Mediterranean Diet. ‘Ensalada Murciana’, Healthy and Delicious.

Its name stems from Murcia, the place where it originated.

Murcia is a region located in the Southeast of Spain, situated on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and is denominated as ‘The garden of Europe’ for its abundance of fruit and vegetables.

This simple salad is rich in nutrients and is made with tinned tomatoes, tinned tuna, hard-boiled eggs, red or white onions, black olives and olive oil.

The ingredients are then chopped and mixed into one bowl and seasoned with a pinch of salt and olive oil.

This salad accompanying a grilled meat or fish, a Spanish omelette, or just eaten by itself with a piece of bread and a piece of fruit or yogurt for dessert, is perfect for dinner and for weight loss diets.

Their properties are:

• Eggs - Has proteins of a high biological value, Vitamins of the B group, Iron, etc.
• Tomatoes - Rich in Lycopene.
• Onion - Rich in Quercetin and a powerful antiinflamatory.
• Tuna - Source of Omega 3 and protector of the heart, brain, etc.
• Olive oil - Rich in Monounsaturated acids and Vitamin E. 

All of the ingredients are strong antioxidants and act in the prevention of cardiovascular, degenerative and skin diseases.

It is also delicious!!.