Salad with cheese, cucumber and mustard – easy & healthy recipe

Salads are a real lifesaver for anyone who loves to eat a variety of healthy and delicious dishes. You can make them from almost anything – vegetables, poultry, fish, greens, and even snacks. This light salad with cheese, cucumber, and mustard is a fresh, tangy dish that will brighten up not only your everyday lunch but also your festive table.

Mustard seeds give the salad a spicy, pleasantly sharp flavor and add an impressive health boost. They contain phytoncides – natural, highly active compounds with strong anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects. Mustard is also rich in vitamins A, K, C, and B group vitamins, which help support cardiovascular and brain health. In addition, mustard seeds contain glucosinolates – unique substances that inhibit the activity of viruses and bacteria. Eating them helps normalize digestion, prevent putrefactive processes in the gut, speed up metabolism, and reduce visceral fat.

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Ingredients

For 2 servings of fresh cucumber salad with cheese and mustard seeds:

• 60 g ham;
• 50 g cheese;
• 1 medium cucumber;
• 50 g canned corn;
• 2 cherry tomatoes;
• ½ tsp mustard seeds;
• ½ tsp wine vinegar;
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil;
• 1 tsp turmeric;
• 1 pinch ground black pepper;

Step-by-step recipe

Wash cucumber and tomatoes under running water, pat dry and cut into medium-sized pieces. Dice the ham and cheese, and place them in a salad bowl. Add canned corn and mustard seeds (crushed in a mortar or spice grinder).

Drizzle with wine vinegar and let the mixture marinate for 20 minutes. Drain the vinegar and vegetable juices, sprinkle with turmeric, add vegetable oil, season with black pepper, and mix gently.

Notes:

You can use corn oil, flaxseed oil, or any other cold-pressed oil of your choice for the dressing. Besides turmeric, try adding coriander or a pinch of paprika. CraftOil offers a superb selection of organic, «living» oils for salads and other dishes, as well as the «Gourmet salads» set. We deliver across Ukraine and Europe, guaranteeing premium quality, rich taste and aroma, and exceptional health benefits.