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“Every time you eat or drink, you are either feeding disease or fighting it.”
– Heather Morgan
Ingredients
– 5 cups of bite-sized pieces broccoli (stem and florets)
– 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
– 1 1/2 tablespoons EVOO
– salt and pepper to taste
Serves 4 to 6
Directions
1. cook the broccoli in salted boiling water until tender. Chill.
2. toss broccoli with the remaining ingredients.
3. Variation: you can make this salad with any leftover cooked vegetables (cauliflower, green beans and others)
Nutrition
One cup (91 grams) of raw broccoli packs [2]
- Carbs: 6 grams
- Protein: 2.6 gram
- Fat: 0.3 grams
- Fiber: 2.4 grams
- Vitamin C: 135% of the RDI
- Vitamin A: 11% of the RDI
- Vitamin K: 116% of the RDI
- Vitamin B9 (Folate): 14% of the RDI
- Potassium: 8% of the RDI
- Phosphorus: 6% of the RDI
- Selenium: 3% of the RDI
Broccoli can be eaten cooked or raw — both are perfectly healthy but provide different nutrient profiles. Eating broccoli may lower blood sugar and improve diabetic control. This is likely related to its antioxidant and fiber content.
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References
- GOODMAN, M. and HOLLAND, L., 2006. Food to Live By: The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook. Workman Publishing Company.
- SELF STAFF, 2018-last update, Broccoli.