron: 2
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 37.01
• other fats: 2.39

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Vinegar, red wine
• 0.2 tsp Spices, pepper, black
• 0.24 tsp, ground Spices, oregano, dried
• 1 fl oz Lemon juice, raw
• 1 dash Salt, table
• 2 oz Cheese, feta
• 50 gram Onion, red, raw
• 1 tsp Oil, olive, salad or cooking
• 305 gram Bell pepper (green/yellow/red)
• 4 cup shredded Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw
• 4 large Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled
• 1.52 cup, pared, chopped Cucumber, peeled, raw
• 2 plum tomato Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average
• 1 can drained, rinsed Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, drained, rinsed in tap water\~^CHICKPEAS (GARBANZO BNS,BENGAL GRAM),MAT SDS,CND,DRND,RNSD~
• 2 1 cup Sparkling Water
• 2 cup Pomegranate juice, bottled
• 8 slice Multigrain Baguette

Instructions

• Take a small bowl. Mix salt, black pepper, oregano, capers, olives, lemon juice and red wine vinegar. Whisk all these ingredients so that they are thoroughly mixed. Set the bowl aside.
• Now take a large bowl and place some lettuce in it. Then place chickpeas, tomatoes, red onion slice, peeled cucumber and bell pepper in the bowl. Just before you toss all these ingredients, drizzle with the ingredients with little salad. Now top it up with egg wedges and cheese. Now the salad is ready to be served along with baguette slices that have been toasted before.
• To prepare Pomegranate Cooler, you need to mix sparkling water and juice. This drink can be poured our crushed ice in a glass and can be served with orange slices.