Leek Salad
A Prebiotic salad made from leeks. Great any time of the year as a side salad or in pitta with grilled meat or halloumi
Preparation Time
Takes me about 20 minutes, but I’m not very quick at cutting or chopping.
Cooking Time
None!
Serves
4 to 6 as a side dish
This is a little a bit of a surprise. Raw leeks in a salad? Its works well has a great fresh taste and goes with so many types of food.
I’m often asked for the recipe so, here it is. Raw leeks are considered by some to be a probiotic and great for encouraging health gut bacterial growth if combined with other healthy lifestyle choices..So why not make it and give your guts a chance?
Ingredients
- 3 Leeks
- 1 Cucumber
- Couple of salad tomatoes or equivelnt baby/plum tomatoes
- Juice of 2 lemons
- Olive Oil
- Parsley
Method
- Peel the outer layer of the leek. Cut the leek into slices.and put in a bowl.
- Pour/squeeze the lemon juice over the leeks in the bowl. Stir and leave the lemon juice to start softening the leeks slightly
- Chop the tomato and cucumber into cubes (I occasionally slice them if I'm in a hurry
- Finely chop the parsley
- Put the cut tomato, cucumber into the bowl with the leeks. Cover with the chopped parsley, and add olive oil, salt and pepper
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That's your salad ready! Have a quick taste and see if you think it needs any more any extra salt, pepper, lemon or parsley.
- Eat it!