Apple Salad Recipe

This apple salad recipe is a delicious-way to increase the fibre for your colon.

You will be astonished to read how much strong-research there is proving that apples help with almost everything from alopecia to athlete's foot^[1].

I am exaggerating, of course, but the old saying about keeping the doctor away is not far-fetched; it is based on solid science.

This page was last updated by Bernard Preston on 3rd March, 2021.

Go wild when making your salads. Give vent to your creative imagination because the nutrition facts of apples are vast and proven.

Work on half an apple per person, so this recipe should easily feed four of your best friends.

Never feel inhibited by a recipe. So you love mint; chop in a few of the fresh tips. Do you have none in your back yard? It's so easy to grow. Find a fellow gardener and do some swapping of herbs.

We use mint as a plant-cover; it helps keeps the weeds back between our roses.

Apple Salad Recipe

Here is a bit of interesting trivia.

In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.

I like that.

We feel quite strongly that you should avoid supermarket mayonnaises. Mostly they are made with solvent-extracted hydrogenated oils known to be associated with vestibular brain disease and vertigo, and generally are filled with a host of stabilisers, flavourants and colouring.

It is important to read the labels, looking especially for trans-fats.

Rather make your own, or it will spoil all the nutritional facts of apples that are so special. It is dead easy.

For more about the dangers of hydrogenated foods and margarine use the site search function below.

Copy and paste "hydrogenated foods" into this search engine for more information.

• Broccoli facts

Make a bed of salad greens, and then lay the chopped apple, celery and broccoli; interesting new research shows that the young florets that form after the main head has been reaped, and even the flowers which incidentally are delicious are richest in the anti-tumour stakes. Then add the parsley and walnuts in a bowl.

Combine your olive oil, allspice and lemon juice; and the water.

Toss the mixture with the chopped apple, celery and broccoli. Add your cubed chicken squares. Tofu makes a lovely, healthy protein alternative to meat or cheese on a salad. If you find it too bland, soak the pieces first in brandy. That will loosen your guests' tongues at your luncheon.

We think that over and above nutritious food as exemplified by apples, plenty of exercise is a non-negotiable. And the easiest and best way to start are the simple and profound benefits of walking.

Do you know what a Swedish stroll is? They take a little walk after meals, dinner particularly, to help with the digestion; less grumbles in the middle of the night. It also means the starch is turned into glycogen instead of glucose which would otherwise have raised blood sugar and then been stored as fat.

Allergies are a huge problem for some folk.

They are triggered by an allergen, which is usually a protein that our bodies will not tolerate. Gluten, in wheat, is a big one; milk, nuts and shell-fish are other common menaces. There are many.

Scientists at the Nestle research centre have discovered that mice allergic to milk protein experienced a much reduced response if they first thing in the morning fed them an apple-extract. Giving it later in the day had little beneficial effect.

Of course they will soon be marketing the extract. How about enjoying an apple a day before your glass of milk, peanuts and bread?

Toss a mixture of chopped tomato, paprika and sweet peppers on the dish; shallots and radishes too. Sprinkle a tablespoon of chopped young sweet-basil leaves over the salad, or rustle up some homemade pesto; it's so easy.

Add a handful of olives and perhaps some Feta cheese squares to complete your apple salad recipe.

Dribble with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and a few drops of water if you like it moist; I do.

---

"I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger."

- Unknown

---

This apple salad recipe could never be described as boring.

A side dish of bright salads

To really finish off your lunch, mop up the juice with some bread (and a little butter if your cholesterol is okay), and perhaps spread with Tahini, my favourite on a slice.

Searching for something specific? Say, "

• How to make tahini at home in two minutes.
• Sesame tahinini
• What are phytosterols?
• Olive pate
• Pickling olives
• Pesto - Make it at home. Janet and Santie will show you how...
• Tofu nutrition

Yes you'll notice a passion for Mediterranean food at our website; it not only tastes terrific, is easy to prepare, but also proven beyond all doubt to be friendly to your heart and nerves. Don't ring in all these changes overnight, just pick up a packet of olives, together with a bottle of tahini, or sesame seeds perhaps to start with.

And of course olive oil should be the queen of your table.

What are phytosterols?

What are phytosterols is an important question if you, like me, want to have your butter and eat it; they are compounds that a structure very similar to cholesterol, and compete at absorption sites.

Enjoy enough of lunches like that above, and apple salad recipe, and you need have no remorse about reverting to butter on your bread; I expect your like me find margarine absolutely ghastly. And so it is, and the latest collation of all research on the subject reveals that we should never have been pressured to give up dairy; it is a myth that it is the cause of obesity and heart disease.

But, what are phytosterols remains an important question; only then truly can you have your butter and eat it with abandon. Enjoy an apple salad recipe regularly.

Ultra-processed foods

Definition of UPFs remains controversial and difficult; it gets into issues that we really don't want to talk about. It would include chips, salty snacks and biscuits, for example. But what about anything made from cake-flour or cornmeal?

Ultra-processed foods have been transformed using an industrial process.

Margarine would be an example, where the oils have been hydrogenated. Flour would be another in which the bran and germ have been removed.

Another that is closer to home for me is honey. Once heated and refined it is completely changed, dramatically raising the glycemic-index as the sugars are affected.

The definition of ultra-processed foods would also include the addition of unhealthy fats, salt and sugar. Every chocolate cake in reality is a UPF, and that we really don't want to talk about; hence the levels of obesity have risen so dramatically.

The addition of flavourants, colourants and preservatives touches again on another controversial area; virtually all industrially processed-foods.

Our apple salad recipe cuts right across that. From the fresh salads and fruit to the homemade dressing it makes up a completely unprocessed-food.

Tzatziki

To make your Apple Salad Recipe into a memorable meal you are going to need some more side -dishes, and some dips. Tzatziki you can make in a flash, it will give your lunch a Greek touch.

You can find it at our Olive Bread Recipe page.

PICKLED BEETS

A few slices of pickled beets go well with any APPLE SALAD RECIPE salad. Like apples, beets are filled with soluble fibre, the best solution for constipation.

In chiropractic, we are regularly faced with the constipated patient. Whilst a sacroiliac joint treatment adjustment can make a difference, should there be a fixation in the joint, getting more fibre in the diet in simple and quick ways is of the utmost importance. Our Apple Salad recipe with all the now-known-facts about apples is just one of those many delicious ways.

Of course there are enormous health benefits of juicing your apples or carrots, especially if you have a surplus growing in the garden. A glass of carrot juice to go with your apple salad recipe?

• Glycemic Index and Carbohydrated Count Chart ...

Nutritional facts about apples

Apples, mostly in the skin, are rich in pectin, the soluble fibre that gives you a happy bowel. On the side, it also inhibits the absorption of cholesterol, particularly the noxious LDL fraction.

There is now a mass of strong research proving the an apple a day does in fact keep the doctor away. It reduces tumours, improves breathing and helps babies with tummy-troubles.

Plus it has a very low glycemic index, making it a highly desirable carbohydrate. The natural sugars in apples are absorbed very slowly, and do not provide an insulin rush.

---

Newsletter

Our newsletter is entitled "create a cyan zone" at your home, preserving both yourself and Mother Earth for future generations; and your family too, of course. We promise not to spam you with daily emails promoting various products. You may get an occasional nudge to buy one of my books.

Here are the back issues.

Every salad needs some oil, firstly to make it more palatable, and secondly you will be less hungry in a couple of hours' time. The healthy oils for a salad come from fish which is obviously not suitable for a salad, the olive and the avocado. All three should be regularly in your diet for the fatty acids essential for healthy nerves. 

Few things will finish off a salad better than a couple dips. They are mostly easy to make, and quick, but our hummus does require some planning: you will need to soak the chickpeas at least overnight, and cook for about an hour and a half. Thereafter it is a breeze. Each of these dips you can make in under ten-minutes.

• AUTHENTIC HUMMUS RECIPE; make it in only 4 mins.

Avocado Benefits and an Apple

Avocados are rich in the amino acid tyrosine that is vital for transfer of day to day events to our long-term storage centres in the brain.

This is not small beer we are discussing; it's about having a healthy memory at eighty instead of premature senile dementia.

Apples are high on the cholesterol lowering stakes. Do you have a family history of heart attacks and stroke? Eat more apples.

choice foods

It is all about doing our level best, with the scientific nutritional research behind us, to reach a healthy eighty so we can enjoy the grandchildren and sit under the trees we once planted. The alternative is too ghastly to contemplate. Deceased at fifty with breast cancer or a stroke at sixty are the stark alternatives.

Strong science confirms that those who consume small amounts of fruits and vegetables are twice as likely to die from malignant tumours when compared to those who enjoy them daily.

And the fact of the matter is that nutritious choice foods taste divine.

Tabbouleh bulgar wheat

Ask any Lebanese person which salad is almost always on the summer lunch menu and they will certainly reply, tabbouleh. A mixture of parsley, mint, tomatoes, olive oil and lemon juice and, if available, bulgar wheat, otherwise just enjoy it with wholemeal bread.

Top 7 functional foods for your health

Top 7 functional foods for your health is a vitally important subject and it is no coincidence that apple salad recipe ranks highly.

Let's be honest eating a whole apple for breakfast is quite hard work. Perhaps keep a half for this quick curried chicken recipe.

It may look a little like a dog's breakfast but it contains four of our top 7 functional foods for your health.

Bernard Preston books

If you love reading in general and about apple salad recipe in particular, and you are into nutritious choice foods and outdoor living then I guarantee you will love my books; or your money back, dinkum.

I have yet to hear from one single person that they did not finish one of my Bernard Preston books. They did after all take five years each to write.

My seventh book is progressing nicely; the first married pope in a thousand years.

Did you find this page interesting? How about forwarding it to a friend, or book and food junkie? Better still, a social mead tick would help.

Address:

56 Groenekloof Rd,

Hilton, KZN

South Africa

Website:

https://www.bernard-preston.com

Create a Cyan Zone at your home; one which complements blue areas for longevity with green for protecting Mother Earth.