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Tuesday 25 August 2015

Serve Healthy Dinner with Smoked Turkey and Black Beans Salad



Eating Salads almost every day is considered to be one of the healthiest eating habits for enjoying fat free cool and crunchy bites of vegetables, fruits and nuts. One can describe salads as delicious, visually tempting and healthy food that can be prepared in variety of textures to make meal interesting. 

You can prepare a healthy and wholesome dinner for your family by tossing ups few vegetables, smoked turkey meat and black beans with low-fat cherry balsamic vinegar dressing.  
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Turkey Meat Health Benefits:

·         Rich in protein.
·         Turkey meat is low in fat.
·         Good source of iron, zinc, potassium and phosphorous.
·         Lowers cholesterol levels.
·         Strengthens immune system.

Health Benefits of Black Beans:

  • Contains high level of phytonutrients for good cardiovascular health.
  • Rich in antioxidant properties.
  • Considered to be best source of fiber.
  • Contains essential vitamins and minerals.
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Facts about cherry balsamic vinegar dressing:

  • Controls diabetes.
  • Have good level of antioxidant properties.
  • Assists in digestion.
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Recipe: Smoked Turkey and Black Bean Salad with Cherry Balsamic Vinegar Dressing

Serves: 4 People

Ingredients:

  1. 3 cups of diced and cooked smoked turkey breast.
  2. 15.5 ounces of rinsed and drained black beans.
  3. 1 cup of cherry tomatoes cut into two halves.
  4. 1 ½ cups of fresh corn kernels.
  5. 1 cup of diced bell peppers of any color.
  6. ½ cup of finely chopped red onion.
  7. 3 cups of arugula.
Dressing Preparation:

Mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil, cherry balsamic vinegar and finely chopped garlic and add to it half cup of tomato juice and 2 tablespoon of lemon juice. Then put half cup chopped fresh mint leaves into the dressing and whisk it well. 

Recipe Preparation:

Combine turkey, beans, corn, tomatoes, bell peppers and onion in a big bowl and toss it well after seasoning with salt, pepper and then add the dressing. Your salad is now ready to serve. 

Serve the healthy salad in 4 plates and top it with arugula.


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