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This recipe of Cucumber Spinach salad is so easy that it will take less than 10 minutes to prepare.

This spinach salad is perfect for a hot sunny day.

Ingredients for this Greek inspired spinach salad:

• One bowl of raw baby Spinach leaves
• One cucumber
• Tomato (either cherry tomatoes or regular)
• Pomegranate seeds
• Olive oil
• Beetroot
• Pepper to taste (not necessary if you don’t like it)
• Salt to taste
• Sweet corns (optional)
• Lemon
• Pine nuts
• pumpkin seeds
• Feta cheese (crumbled of in chunks)

Tips:

• You can use balsamic vinegar in place of lemon if you want.
• You can also use salad cream.

Step by Step Spinach Salad Recipe:

• Thoroughly wash the baby spinach leaves and let them dry completely. You can wipe them with a clean towel or you can use paper towels.
• Take a bowl, put these raw baby spinach leaves in it and keep it aside.
• Take a cucumber and slice it in small pieces and put it in another bowl.
• Slice a medium sized tomato and cut it into medium pieces (You can also use cherry tomatoes). Put them in the bowl in which you have kept cucumber slices.
• Chop a beetroot and add it.
• Mix cucumber, tomatoes and beetroot together.
• You can even add sweet corns in it if you like. It is up to you.
• Put 4 to 5 teaspoons of olive oil into it.
• Put some pumpkin seeds, pomegranate seeds and pine nuts.
• Add pepper to taste.
• Add salt to taste.
• Now toss it well with the help of spoons.
• Add this salad to the bowl in which you have kept baby spinach leaves.
• Squeeze a lemon on top.
• Mix it well with the help of two spoons.
• At last, add 5 to 6 tablespoons of feta cheese (crumbled or in chunks) and give it a good mix.

Congratulations! Your super easy and super heathy cucumber spinach salad is ready to be served.

Health Benefits of Cucumber Spinach Salad:

Leafy green vegetables, especially spinach are superfoods and contain higher amount of vitamins and minerals than other vegetables. Not to mention, a cup of cooked spinach contains only 41 calories. Apart from this, spinach has high amounts of vitamins K, B2, B6, E, C and A.

Spinach leaves also contain very good amounts of minerals, which are really beneficial for your everyday functioning. Such as, Manganese, Folate, Magnesium, Iron, Copper, Potassium, and Calcium. (Source: HealthLine)

Spinach prevents many diseases. It is good for skin, good for eyes, improves blood pressure, and supports brain health.

This cucumber spinach salad:

• Promotes weight loss.
• Flushes out toxins because cucumber has very high water content.
• Good for your immunity because it has good amount of vitamin C.
• Good for diabetics.
• Keeps cholesterol levels in control.
• Manages blood pressure.
• Good for your hair and nails health.
• Cucumber reduces the chances of cancer
• Prevents constipation
• Good for your heart
• Easy to digest

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