Kidney Beans Green Salad: Tasty Way to Eat your Rajma

Ingredients:

Kidney beans (Rajma), cooked-30g

Black eyed beans (Chawli), cooked-20g

Cherry tomato halved- 1 cup

Small cucumbers, thinly sliced without peeling-2 no.

Big onion, thinly sliced-1/4

Black olives, halved-1/4 cup

Green olives, halved-1/2 cup

Colourful bell peppers, diced-1 cup

Low fat paneer- 3-4 small cubes crumbled

Basil leaves-5-7 no.

For the Dressing:

Extra virgin olive oil-1 Tbsp

Lemon juice- 2 tsp

Mixed herbs- 1 tsp

Minced Garlic- 1-2 cloves

Salt and black pepper- As per taste

Method of Preparation–

1. Whisk the dressing ingredients together
2. Put the beans in a large salad bowl. Add all the other ingredients and toss with a generous amount of the dressing.
3. Serve fresh.

Nutrition Profile:

Benefits:

1. Kidney beans and black eyed beans are rich sources of fiber and plant proteins which are beneficial for weight management in PCOD.
2. Olives and extra virgin olive oil are rich sources of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) which are healthy fats that are needed in PCOD.