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This refreshing salad is great to eat as part of a light lunch. Pepper may be used to season the dish. This recipe is helpful for people who may want to manage their diabetes by maintaining a healthy balanced diet.

Full recipe:
2-3 large tomatoes, finely chopped (260g)
50g fresh coriander, roughly chopped
20g fresh mint, roughly chopped
1 lemon, juice and finely grated zest
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
good pinch pepper
1 large red onion, finely diced (180g)
half cucumber, finely diced (160g)
2 large carrots, grated (250g)

Method:
Mix all ingredients together and serve.

You can find more recipes to help manage your diet at: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/

Recipe kindly provided by Diabetes UK.

For more information on Type 2 diabetes visit https://beta.nhs.uk/conditions/type-2-diabetes/check-if-you-have-it/

For more information on healthy eating visit http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/healthy-eating/Pages/Healthyeating.aspx

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