SALAD

Garden Salad

Salad with cinnamon-yogurt dressing

Ingredients

150 GMS cauliflower, cut into pieces

75 GMS French beans, cut into pieces

75 GMS baby corn

Salt according to taste

125 GMS carrot

125 GMS cucumber

120 GMS sliced tomatoes

100 GMS sliced mushrooms

5 black olives

5 green olives

50 GMS cottage cheese

25 GMS croutons

2 oranges, peeled and cleaned

1 orange juice

2 tbsp. lemon juice

1 tbsp. olive oil

50 GMS. walnuts, sliced

Whisk for the salad dressing:

Yogurt

3 tbsp. Honey

1/2 tsp. cinnamon powder

 

Method

1.Parboil cauliflower, French beans and baby corn with salt to taste till tender, yet crisp to

the bite

2.Dice the remaining salad ingredients.

3.In a large mixing bowl, combine all the salad ingredients and drizzle juice of one orange,

lemon juice, olive oil and salt to taste.

4.Just before serving combine half of the salad dressing with the salad ingredients and

toss till well coated

5.Reserve the remaining salad dressing for garnishing.

6.Pour the sauce over the salad with sliced walnuts and orange segments. Serve cold

 

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Sprout Salad

Bean Sprouts And Radish Salad

Ingredients

2 cups bean sprouts (washed and drained)

1 capsicum, cut into strips

4 red radishes, sliced

3/4 cup sliced spring onions

For seasoning:

2 tsp. vinegar

2 tbsp. olive oil or salad oil

2 tsp. lemon juice

1 clove garlic, crushed

1/2 tsp. Soya sauce

1/2 tsp. sugar

Salt and pepper according to taste

For the garnish:

1/2 teacup black olives or stuffed olives

1 tomato, cored and sliced into rings

Method

1.For the dressing shake the ingredients thoroughly in a closed bottle.

2.Mix the bean sprouts, capsicum, radishes and spring onions in a bowl. Put in

Refrigerator

3.Just before serving, pour the dressing over the salad and toss.

4.Serve cold, garnished with tomato rings on the top.

 

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Mixed Vegetable Salad

Vinegary salad laced with mustard,coriander and green chilies.

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped tomato

1/2 cup chopped cucumber

1/2 cup chopped carrots

1/2 cup chopped lettuce

1/2 cup chopped cabbage

1/2 cup chopped radish

2 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves

5 green chilies

1 cup vinegar

Salt according to taste

For seasoning:

1 tbsp. lemon juice

1/2 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. mustard seeds

1 tsp. curry leaves

1 tbsp. oil

Salt according to taste

Method

1.Mix together all the vegetables.

2.Make a coarse paste of the coriander leaves and green chilies.

3.Mix it with the vegetables. Add salt to it.

4.Prepare the seasoning and add to the vegetables.

5.Add vinegar just before serving and mix together.

 

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