Luminita Catană, a nutritionist from Arad, also educated in Germany, reveals how to prepare the salad with celery, apples and walnuts. What’s more, it explains the benefits of each ingredient used.
Apples have an important role PHOTO Luminita Catană
Nutritionist Luminița Catană believes that salad with celery, apples and walnuts is the best side dish. “What goes better with a slice of toast or a piece of steak than a salad? And not just any salad. One with celery, apples and walnuts,” she wonders.
For this recipe (quantity for one person) you need:
– 125 grams of cleaned celery (the root part is used for this salad)
– an Apple
– a few walnut kernels
– two tablespoons of vegetable mayonnaise
– lime essential oil
– linseed or olive oil
Method of preparation:
The washed and clean celery is put on a large grater. Sprinkle it with a little lemon juice to prevent it from oxidizing. Cut the apple into fine sticks, which you sprinkle with lemon juice to keep its color. Mix the apple with the celery, add a little salt and leave for a few minutes. Add mayonnaise. Although optional, it makes the salad creamier. Add the flax or olive oil as well as the essential oil. At the end, add the walnuts and, for a more pleasant taste, you can fry them a little before in a pan, but without oil. For a savory effect, you can hydrate them. It depends on everyone’s taste and preferences. Allow the flavors and textures to infuse and serve. Simplicity and rich taste, aroma and sophistication on the plate.
Celery – nutritionist advice
With the Latin name Apium graveolens, celery is a complete plant, from which we can use both the root and the stalks and the leaves. Food and medicine at the same time, it has anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, antidepressant, tonic and antiviral, antibacterial and digestive effects. Since the 9th century, it has been used as a remedy, and Hippocrates described it as an excellent remedy for nervous ailments.
It is rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. It is rich in water and taken on an empty stomach, it supports intestinal transit. In the form of stem juice, it soothes gastritis, heartburn, reduces bloating and flatulence, is vermifuge, regulates intestinal flora, detoxifies the liver and colon.
It is a suitable food when we want to lose weight or are on a diet. It has an excellent diuretic effect and the body consumes calories to digest it.
Its qualities make it precious and when we have a cold or convalescence, it calms arthritis and joint ailments, reduces fatigue and nervousness.
However, it is contraindicated for those who have allergies to celery or plants from the same family, for those with serious kidney problems and in the case of special medications.
The apple, the fruit from Eden
The most popular and well-known fruit, the apple is full of fiber, vitamins and minerals. Tasty, filling and refreshing, affordable and with multiple varieties, they balance digestion, soothe indigestion and intestinal infections. They have a beneficial effect in diarrhea and intestinal inflammation.
The acids in apples also have a beneficial effect on the chemical processes in the stomach, especially with regard to foods that are harder to digest and those that quickly enter a decomposition process.
Apples free the intestines from food waste and detoxify the entire digestive system. It supports the cardiovascular system and is excellent for teeth due to its texture. Hydrating, nourishing and full of colour, it is a prominent representative of health in nature’s garden.
Nuts, meat for vegetarians
They are another amazing food. Nuts are a veritable explosion of vitamins, Omega 3, lecithin and an important source of protein. They strengthen bone density, support neural functions, have antioxidant properties, stimulate digestion, maintain skin health and are excellent for pregnant women and nursing mothers.
They regulate cholesterol and improve sleep. It stimulates the memory and where else do you put the taste? (Between us, who doesn’t love pecan cookies?) Beyond the calories, they win you over with their presence, being pastry royalty. They are considered the meat of vegetarians, due to their high protein content.
Lime essential oil
It’s what brings the contrast and flavor to this seemingly simple salad, but with so many benefits. Only three to four drops of lime oil are added to the composition. It has a pleasant taste, subtle aroma, stimulates lymphatic drainage, blood microcirculation and has anti-inflammatory properties. Refreshing and tonic, it puts the dot on the “i” in any dish.
Flaxseed oil
It has a specific taste and is rich in Omega 3, vitamin E, B complex vitamins, carotene, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, potassium, manganese, cobalt and molybdenum. It supports the bone and cardiovascular system, regulates blood pressure, keeps asthma and allergies under control.
Linseed oil is useful in menopause, useful in skin conditions, especially neurodermatitis and psoriasis. It regulates cholesterol, is an exceptional antitumor and supports the immune system. It has a specific taste, but once you get used to it, you will love it.
Nutritionist Luminița Catană published this recipe in the book “E vremea păpadiilor”, recently launched on the market.
Nutritionist Luminița Catană PHOTO Claudia Untaru
2023-09-09 01:00:25
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