Green Soda

It's Friday already! The week is finally over after 5 days of hard work and Friday evening calls for some crisps, a drink and a movie. I was a little bored of the same Ginger Beer almost every Friday. I rummaged my fridge and found a box with the left out mint leaves. I knew just the thing to do with those Mint leaves.

I should also mention some of the health benefits of Mint and here it is. Mint helps in digestion, depression and fatigue. Grab a glass of Mint juice to get relieved from headache and nausea. There are a lot more benefits with which I can fill this whole page, but I will stop it at this.

Green Soda is a low calorie drink with health benefits and a very good replacement for Carbonated chemical drinks. Mint flavor with lemon and a hint of ginger is strong & fresh and a perfect flavored drink for a quiet evening. You will never feel like putting down the glass of this Green soda until you have finished it. Happy Friday :)

Nutritional Information  (Approx)			(per serving)
Energy	60		Calories
Fat	0		%
Carbohydrates	5		%
Dietary Fiber	2		%
Sodium	0		%
Vitamin A	1		%
Vitamin C	5		%
Calcium	0		%
Iron	0		%
Protein	0.1		Grams
Sugar	4		Grams

Ingredients
[Makes 4 servings]
Mint leaves	1/2 cup
Ginger sliced	4 to 5 small pieces
Brown sugar/Sugar	2 Teaspoons
Salt	a pinch
Lemon juice	1 tablespoon
Club soda/plain soda/Carbonated water	3 cups

Wash Mint leaves. In a mix, grind Mint leaves, ginger, brown sugar, lemon juice and a pinch of salt into a smooth paste.

Strain the ground paste and this thick concentrate is used as the base for this drink. Refrigerate it till it is time to serve.

In a serving glass, pour the concentrate and then add club soda and enjoy it with crisps.

Cucumber salad with Green mango dressing

It is a very hot summer this time in Norway and it almost reach 35 degrees some days. Since it is sunny here even at night, we usually like to have a cold salad before dinner.

Cucumber is a summer vegetable with a lot of health benefits. It keeps the body hydrated, controls blood pressure and reduces cholesterol. It is low in calories and cools the body and quenches summer thirst.

Cucumber salad with Green mango dressing is a perfect salad for a hot day/night. I usually do not discard the juice of cucumber since it is healthy and makes salad juicy.

Nutritional Information  (Approx)			(per serving)
Energy	60		Calories
Fat	0		%
Carbohydrates	6		%
Dietary Fiber	9		%
Sodium	1		%
Vitamin A	17		%
Vitamin C	50		%
Calcium	2		%
Iron	2		%
Protein	1.6		Grams
Sugar	2		Grams

Ingredients
Cucumber	1
Green Mango	1 small
Salt	to taste
Pepper powder	1 tsp
Olive oil	2 tsps

Slice the cucumbers

Peel the skin and chop a green mango

In a mix, add chopped green mango, salt, pepper powder and olive oil.

Grind it to a smooth paste with very little water. Chill the dressing and sliced cucumber at least for 20 minutes before serving.

Pour the dressing to cucumber slices mix gently and serve.