SALADS FOR SUMMER.........
Pineapple Potato Salad
Ingredients
5 large potatoes
two celery stalks
1 packet of frozen mixed vegetables
1 can chunk pineapple
1 large onion
1 tbs of mustard ground
4 tbs of mayonnaise
1 tbs sugar
1 teaspoon vinegar
Method
Dice potatoes and cook until tender not too soft.
Add frozen veggies when the potatoes are almost done.
Drain and run cold water on it.
Chop onions, celery.
In a large bowl mix all of these Ingredients the onions, celery salt and pepper to taste ground mustard, pineapples, now add the drained potatoes and veggies.
Mix well careful not to mash.
Then add mayonnaise stir until mixed well.
Place in a fancy bowl garnish with paprika and a sprig of parsley. refrigerate.
Macaroni-Pineapple-Mint Salad
Ingredients
macaroni - 1 cup
pineapple - 1 cup (cut into cubes)
tomato - 3/4 cup (cut into small pieces)
mint leaves - 2 table spoon (chopped)
lettuce - 3 table spoon (chopped into big pieces)
lemon juice - 1 tea spoon or according to the taste
salt - to taste
Method
Boil macaroni with little salt, strain, keep aside.
Mix pineapple, tomato, mint leaves, lettuce, lemon juice well in a bowl.
Add boiled macaroni and salt. Mix gently.
Chill for 15 minutes and serve.
Sweet Corn Salad
Ingredients
1/2 cup frozen or fresh sweet corn
1 ripe avocado
2 cups cherry tomatoes
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tbsp chopped mint leaves
2 tbsp olive oil
juice of half a lemon
salt and pepper
Method
If using frozen sweet corn, thaw in boiling water.
Prepare the avocado and chop into bite size bits.
Wash the tomatoes and halve them.
Place them all in a bowl.
Add the chopped coriander and mint, lemon juice, olive oil, salt
and pepper. Toss well.
Important:
Do toss your salad just when you're ready to serve.
I absolutely love the combination of the crunchy corn and the mint in the dressing.
In addition, this salad looks very colourful.
Cold Chick Peas Salad
Ingredients
1 can of chick peas
1 big tomato,
1 big onion, green chilies according to your taste,
1 tsp of tamarind juice {i use pulp which is handy},
1 tsp jeera powder,
according to your taste red pepper powder,
salt and little jaggery {can use sugar},
dhanya,(coriander leaves)for garnish.
Method
Chop the onions, tomatoes, green chilies and cilantro very fine.
Mix all except coriander leaves with the chick peas which should
be drained and make sure that if
using jaggery it is grated or dissolved with tamarind juice.
Garnish with coriander. Keep cold until served.
Great on very hot day. Enjoy.
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
Chop the Lettuce & Jalapeno pepper.
Then Slice Onions, Green Pepper, Tomatoes finely.
Take a Bowl and put all these vegetables into it.
Then add Vinegar, salad Dressing, Pepper powder, lemon juice & salt.
Mix all of them well with a pair of fork.
Serve.
Cole slaw Salad
cabbage : 100 gms
carrot : 2
mayonnaise : 2 tablespoons
yoghurt (thick) : 1 to 2 tablespoons.
sugar : 1 teaspoon.
salt : little to taste
