Young green beans are not only much more useful than ordinary beans, but are also more easily assimilated by the human body. This low-calorie diet product containing folic acid, B vitamins, as well as A, C and E, useful compounds of magnesium, calcium, chromium, iron, "long" carbohydrates and a sufficient amount of fiber.
The consumption of young beans normalizes the secretion of gastric juice, improves liver and kidney function. In addition, green beans are an excellent prophylactic against prostate adenoma, which is important for men. Very useful for young beans for pregnant women, but as part of the diabetics' menu is simply indispensable.
From young green beans you can prepare different dishes, including salads, tasty and useful. In the off-season can be prepared from frozen cooked beans (sold in stores), in this product almost all useful properties are preserved.
Salad of green beans with chicken and cherry tomatoes
Ingredients:
- green beans - about 400 g (that is, 1 pack);
- chicken fillet - about 300 g;
- Leek - 1 stem;
- cherry tomatoes - 6-8 pieces.
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- fresh fresh herbs (parsley, basil, coriander);
- olive oil Extra Virgin;
- vinegar grape natural light or lemon juice.
Preparation
First, cut the leeks in circles and marinate in a mixture of olive oil and vinegar (3: 1), in the same pot we will sell garlic through a manual press. Boil the beans in boiling slightly salted water for 10 minutes (or as indicated on the package) and throw it back in a colander. Chicken fillet cut into small strips and boil with onion and spices for broth for 20-30 minutes, slightly cool and remove with a noisy.
We lay out a small portion of the beans for portioned serving dishes, lay out pieces of chicken meat, marinated leeks and a few cherry tomatoes (you can cut them into halves). We decorate the branches with greens and water the remains of the filling. Instead of oil-vinegar dressing, you can use live unsweetened classic yogurt. To such a salad it is good to serve a glass or two of light table wine.
Salad of green beans and mushrooms with onions
Ingredients:
- green beans frozen - 400 g (1 pack);
- mushrooms marinated or salted (any) - about 300-400 g;
- onion - 1 pc .;
- fresh fresh herbs (parsley, dill, coriander, oregano, etc.);
- garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- cold pressed vegetable oil (linseed or sunflower);
- lemon juice.
Preparation
Peeled onions, cut into quarter rings and marinate in a bowl with a mixture of vegetable oil and lemon juice (ratio 3: 1). With marinated mushrooms, if necessary, we shall cut the marinade finer. Boil the young beans until ready and let us discard the colander. Garlic and greens chopped finely. All the prepared ingredients are mixed in a salad bowl. This salad is an excellent snack for vodka and other strong
If you want to give the salad from the young green beans an oriental hue, use sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin, lime juice, red hot pepper, as well as other spices and national sauces in various arbitrary combinations for refueling.
To give the Latin American shade, as a dressing, you can use not too thick sour cream, richly flavored with hot red pepper (maybe even different varieties), coriander and garlic.