Apple Walnut Salad

Fresh and colourful salad, ideal as weekend lunch or weekday supper. This salad has great balance of sweetness from apple and crunchiness form walnuts.

Ingredients - Serves 4

• Shredded lettuce - 2 cups
• Sliced apple - 1 cup
• Black olives - 1/4 cup
• Walnuts - 1/4 cup
• Lemon  juice - 1/4 cup
• Olive oil - 2 tblsp
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

• In a salad bowl add shredded lettuce, sliced apple, walnuts and black olives
• In a separate bowl mix lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper
• Pour the dressing over the salad and toss them gently
• Serve with bread of your choice

Nutritional Information

• Lettuce is a good source of Vitamins, chlorophyll and folic acid
• Lettuce is very low in calories and has a high water content - good for dieters
• The pectin in apples lowers LDL ("bad") cholesterol which lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases
• Apples are great source of fibres, both soluble and insoluble
• Fats content in black olives are healthy for body - lowers the cholesterol levels
• Black olives have higher amounts of dietary fiber and iron
• Walnuts are rich in omega 3 fatty acids  which is essential for brain function, as well as normal growth and development.
• Walnuts reduce the risk of heart disease.
• Per serving = 105 calories approximately