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Fruit Salad Recipes
Caprese Salad
One of the easiest fruit salad / appetizer you can make just in a few minutes of prep time. And yes, technically tomato is a type of fruits. But in the kitchen, we treat tomato as vegetable because of its lack of the sweetness and strong flavor of a fruit, it is commonly used in savory dishes.
Tomato is a very versatile fruit to use in cooking. It can be used as salads, appetizers, sauces, juices and soups. It is one of the healthiest fruits/vegetables there is, especially for heart health.
Tomato with its deep red or orange color contains high concentration of a natural carotenoid called lycopene. According to National Institute of Health, there are enough evidences to support the role of lycopene to prevent cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Lycopene also support bone health and prevent osteoporosis. In a study published by the National Institute of Health, “Protective effect of total carotenoid and lycopene intake on the risk of hip fracture: a 17-year follow-up from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study”, older adults who consume food which are high in carotenoid have less incidents of hip fractures and non-vertebral osteoporotic fractures. This full-of-nutritional-wonder caprese salad is super easy to prepare.
Reference materials:
Lycopene and cardiovascular diseases: an update.
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