Category: Salads

Ingredients

• One to two Large cucumber (cut into thin strips)
• One tablespoon – Sesame seeds (roasted)
• One tablespoon – Peanuts (roasted)
• ½ tablespoon – Chili flakes
• Salt to taste
• 4 cloves – Garlic (chopped finely)
• One tablespoon – Lemon juice

Method 

• Mix the cucumber, sesame seeds and peanuts
• In a bowl; Mix garlic, lemon juice, chili flakes, salt and pour in some hot oil and mix until aromatic
• Mix in the sauce and top with more peanuts and sesame seeds
• Mix well and enjoy!

NOTE

• You can use other veggies like carrot or lettuce 
• You can optionally use a little chili oil for an even more spicy kick!

Thai papaya salad consists of grated raw papaya,cucumbers,tomato.This salad is extremely refreshing and crunchy.A perfect change to palate from regular salads.You can find the recipe of this delicious salad below.

For salad

• 1 cup – Raw papaya (greated)
• 1 small – Tomato (cut into strips)
• 1 small – Cucumber (cut into strips)
• 1-2 – Red chilies (finely chopped) 

For dressing

• 3 – Garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 TBSP – Soya sauce 
• Salt to taste
• 1 TBSP – Sugar OR Jaggery powder 
• Juice – Half lemon 
• 2 TBSP – Peanuts (roasted)

Method   

For dressing 

1. Put all the ingredients of dressing in a bowl and keep in the fridge so that the flavors infuse
2. Keep in the fridge for at least 15 minutes 

For assembling the salad 

The dressing needs to be mixed in the salad just before eating

1. Mix all the ingredients for salad in a bowl
2. Ideally add dressing to a portion which will be eaten or served.

NOTE

1. Let the sauce sit in the fridge for sometime.The longer it’s kept,the more the garlic will infuse the sauce and give it a amazing flavour
2. You can also add various vegetables to make the salad according to your liking.Like onions,spring onions,capcicum or peppers 

Serve chilled, and enjoy a refreshing, healthy salad that’s bursting with vibrant flavors and textures.

This summer have a go at this Mango Salsa Salad.It’s refreshing,healthy and easy to make,it will only take 15 minutes of your time.

Ingredients

• Two ripe mangoes – diced 
• One red bell pepper – diced
• Half onion – diced
• One cucumber – diced
• One jalapeno – diced
• One fourth cup dhaniya 
• Two limes – juiced
• Two tablespoons honey
• Salt to taste
• Roasted peanuts as garnish(optional)

Method

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl
• And serve with your favorite chips/nachos!!

You can have it as it is or you can pair it with your favorite chips,you can also add other veggies,spices etc to make it to your liking.

Salad is very important when you are looking for healthy options. But people like me suffer from severe sulphur allergies and cannot eat raw stuff. I tend to modify my salads to a little cooked version. You can use the dressing for any variety of vegetables or mix it with sauteed vegetables.

Chinese salad

Dressing

Half cup water

One tablespoon of sugar

One teaspoon vinegar

One teaspoon of corn flour

Salt and pepper to taste

One teaspoon of tomato sauce

Half tablespoon of Worcester sauce (you can add soya sauce)

chili flakes to taste or even chilly sauce

Method for Dressing

Mix all this in a pan and give it 3-4 boils stirring constantly till it is thick

Let it cool and keep in a bottle.

Mix in vegetables

Ingredients for Salad

One cucumber Chopped

One-fourth Cup Carrot Chopped (optional)

One-fourth cup of Beans chopped (optional)

Half a cup of boiled noodles

One or two Spring onions Chopped

A few nuts

 green chilly strips

one cup of shredded cabbage

Method

 

Par boil Carrot and beans if using

Mix the dressing in all the vegetables

Note– People like me who cannot eat raw vegetables will sauté cabbage, spring onions and bell peppers and mix them in the dressing. The recipe shown is my version where you sauté the vegetables.

When you eat this delicious salad you will be crunching your way into a healthier lifestyle. Happy Eating!!

Eating Salad is the most convenient and easy habit that one can adopt in today’s health conscious environment. Restaurants offer special salads in their appetizer menu and there are cafes which cater for sandwiches and salad. A salad is cool, crunchy and fun to eat and has lots of textures in it. You can customize them to include the fruits and vegetables that appeal to you the most or whatever is in season or in hand.

This one is simple salad with rice and creates a wholesome meal. It is a favorite in our house.

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiled rice (1/3 rd cup raw rice). It could be any rice that you eat brown or white
• 1 capsicum chopped
• ½ cup Mixed bell peppers chopped
• ½ cup chopped and boiled carrot
• 1 spring onion or normal onion finely chopped
• Few mint and coriander leaves
• 1 cup finely chopped cabbage and better to take it out from hot water once
• ½ cup boiled chickpeas
• 1 bread slice cut and fried or toasted in square pieces
• Few nuts of your choice
• Cheese for garnishing

For the dressing

• ½ Tbsp vinegar. If you have use Balsamic vinegar otherwise any vinegar is okay
• 5 Tbsp Olive oil
• Salt and white pepper to taste
• ¼ tsp mustard powder
• Pinch of sugar
• 1 ground garlic
• 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup

Method

• Mix all the ingredients required for dressing
• Beat for a minute and set aside
• Mix all the main ingredients except bread and cheese
• You can serve it on platter or on a bed of lettuce leaves or a jelly mold
• Sprinkle the dressing and garnish with bread and cheese
• There is no hard and fast rule you can mix it in the salad itself.

Variations- Pl use any kind of vegetables like corn, red cabbage or blanched beans..etc whatever your family likes.

Salad gives us lot of fiber, helps us to cut calories and give us more fulfilling meal. You can also choose different kinds of dressings as per your palate.