Tomato Onion Salad

Serves - 2

Ingredients:

Ø  Tomato — 2 Medium

Ø  Onion — 1 Medium

Ø  Lemon juice -1/2 tsp

Ø  Salt to taste

Method:

1.    Slice tomatoes and onions vertically. Mix it nicely.

2.    Add salt and serve with lime.

What does it give you?

ü  Very easy to make simple, nutritious low calorie salad. As tomatoes are rich in lycopene, Onion contains phyto-chemical compounds such as allium and Allyl disulphide which get converted to allicin by enzymatic reaction. Onion extract have exhibited cholesterol reducing, anti-hypertensive, anti-diabetic effects.

ü  This salad is very rich source of vitamin C.Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant. One serving of this salad satisfies almost 50% of your daily vitamin C requirement.   

Nutrition information:

One serving = One cup

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Energy (kcal)	Carbs (g)	Protein (g)	Fat (g)	Dietary Fiber (g)
30	7	1	0.2	1.6