Healthy Bean Salad Recipes for Diabetic People

Beans are nutrious, healthy, versatile, and make great salads.
Legumes and beans are an important part of a diabetic diet, especially garbanzo beans or chickpeas as they are sometimes called.

Below is a great recipe for a Garbanzo Bean Salad with a great yogurt dressing.
This salad is not your usual salad and is a perfect salad to serve your family and friends.
You will no doubt have many requests for your recipe.

This is a great salad choice for diabetics as well as anyone.
The other recipe is for a Bean and Bacon Salad.
This recipe is a salad featuring green beans and bacon.
It is also diabetic friendly with its use of boiled eggs, bacon, and healthy olive oil. Both of these salads are sure to spark your interest and your taste buds.

Ingredient for GARBANZO BEAN SALAD as follow:
1. 2 cups finely shredded carrot.
2. 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced bell pepper.
3. 1 1/2 cups chopped plum tomatoes.
4. 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion.
5. 2 cans (15 1/2-oz each) cans garbanzo beans, drained.
6. 12 cups salad greens.

Use this direction for GARBANZO BEAN SALAD as follow:
1. Put in a large bowl, combine carrots, bell pepper, tomatoes, onion, and beans.
2. Pour 1/2 cup of Yogurt Dressing (recipe follows) over carrot mixture.
3. And toss gently to coat.
4. To serve place 2 cups of salad greens on a plate.
5. Drizzle greens with 1 tbsp of the yogurt dressing.
6. Top with 1 1/3 cups of the vegetable mixture.
7. Makes 6 servings

Used this ingredients of YOGURT DRESSING:
1. 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro.
2. 2 tbsp olive oil
3. 1 tbsp lemon juice
4. 1 1/2 tsp curry powder
5. 1/4 tsp salt, optional
6. 1/2 tsp bottled minced garlic
7. 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
8. 8-oz plain fat-free yogurt
9. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients using a whisk.

Used this ingredients of BEAN AND BACON SALAD:
1. 2 cans (16 oz each) whole green beans, drained.
2. 1/2 cup chopped onion.
3. 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oi.
4. 1/4 cup vinegar.
5. 1/4 tsp salt.
6. 1/4 tsp black pepper.
7. 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped.
8. 1/4 cup light mayonnaise.
9. 1 tsp prepared mustard.
10. 2 tsp vinegar
11. dash of salt, optional
12. 4 slices bacon, fried crisp and crumbled
13. paprika for garnish

Use this direction for BEAN AND BACON SALAD:
- Combine beans, onions, olive oil, 1/4 cup vinegar, 1/4 tsp salt, and pepper.
- Toss mixture lightly;
- Cover and refrigerate.
- Mix eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, 2 tsp vinegar, and dash of salt.
- Just before serving, drain chilled bean mixture, add the bacon and toss well.
- Place each serving on a lettuce leaf.
- Top with a spoonful of the egg mixture and sprinkle with paprika for garnish.

Yield: 6 servings

Author: Linda Wilson
Source: articlesbase.com

Chinese Sauce in Lettuce

Our relatives inform me to make a very simple Chinese recipes,
so everybody can do it . Fast, easy, good taste, and the key is your fire ( mean stove ).

The main of Ingredients:

1. Iceberg lettuce = take an half.
2. Sesame oil = 1 1/2 tbsp.
3. Vegetable oil = 1 tbsp.
4. Garlic ( already crushed) = 1 glove.

Used this direction as follow:

• Break each leaf off the lettuce and wash thoroughly. Blanch together in a pan of boiling water for about 1 minute.

• Drain the lettuce thoroughly and place on a serving plate.
  

• Make up the sauce by mixing the soy sauce, sesame oil, vegetable oil and garlic together. Heat until boiling then keep hot over a low heat.

• Pour over the hot sauce and serve immediately.

Preparation time: 4 minutes
Cooking time: 4 minutes
Servings: 3 as a main course

Cook's Tip:

find this recipes as your alternative where you could replace the lettuce with others call pak choi.

Fantastic Sesame Mayonnaise in Potato Salad

Very easy to make, good taste for your family.
All ingredients easy to find in your local market.
Why don't you try it by your self.

Special Ingredients list:

1. Potatoes = 400 gram.
2. Fantastic Ham = 40 gram.
3. Cucumber = 80 gram.

Make it the sesame mayonnaise as follow:
1. Mayonnaise : 6 tbsp
2. Sesame seeds : 10g
3. Salt.
4. Pepper.

Used this Direction:

• Cut the potatoes into fine julienne strips and pre-boil for about 5 minutes.

• Cut the ham and the cucumber into fine julienne strips and leave to one side.

• Drain the potatoes very well and leave until cool.

• Grind the sesame seeds and mix the ingredients together for the sesame mayonnaise.

• Just before serving, combine the potatoes, ham and cucumber with the sesame mayonnaise.

• Garnish with parsley
  

• Ready to serve.
  

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 - 5

Cook's Tip:

After try this recipe we kept sesame mayonnaise separately.

Delicious with Butternut Squash Soup

Please feel free used this recipes as a hobby, and try it in your house.
All Ingredients easy to buy in your local market, very economical price, simply to make it.

Here are the Ingredients :
1. Butternut squash (peeled) = 400 gram.
2. Onion = 1
3. Small carrot = 1
4. Salted butter = 30 gram
5. Vegetable stock cube = 1
6. Water = 400 ml
7. Bay leaves = 2
8. Milk = 200ml

To make garnish as follow:
1. Single cream = a little
2. Chopped fresh herbs (such as chives or oregano) = a little as necessary.

Used this Direction:

• Slice the onion and carrot thinly. Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the onion and carrot and then fry them on a low heat until they soften (about 15 to 20 minutes - they must not brown).

• Peel the butternut squash quite generously and dice it into small cubes. Add to the saucepan with the water, the stock cube and the bay leaves and simmer for 20 minutes with a lid on or until the vegetable are tender.

• Take the bay leaves out and add the milk and then liquidise the soup until smooth. Just before serving, reheat and taste, adding seasoning if necessary. Serve with the cream and the herbs.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Servings: 5

Follow our Cook's Tip:

We already try in our kitchen, where you could replace the butternut squash with kabocha or pumpkin suitable for you.