Ever since I read The Fertility Diet I’ve been trying to increase the amount of raw food in my diet. Â
I dont want to go 100% raw, it seems too extreme and directly contradicts some Traditional Chinese Medicine advice from my acupuncturist, but I figure now the weather is finally warming up I can aspire to making my meals at least 50% raw.
The book also recommended parsley as a good herb for fertility, benefiting the kidneys, liver, adrenals and uterus.
I’m usually a fan of parsley but the pigeons won the war over the parsley in my garden so I only have a small indoor plant.
We recently discovered the local mediterranean grocer sells enormous bunches of parsley for only 80p and is a nice 20 minute post-prandial walk through the park away, so I’ve been experimenting with making parsley salads that aren’t tabbouleh to keep things fresh.
Lentil and Parsley Fertility Salad
Course: Eating for Fertility, RecipeCuisine: Vegetarian2
servings10
minutes20
minutesRefresh your fertility diet with this Lentil and Parsley Salad, high in plant protein, folate, and antioxidants. An easy, nutrient-rich salad to enhance reproductive health and overall wellbeing.
Ingredients
Brown lentils
Parsley
Spring onion
Tomato
Sunflower seeds
Directions
- Soak sunflower seeds.
- Soak, rinse and drain lentils. Â
- Simmer lentils in fresh water for about 20 minutes, until cooked. Â
- Rinse with cold water, drain and allow to cool.
- Chop parsley, spring onion and tomato.
- Drain and rinse sunflower seeds.
- Mix it all together and enjoy!
I served the salad with grilled chicken thigh and courgettes sautéed in garlic and olive oil.
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