Lettuce leaves remain one of the most interesting ingredients in cooking in general. Firstly, because of its appearance, brightness. Secondly, because of the benefits and taste. You can put any cold snacks, ready-made salads on them. And outwardly it will look more beautiful. They can also be added to any snacks and salads, thereby saturating the dish with vitamins and fiber.
The simplest, fastest vitamin salad consists of: leaves, boiled eggs, green onions and mayonnaise. All this is chopped and mixed. It is served as a snack or as a spread on bread. It can be used as a filling for pita bread rolls. The combination of green salad leaves and red fish is very interesting, many people advise you to try it.
Lettuce leaves are most often found in recipes with these five products:
| Product | Number of recipes with a combination | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive oil | 262 | 913 | 0 | 99.8 | 0 |
| Tomatoes | 156 | 23 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Cucumbers | 133 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Lemon juice | 128 | 16 | 0.9 | 0 | 3 |
| Cherry tomatoes | 106 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
The caloric content of lettuce leaves is very low: only 12 Kcal. BZHU: 1,2, 0,3 and 1,3. There are vitamins C, group B, phosphorus, sulfur, calcium, iodine, potassium. There is a lot of fiber and dietary fiber, which contribute to better digestion of food and intestinal cleansing. Lettuce leaves also remove poisons and toxins from the body, remove excess mucus from the walls of the gastrointestinal tract, and reduce cholesterol levels in the blood. They have a beneficial effect on the condition of nails, hair, and skin.
They can be considered almost the main ingredient in dietary nutrition - due to their low calorie content. That is, you can literally eat a lot, fill your stomach without getting fat. The body will not deposit excess fat from it under the skin. Of course, if you don't start eating it by the kilos.
Almost all recipes with lettuce leaves can be attributed, if not to healthy, then to healthy food