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Carrot Salad
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Ingredients
1. Carrots - 5-6 grated
2. Medium sized onion -1 chopped finely
3. Medium sized green chili -2
4. coconut -1/2 cup grated
5. Juice of 1/2 lemon
6. salt to taste
Method
Combine all the ingredients with your hands in a bowl and leave it in the refrigerator for 1/2 -1 hour before use. You can alter the recipe by adding some tomatoes or cucumber that is not watery.
Pepper Salad
Ingredients
Lettuce 1
Jalapeno Pepper 3-4
Red Onions 1
Green Pepper (Capsicum) 1
Tomatoes 1
Vinegar 1 tsp
Salad Dressing 2 tbsp
Pepper Powder 1/2 tsp
Lemon Juice 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Method
1. Chop the Lettuce & Jalapenos pepper. Then Slice Onions, Green Pepper, Tomatoes finely.
2. Take a Bowl and put all these vegetables into it. Then add Vinegar, salad Dressing, Pepper powder, lemon juice & salt.
3. Mix all of them well with a pair of fork.
Serve.
Potato Salad
Ingredients
For Salad:
1 medium potato
1 teaspoon of Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon of shredded Coconut
1 teaspoon of Coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon of Ginger Paste
Small pinch of Asafoetida
4 Green chillies (6 if you want it real hot)
1 cup of home made curd
2 dash of lemon
Little Coriander leaves
Salt as required
For Seasoning:
1 tablespoon of ghee
Little mustard
Little jeera
Curry leaves
Method
1. Boil Potato and peel the skin. Shred it in to pieces. Allow it to cool down.
2. Then add turmeric powder, shredded coconut, coriander powder, ginger paste, asafoetida and salt
3. Add a dash of lemon to it.
4. Take a small deep pan, add ghee and mustard and when it sputters, add Jeera
5. Add cut green chillies in to it and curry leaves.
6. Mix all of them well adding the curd in to it
7. Finally add coriander leaves in it and your potato salad is ready for serving.
Chatpati Salad
Ingredients
Cucumber : 2 no
Tomatoes : 2 no
Carrots : 6 no
Onion : 1 medium
Cilantro : 1/2 bunch
Green Chillies : 2 small
Peanut Bhujiya : few
Chat masala
Salt to taste
Cheese cubes
Method
1. Cut Cucumbers, Tomatoes into small pieces, chop Carrots, Onions, Cilantro very finely and ground the green chillies.
2. Mix all the above Veg. together and refrigerate and just before serving add the remaining ingredients.
Cabbage Salad
Ingredients
1 medium tender Cabbage
100 gm Peanuts
4-5 Green Chilli
A sprig of Coriander leaves
Lemon Juice-1 tsp
1 tsp Oil, Urad daal, Mustard seeds
Salt to taste.
Method
1. Grate cabbage or cut cabbage into very thin slivers. Keep aside.
2. Roast peanuts for a few minutes, take out the husk and grind coarsely.
3. Cut chillies and coriander leaves into small pieces.
4. Add ground peanuts, chillies and coriander leaves to the cabbage.Put in a tsp of lemon juice.
5. Splutter mustard seeds and fry urad daal in the oil and put it over the salad. Add salt to taste.Mix well.
Beet Salad
Ingredients
8 oz Carton Plain Yoghurt
1 can Beets: sliced and pickled/spiced, drained
1 tsp Cardamom seeds, coarsely ground
Method
Stir the yoghurt, then stir in the cardamom. Let this sit while you watch the news, then add to the beets and mix lightly Beautiful, delicious, and full of fiber!
Beetroot Salad
Ingredients
2 Beetroot
1 Onion
Coriander Leaves
Curry Leaves
Mustard Seeds
1 Lemon
Green Chillies (finely chopped)
Salt (according to taste)
Method
1. Shred the Beetroot.
2. Chop the onion into small pieces.
3. Mix the beetroot, onion and green chillies.
4. In a small vessel add oil then the mustard seeds and then curry leaves and add this seasoning to the salad.
5. Add lemon juice and salt to taste.
6. Add coriander leaves.
Groundnut Salad
Ingredients
100 gm Groundnut
2 Cucumber finely chopped (please remove the seeds)
2 Tomato finely chopped (please remove the seeds)
1 Boiled Potato cut into small pieces
2 Onions finely chopped
1 Carrot (optional) finely chopped.
1 Beatroot small size (optional) finely chopped.
2 Sticks of Spring Onions finely chopped.
Salt to taste
Chat Masala / Pepper / Sandwich Masala
Coriander to garnish.
Method:
1. Boil Groundnut in pressure cooker adding salt in it.
2. Let the Groundnut cool
3. Take a bowl mix all the ingredients together some salt to taste and chat masala /pepper/sandwich masala
4. Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
5. Keep it in refrigerator and allow it to cool before you serve.
Sweet Sour Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
cucumber, large - 3 nos
onion - 1 no
thai chile - 1 no
For Dressing:
white vinegar - ¼ cup
sugar - 2 tsp
garlic powder - ½ tsp
oil - ¼ cup
salt to taste
Method
1. Wash, peel and slice the cucumber finely.
2. Skin and slice the onion finely as well.
3. Deseed the chilli and make fine slices.
4. Take a shallow bowl, place the cucumber slices, then place the sliced onions and sprinkle the sliced chilies on top.
5. Mix all the dressing ingredients together and pour this over the onions & cucumbers.
6. Refrigerate the salad for a few hours and then serve chilled.
Asparagus Tomato and Pine Nut Salad
Ingredients
1/2 pound - fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2" pieces
4 - plum tomatoes, cored and quartered
3 tablespoons - pine nuts, toasted
2 cloves - garlic, minced
3 tablespoons - balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon - dijon mustard
1/4 cup - olive oil
salt and pepper
Method
1. In a large bowl combine the asparagus, tomatoes and pine nuts.
2. In a small bowl blend together the garlic, vinegar, dijon mustard and olive oil with a fork or whisk.
3. Pour the dressing over the vegetables, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
Spinach Salad
Ingredients
2 cups chopped spinach
1 egg
Salt as per taste
pepper as per taste
3 tbsp chopped spring onion
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp chopped mint
Method
1. Hard boil egg for 4 mins
2. Make small chunks of egg
3. Add to spinach
4. Toss it with remaining ingredients
5. Serve with slices of raw vegetables
Chana Salad
Ingredients
Chana 50 gms
Capsicum 1
Onion 2 (thinly sliced)
Tomato 1 (big with seeds removed and thinly sliced)
Dressing
Mint leaves
Garlic 5
Coriander leaves
Green Chilli 3 (if needed you can add as you want)
Lemon Juice
Salt to taste
Mustard powder (if there)
Olive Oil 2 tsp
Hot Water 2 spoon
MIX THE ABOVE IN A BLENDER.
Method
Boil the chana with salt. Add capsicum, onion and tomato and mix them. Keep it in fridge till required. Add the dressing before 10 minutes of serving.
Sprouted Salad
Ingredients
Moth 25 gms
Rajma 25 gms
Channa 25 gms
Macroni half a cup
Lemon 1
Green Chillies 2
Carrots, chopped one cup
Cauliflower, chopped half a cup
Cucumber , chopped one cup
Salt 1/2 spoon
Olive Oil 1 spoon
Vinegar 1/2 Spoon
Fresh Cream 2 spoons.
Method
1. Soak moth, rajma & Channa for 4 hrs, then tie them in a soft cotton cloth for 6-7 hrs keep it at a warm place.
2. Boil macroni for 3 minutes & drain out the water.
3. Place all the chopped vegetables together & mix with the sprouted Moth, Rajma, Channa & Macroni.
4. Beat cream, olive oil & vinegar together & dress the salad with it. Add salt & lemon juice & mix well.
5. Present it on a plate covered with a cabbage leaf & decorate it with green chillies & mint (Pudina ).
Tasty Salad
Ingredients
1 can of chick peas
1 can of pinto beans
1 can of peanuts
1 can of corn
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 orange pepper
2 tsp Chat masala
2 tblspn Vinegar
Salt
Method
1. Boil the chick peas, corn, and peanuts. Cut the peppers in bite size pieces.
2. Add everything together and add vinegar and salt to it.
3. You can add more or less vinegar and salt according to your taste.
4. Let it soak for more than 3 hours and till everything is soaked in vinegar.
5. Now take out vinegar and excess water from the mixture.
6. Add boiled peanuts to it and add chat masala according to your taste.
7. This is a very tasty salad and also healthy.
8. You can add any other stuff to it if you want.
9. Don't add peanuts if you are too much concious about cholestrol and fat.
10. Other than peanuts, this is a healthy and diet food.
11. This measurment will make around 4-5 medium sized bowls of salad.
12. Choose quantity on your own if you like.
Lentil Salad
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup sprouted lentil (moong, channa, any)
1 large onion chopped
1 large tomato chopped
1/2 bunch coriander chopped.
few mint leaves chopped.
1 tsp. vinegar white
salt to taste
1 tsp. ground sugar
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp cummin seed powder
Method
Wash and drain the sprouts. Add the onion, tomatoes and all seasoning.
Mix well, add mint an mix lightly garnish with chopped coriander.
Chill and serve.
Apple and Raisin Salad
Ingredients
golden apple - 1 cup, chopped (do not peel)
red apple - 1 cup, chopped (do not peel)
carrot - 1 cup, coarsely grated
cooked rajma (red kidney beans) - 1 cup
spring onion - 1 cup, chopped
lime juice - 2 tbsp
raisins - ½ cup
honey - 2 tbsp
olive oil - 2 tbsp
sesame seeds - 3 tbsp, roasted
freshly crushed black pepper
salt to taste
Method
1. Mix both the apples together and toss in the lime juice.
2. Combine it with raisins, carrot, chick peas and spring onion.
3. Prepare a dressing by mixing together, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper.
4. Pour it over the salad and sprinkle roasted sesame seeds on top.
Green Papaya Salad
Ingredients
1 medium raw papaya, peeled, seeded
5 small spring onions with greens
5-6 tender french beans chopped 1" long pieces
1/2 cup raw peanuts coarsely pound or crushed
2 flakes garlic peeled, crushed
1 stalk lemon grass finely chopped
2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped
1 tomato, inner seeds removed, thinly slivered
1 tbsp. soya sauce
1 tsp. sugar
salt to taste
Method
1. Either slice papaya into inch long thin wafers, or grate coarsely.
2. Parboil beans till slightly tender, but not overcooked.
3. Chop spring onion greens finely, and scallions to thin slivers
4. Mix all ingredients, tossing with a wooden spatula, to blend well.
5. Keep covered and refrigerated for 15-20 minutes, before serving.
6. Serve as a crisp fresh salad, garnish with chilli or onion flowers.
Grape, Apple & Capsicum Salad
Ingredients
250 gms - seedless black and green grapes
½ - apple, diced
1 - medium capsicum
2 tsp - mint leaves, finely chopped
1 tbsp - golden or treacle syrup
1 tsp - vinegar
1 - tiny green chilli, finely chopped
1 tsp - mustard paste
1 tbsp - eggless mayonnaise
1 tbsp - sesame seeds
1 tsp - light olive oil
Method
1. Roast capsicum over direct flame till skin charrs.
2. Place inside a plastic bag, to ‘sweat’.
3. Rub skin till black portion is removed.
4. Do not wash off of flavour will be lost.
5. Chop grapes into half vertically.
6. Dice apple into cubes.
7. Put all ingredients, other than fruit, and sesame seeds, in a small bowl.
8. Whip with a small balloon whisk till opaque and frothy.
9. Put fruit in a large salad bowl, sprinkle sesame over them.
10. Pour prepared dressing over fruit, toss lightly to blend flavours.
11. Serve cold and garnished with salad leaves or coriander.
Fruit Salad
Ingredients
1 Apple
1 Orange
2 Bananas
1 Small tin of pineapples
1 Mango
1 small tin of nestle cream
sugar(Optional)
5-6 Almonds
Method
1. Keep almonds soaked in water for 3-4 hours.
2. When turned soft, cut almonds into fine thin slices.
3. Cut all the fruits into small pieces.
4. Mix the fruits well with cream.
5. Take the salad out in a bowl and decorate it with almonds and serve.
Banana Salad
Ingredients
2 ripe firm bananas
2 rip firm tomatoes
1 tbsp. fresh coriander finely chopped
3-4 fresh mint leaves finely chopped
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. cumin powder
1/4 tsp. red chilli powder
2 tsp. sugar powdered
Salt to taste
3-4 pinches black salt (optional)
Method
1. Save aside half coriander for garnish.
2. Chop bananas, sprinkle lemon juice, toss lightly.
3. Chop tomatoes, add all other ingredients.
4. Add bananas.
5. Toss gently with a flat spoon.
6. Chill if desired.
7. Garnish with remaining coriander.
8. Serve as is or with chappati or toast.
Green Grapes Salad
Ingredients
200 gms - seedless green grapes
200 gms - sour cream
100 gms - chopped pecans
2 tbsp - brown sugar
1 packet - cream cheese
1/2 cup - white sugar
1 tsp - vanilla extra
Method
1. Wash and dry grapes.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla.
3. Add grapes and mix until evenly incorporated.
4. Sprinkle with brown sugar and pecans, mix again and refrigerate until serving.