Tomato cucumber salad – a special

We don’t know how many tomato cucumber salads we've eaten in our life, but this one’s something special. It’s full of freshness and flavor, but also low-carb, vegan, paleo and gluten-free.

So, first of all, excuse this salad for the pictures, but it was dark while we were making it. Our fault completely.

Second, don’t judge a book by it’s last page and don’t judge this salad by its terrible look.

Making a tomato and cucumber salad is pretty obvious right?

You chop tomatoes, cucumbers, some onion, add olive oil, vinegar and salt and you’re ready.

This one is different. It’s not your average tomato cucumber salad – it’s special. It’s spicy, it’s fresh and it’s flavorful.

You start as if you’re not doing anything new.

You cut a big juicy tomato and a cucumber.

Then you put them in a salad bowl, not expecting your life to change today.

But then you go nuts.

You get some walnuts, grind them or slice them tiny. So tiny you’ll need a microscope to notice them.

Then you get a bell pepper, the vitamin C queen. Good, slice it and start looking for basil. A few leaves of basil, because you should always have basil. Wherever you are. Basil is healthy, you need it.

Then the key element of life: Garlic.

Now we've got your attention.

Garlic’s coming for you and anyone you’re going to talk to tonight. (we've been told it’s highly recommended to eat garlic before a networking event, brings people closer)

Then you finish with olives, 2 ways. 1. Sliced olives and then 2. Olive oil.

And if you’re feeling bold, you add some chili flakes. Some people claim they burn fat, but we haven’t noticed.

Well and that’s it!

Healthy, vegan low-carb and paleo salad you can make in around 10 minutes. And if you’re not intolerant to night shades – anti-inflammatory. If you have a reaction to night shades – maybe not the salad for you.

We ate it as a main meal for lunch (after 2 chocolate croissants for breakfast – judging won’t get you far) and it was awesome.

We went bowling in the evening, but that garlic fix was totally worth it.

Health and Beauty Benefits

Let’s take a look at some health benefits of the main players in this tomato cucumber salad:

Tomatoes: can’t stop won’t stop eating tomatoes, nightshades, mightshades – don’t care. Summer is the time to eat as many tomatoes as possible and we need every bit of antioxidant lycopene. One of the 8 foods to eat for your healthy skin

Basil has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-cancer properties, apparently is high-protein and low-carb & also one of the 8 foods to eat for your healthy skin

Walnuts also anti-inflammatory, good for your brain and great source of omega-3’s. As a tree nut it’s also one of the top 10 foods to help control diabetes.

Peppers are an excellent source of vitamin C which is involved in making collagen (the protein that holds the entire body together), prevents oxidative stress and excess inflammation and is important for burning fat.

Garlic – one of the 5 anti-inflammatory foods out there. With anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-cancer and cholesterol-lowering properties this thing is a miracle.

We hope you enjoy this recipe, please let us know how it goes if you do make it!

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