Lentil and feta salad

Magnesium helps maintain muscle and nerve function, keeps your heart beating steadily and protects your immune system. Get your magnesium from this tasty salad.

Serves 4

Ingredients:
250g cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 red onion, finely sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
Juice of 1/2 lemon
15ml olive oil
150g lentils
45ml cake flour
200g reduced-fat feta (about 4 disks)
Handful coriander, chopped
Salt and ground black pepper
Handful sunflower seeds

Instructions:
1.Toss the tomatoes, onion, garlic, lemon juice and oil in a bowl
2.Cook the lentils according to the package instructions until tender, drain and add to the bowl
3.Warm a non-stick pan with a little olive oil. Coat each feta cheese disk in flour. Fry the feta cheese until golden. Serve the warm feta with the lentil salad. Sprinkle the sunflower seeds over just before serving.

Magnesium
Why you need it: your body can’t produce magnesium, so it’s important to eat magnesium-rich foods every day. Magnesium helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps your heart beating steadily and helps to build a healthy immune system. Studies have shown that a low intake of magnesium may be linked with PMS and that magnesium may help to increase bone density in post-menopausal women.

Where you get it: Almonds, avocados, sunflower seeds, hummus, brown rice, lentils and spinach. Try to eat some of your veggies raw since cooking certain foods can significantly diminish their magnesium content.

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