How to make lettuce delicious cold salad

Lettuce is a very common vegetable and it is always present when we eat hot pot. Lettuce can reduce the greasy feeling and is a must-have companion to hot pot. However, many people do not know the nutritional value of lettuce, and besides hot pot, there are many other good ways to show the deliciousness of lettuce. So, how can we make lettuce delicious when it’s served cold?

1. Ingredients

Main ingredient: One head of lettuce

Ingredients: 2 cloves of garlic

Accessories: 2 tablespoons of vinegar, 3/4 tablespoon of soy sauce, half a tablespoon of granulated sugar

2. Production steps

1. Wash and cut the lettuce into sections.

2. Chop the garlic, then add vinegar, soy sauce and sugar to make the sauce.

3. Pour the sauce directly on the lettuce and mix well.

3. The efficacy and function of lettuce

1. Lettuce can promote diuresis and lower blood pressure

Diuretic effect is one of the important functions of lettuce. It contains some medicinal ingredients such as mannitol, which can promote the excretion of excess water in the human body. It has a good effect on alleviating human urinary problems and body edema. In addition, it can speed up blood flow and lower high blood pressure.

2. Lettuce can relieve insomnia

Lettuce can relieve insomnia. The lactucin it contains is an important ingredient that can directly act on the human nervous system. It can calm the mind, relax the nerves, improve sleep quality and reduce the occurrence of insomnia symptoms.

3. Lettuce can help you lose weight

Losing weight is also one of the important functions of lettuce. The plant fiber it contains can increase people's sense of fullness, promote the excretion of toxins in the human body, speed up gastrointestinal motility, and speed up metabolism. Regular consumption can play a good role in weight loss and make people's figure become better and better.

4. Nutritional value of lettuce

1. Lettuce contains a large amount of vitamins and a large amount of calcium, iron, protein, fat, vitamin A, VB1, VB2 and other nutrients.

2. The nutritional value of leaf lettuce is higher than that of romaine lettuce, and far superior to that of celery lettuce. Its main feature is that it is rich in minerals. For example, the calcium content is 1.9 times higher than that of lettuce and 2 times higher than that of celery. The iron content is 50% and 33% higher than that of lettuce and celery respectively. The zinc content is 86% and 33% higher than that of lettuce and celery respectively. The selenium content is 22% and 1.8 times higher than that of lettuce and celery respectively.