Lettuce and tomato salad with stuffed eggs
(Ensalada con huevos rellenos).
Ingredients for 4 servings: 4 hard-boiled eggs, cut
into halves, and the yolks removed and set aside for
a later used; 1large onion, cut into brunoise; 1 red
pepper, finely chopped; 2 cans of tuna, drained; 3-4
tbsp of mayonnaise;100 g of green olives; 1/2
lettuce, cut into julienne strips ; 1 carrot, grated; 3-4
salad tomatoes, cut into wedges; 4 oz. of cooked
ham, cut into strips; salt.
Preparation: Prepare a vinaigrette with the following
proportions: one part of vinegar, one part of olive oil,
three parts of sunflower oil, and a pinch of salt.
These proportions can vary depending on one's
taste. Do not add salt, as this will be done directly on
the salad. Mix the tuna (drained) with the onion, the
red pepper and the mayonnaise. Used this paste to
fill the halves of the eggs. Place the lettuce in the
dish, together with the tomato wedges, the ham
strips, the olives and some grated carrot. Grate he
egg yolks on top of the stuffed halves just before
serving the salads.
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digestion significantly, which is why it is recommended to be consumed both before meals, and during them. Furthermore, lettuce helps purify the blood, it regulates cholesterol, and glucose levels. Perfect snack for
those on diet: lettuce is low in calories, nourishing; it is good in regulating appetite thanks to the filled up sensation and so it can help us get rid of extra pounds in a natural and healthy way. Anti stress properties: it
seems that salts present in lettuce provides its tonic properties, eases breathing and reduces stress; a more frequent consumption of lettuce help us to give up tobacco, alcohol or narcotics. Also, when it is consumed
at the evening meal it works as a mild sedative and help us sleep all night through. Anti rheumatic properties: significant amount of iodine, and other salts in lettuce help relieve rheumatic pain, keep tissues young for
longer, and help children to grow bigger and stronger! Also, such salts contribute to normal thyroid function and have a powerful anti-sclerotic effect. Properties to stimulate liver; a regular consumption of lettuce
contributes to a healthy liver and stimulates a good hepatic functioning, and it is recommended in biliary dyskinesia or chronic hepatitis.