Corn & Mushroom Protein Salad

Mushroom and Corn
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Here’s a simple summer salad to try during your Herbal DETOX or Herbal SLIM program. It is very satisfying with the corn and mushrooms for protein.

Serves 2 people

Ingredients:

  • 1 x Capsicum
  • 1 x Cob of corn
  • 1 x Avocado
  • 2 x Tomato
  • 1/3 Telegraph cucumber
  • 250 gm of Mushrooms
  • 12 cloves of garlic
  • A small handful of mint or basil

Method:
Slice mushrooms and capsicum and shave kernels off the corn cob. Peel garlic cloves and leave whole. Heat olive oil in a pan and throw in mushrooms and capsicum together. Fry for 3-4 minutes then add the garlic and corn kernels. Stir fry until a little browned and cooked to your preference.

Place stir-fry into large bowls and add sliced avocado, cucumber, tomato and combine.

Sprinkle with basil and mint and serve.

You are now ready to serve.

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Protein Content:
One 100gm cob of corn supplies 9gm of protein which is about 18% of daily requirements.
250gm of Mushrooms supplies about 8gm of protein or 15% of daily needs.
That means this recipe will give you 33% of daily protein if you can eat it all.

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