“A perfect meal of the day is incomplete without a plate of salad. It is said that a bowl of salad a day keeps your body healthy and toxin free. Extending this belief, let’s take a look at some exciting salad recipes below!”
1.Classic Onion & Tomato Salad
This is the perfect salad recipe whether you’re preparing everyday regular dinner or a last minute meal. Simply take a plump yet slightly hard cherry tomato, cut it in slives and spread it in a plate. Cut and sprinkle some crunchy onion rings over the potato. Dress the mixture with fresh coriander, black pepper and lime. To make it more dramatic and chunky, you can even add a palm of peanuts.
2.Barbeque Chicken Salad
Mix some slived onions, chopped bell peppers and barbeque sauce. Coat the slices of chicken with a mixture of salt, seasoning and chopped garlic. Add these chicken sliees in a non-stick pan containing olive oil, add the saucy mixture and roast it for a couple of minutes. Well, you are ready to indulge in a smoky grilled bowl of salad. If you wish to make it even more appetizing, you can add crumpled cheese to it too.
3.Sprouty Salsa
A perfect side dish with a bowl of soup or even, at the dinner table, this recipe consists of bean sprouts in an assortment of herbs and spices. To make this, you’d have to leave a bowl of beans soaked in water for a few days before they aprout. Now simply take a bowl of drained bean sprouts and spread them in a plate. Now add chopped slices of fresh cucumber, tomato, onion or even sweet corn. Top it off with green lettuce or coriander leaves, salt, pepper and lime juice. The dish isn’t just yummy but a healthy source of proteins as well.
4.Chatpata Potato Salad
Made out of mint sauce with a twist of onion sprinkling, this potato salad will make you lick your fingers, even before dinner. Chop some garlic, an onion and green chillies in a bowl. Add a tablespoon of salt and half tablespoon of pepper. If you’d like a tangier taste, you can add some chat masala too. Now, take some slices of boiled potatoes. To prevent the potatoes from getting too soggy, you can use a copper cooker in place of a stainless steel one. Copper utensils allow for even circulation of steam thus preventing excess of steam to enter the potato’s surface. Add some olive oil in a sauce pan and put the potatoes on a quick simmer until crisp from surface. Now filter these potatoes out of oil into a bowl, and add other contents including sauce, chopped veggies and spices. Enjoy hot and fresh before dinner or as evening snack!
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5.Bubbly Corn Salad
If you have kids in your home, they’re going to love it. To make this, you can either purchase some sticks of corn or better still, you can purchase a packet of corn from the market. Now fill a bowl with water and boil the corns till soft. Next, add a some salt, red chilli powder, pepper and sprinkle it off with coriander leaves and lime juice. The salad is quick, easy and makes up for a healthy evening treat, just before dinner. To add tanginess to it, you can also add some chilli sauce, vinegar and butter to it.
6.Paneer Vegetable Salad
Especially in case of last minute dinners or party preparations, this is one of the simplest paneer recipes to try in salads. To make this, all you have to do is take some vegetables, peel them off and cut them off in tiny slices. The vegetables might include tomatoes, onions, pomegranates, green chillies, cucumbers, capsicum or carrot. Put some paneer cubes in a bowl, fill it off with the vegetable pieces and garnish the salad with some salad leaves, lettuce, mint or coriander, whichever you like best. For more taste, add a teasponn of salt, black pepper and cumin powder.
7.Apple & Chia Seed Salad
Perfect for a birthday party meal, this nutrient-rich salad is all you need to impress your guests as they take the first plate of the evening. Simply cut off some juicy apple slices and add some freshly washed green leaf cabbage leaves. Shower a handful of chia seeds along with variety of nuts including almonds, cashews, pistachios or even peanuts. And you’re ready to serve a delicious supper. Bonus, it’s protein rich too!
