How to Eat Flaxseed With Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Health

Flaxseed and olive oil should be a part of everybody's daily diet because they both have important health benefits, most notably reducing bad cholesterol and raising good cholesterol. An easy way to incorporate both of these items into your diet is through a homemade salad dressing, which allows you to add both of the ingredients to your diet in a single meal.

Large bowl
Salad mixture
Small bowl
Vinegar
Whisk
Salt

Instructions

- 1
  Fill a large bowl with your favorite salad mixture and keep track of how many cups you add. The amount of salad you use will determine how much dressing you need to make.
- 2
  Combine 3 parts extra virgin olive oil and 1 part vinegar in a small bowl. For every 2 cups of salad, make 1 tbsp. of dressing, which is equal to 3/4 tbsp. of olive oil and 1/4 tbsp. of vinegar.
- 3
  Whisk the olive oil and vinegar together until they are thoroughly mixed, anywhere from one to three minutes, depending on the amount of liquid. Add salt to taste.
- 4
  Add 2 tbsp. of flaxseed to the dressing and mix it with the whisk for five seconds.
- 5
  Pour the dressing over the salad. Toss the salad to incorporate the dressing.

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