Dinner: Chopped Salad with Tuna

Simple tasty tuna salad that is good for South Beach Phase 1.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Romaine Lettuce, Tuna

Health benefits of Chopped Salad with Tuna

Romaine lettuce contains chromium, which helps maintain normal blood glucose levels by making insulin more efficient. The chromium in romaine lettuce also promotes weight loss due to its ability to help control cravings, reduce hunger, and control fat in the blood. Tuna is great for a high protein diet as it has 33 grams of protein within its housing, with no pesky carbohydrates to worry about. In addition to this, tuna contains B vitamins and vitamin D, both of which are vital to fighting back against PCOS.

Ingredients

6 oz tuna fish
1/3 cup pared, chopped cucumbers
1/3 cup cherry tomato cherry
1/3 cup cubed avocados
1/3 cup chopped celery
1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
4 tsps extra virgin olive oil
2 wedges yield lime juice
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1. To make the salad, layer the tuna, avocados, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, celery and romaine lettuce, in a bowl.

2. Separately to make the dressing mix the olive oil, fresh lime juice, finely chopped garlic and pepper.

3. Mix salad and dressing well together.