What salads are best for rainy season? Pls give the recipes for the same.
Thankyou,
Alan!
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What salads are best for rainy season? Pls give the recipes for the same.
Thankyou,
Alan!
PASTA SALAD
cooked penne pasta - 1/2 cup
green bell pepper - 1, cut into strips, stir fry for less than a minute
red bell pepper - 1, cut into strips, stir fry for less than a minute
minced garlic - 1 clove
sweet corn kernels - 1/4 cup, cooked/raw
feta cheese cubes - 1/4 cup (optional)
any beans or a mix of beans (chick peas, red kidney beans, etc) - 1/2 cup, cooked
a handful of torn spinach and / rocket leaves
olives - 1/4 cup, pitted
finely chopped parsley - 2 tbsp
juice of 1/2 a lemon
olive oil
chilli powder , pepper powder and salt
Toss all together.
serve warm.
ROASTED VEGGIE SALAD
Heat the oven to 200 degree C.
Take 2 bell peppers, 2 carrots, 2 onions, 1 brinjal, 2 zucchinis, a few sticks celery, 2 turnips and 4 baby potatoes. (add any veggie of ur choice)
Peel where necessary and cut all the vegetables into 5cm chunks.
Cut the potatoes in half.
Drizzle over 5-6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Bake until tender - about 30 to 45 minutes.
Mix in some chopped lettuce with the roasted vegetables and drizzle over with all the cooking juices.
serve warm.
Thanks Ayesha!
hot soups during winter/rainy season is what I prefer...:)
And garma garam bhajiyas,.yummmmmm
Reviving the thread for Badri...
Thanks, Dev. Will get some salad recipes from my wife and post them here. But there is so little activity here!! People are not interested in salads, I guess!
my favourite salad is
olives, baby tomatoes (optional), lettuce, cucumber, spring onions, feta cheese, peppers (capsicum) - any colour with salt and pepper - you can always add salad dressing if you want!
Aah! Anu, you have stolen the very recipe I wanted to post here! But, to add to your recipe, a bit of olive oil goes a long way!!
Badri-Na :)
My friend adds her own salad dressing which is a mixture of olive oil, vinegar, a pinch of salt, a pinch of sugar and some crushed garlic to this salad :)
A simple mango salad :
3/4th riped mango- peel & cut into long thin strips...add thinly sliced red onion about 1/4 of a red onion.....then add corriander leaves about 1 tblspoon finely cut.....add red & greem bell pepper little of each thinly sliced.....add green chillies to your taste.....add salt, sugar & lime juice....& then 1tablespoon of coarsely ground peanuts.....enjoy!!!
melon medley
1 ripe mango - peeled, cut into cubes
1/2 sweet melon - peeled, cut into cubes
cantaloupe/ honey melon etc, can also be used
lemon juice - 2 tbsp
mix and serve chilled
POTATO AND PINEAPPLE SALAD
small cubes of pineapple - 1/4 cup
boiled cubed potatoes - 2 cups
red capsicum - 1/4 cup
spring onion leaves - 1, chopped
cooked corn kernels - 1/4 cup
2 tbsp of mayonnaise
chopped walnuts for garnish
mix all and serve
BEAN SPROUTS SALAD
bean sprouts - 1/2 cup
cucumber finely chopped - 1/2 cup
small red radishes (radicchio) - 3- 4 nos. chopped
lemon juice
seasoning
mix well and serve on a bed of lettuce leaves, sprinkled with skinned, chopped almonds.
CAULIFLOWER SALAD
crisp cooked cauliflower florets -1 cup
(just put in boiling salted water with a spoon of vinegar for a few minutes)
spring onions - 1/4 cup,chopped
chopped fresh mushrooms, sauteed and cooked in one or 2 tsps. of butter - 1/4 cup
grated cheese - 1/4 cup or less
french dressing(vinegar+oil+seasoning)
mix all together and serve.
PASTA SALAD
very fresh yogurt - 1 cup, beaten
honey - 2 tsp
cooked pasta - 1/2 cup
green apple, peeled,cored and cubed - 1 no.
mayonnaise - 1 tbsp(optional)
mix all together and serve garnished with chopped walnuts.
NICOISE SALAD
green beans - 1 cup, steamed and cut
boiled potatoes - 1 cup, cubed
onion - 1 small, chopped
tomatoes - 1 , chopped
boiled egg - 1, chopped
olives - 10, stoned
tuna - 1 can, optional
parsley - 2 tbsp, chopped
vinegar, salt and pepper
mix all and serve on a bed of lettuce.
the recipe calls for some capers, but i dont use it....
Broccoli Salad
I just love broccoli and am eating a yummy salad right now!! :)
Steam broccoli just right, so that it still retains its crunchy taste
Squeeze some lemon juice, salt and 1 tsp of olive oil over it
Let it stay for an hour or two
That is all to a healthy, delicious salad! :)
this month it has been raining a lot now and then here, and the climate is like we are in a hill station...:)
there were instances of people even getting stuck in the wadis flash floods and saved by helicopters...
who says this is a desert :)
eating hot cauliflower pakodas....
a bowl of thinly sliced cauliflower
in a separate bowl mix in 2 to 3 tablespoon of besan + needed salt, chilli powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, a pinch of cooking soda(optional)
sprinkle on the gobi and mix without water
deep fry...yummmmmmm
YUMMY! I love cauliflower pakodas! esp with garam chai!
Hi Ayesha,
PASTA SALAD and ROASTED VEGGIE SALAD recipes are simply awesome to read. Will try it for sure.
another salad I had recently and loved...
cauliflower, brocolli, soaked & boiled chick peas, orange, feta cheese & a small bit of olive oil.
why just rainy season? :SQuote:
Originally Posted by Alan
my version has been sans the onion and salt ( feta already has too much salt).Quote:
Originally Posted by Anoushka
My arab/paki colleagues call chickpeas as "dengu". They soak chickpeas/channa in salted water, drain it and have it like salad with their lunch. I am not sure if there is any other process to it but it tastes quite nice.