Recipe: Persian Cucumber Tomato Salad Persian Cucumber Tomato Salad is an easy to make, refreshing, citrusy and flavourful salad. Also known as Shirazi Salad, this salad needs basic everyday ingredients. Cucumber, tomato, onion, lemon juice and fresh herbs and you’ve created a very tasty simple salad. It pairs well with any meal be it meat based or curries. Named after the city in the southwestern part of Iran, Shirazi Salad is an everyday Iranian Salad. Traditionally, Ab Ghooreh, which is sour grape juice is added. However, these days lemon is used for that tangy taste. Sharing This Recipe With Foodies_Redoing Old Posts When I first made this salad way back on 24/06/2012, I had no idea that it was a close recipe to the…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Mediterranean Lentil Salad Mediterranean Lentil Salad is a refreshingly delicious, protein rich, hearty salad that can be enjoyed as a light lunch. Perfect as a vegetarian meal, with summer round the corner, these are the kind of meals that are easy to prepare. Enjoy it as a garden party or picnic salad. Did you know that lentils are a good source of protein? One cup of cooked lentils provides 17.9g of protein. What Are Lentils? Sometimes referred to as pulses, it is a plant known as legume. They are flattish almost like lens in shape. The most common types of lentils are brown, green and the red ones which are mostly sold in the split form. The others are sold whole. What makes them…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Khamang Kakdi Khamang Kakdi is an easy, delicious, cooling and refreshing Maharashtrian style cucumber salad or side dish. It is generally served as part of a thali meal. Also known as Kakdi Koshimbir, just a few ingredients put together results in a healthy and tasty side dish. Personally, I enjoy a whole bowlful of it on its own as a snack or light lunch. Khamang in Marathi means delicious, tasty and well balanced. Which undoubtedly this salad recipe is. Kakdi is cucumber. Memories I’m not the kind of person who enjoys munching on cucumbers on their own. As part of a salad, smoothie or a drink it is fine. However, my whole outlook to cucumber changed some years ago. As part of the prasadam…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Iceberg Wedge Salad Iceberg Wedge Salad is a delicious, healthy way to enjoy crisp and crunchy lettuce. The classic wedge salad has a topping of bacon crumbles, onion and tomatoes with a generous drizzle of blue cheese dressing. My version of the Iceberg Wedge Salad is different- a vegetarian one. As a vegetarian I don’t have bacon and not exactly a huge fan of blue cheese dressing. If given an option I’d rather reach out for other dressings. I had prepared this wedge salad was as a side for my Christmas Party. Naturally, at that time cranberries and nuts appeared pretty much in most of the dishes. You know for that festive look. Hubby liked how pretty it looked and insisted I take photos.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Guacamole Salad Guacamole Salad is an easy to make, delicious, healthy salad that has all the components of guacamole. Enjoy it as a side dish with your Mexican food or as a light meal option. Best part is that you can customize this salad to your liking. You may think, why have the salad when you can have the guacamole? Well, can’t imagine enjoy guacamole as a meal. But all the ingredients that go into in a salad form, definitely enjoyable. What Is Guacamole? Also known as guac for short, it is a condiment. Most of us know it as a dip made of avocado with a bit of onion, lime, cilantro (fresh coriander) and jalapeño. Some versions also add chopped tomato, garlic and…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetarian Nachos Vegetarian Nachos is an easy throw together kind of dish to serve as starters for your party or enjoy it as a meal during the lazy weekend as it is loaded with veggie and beans. If I am making it as a meal to take care of tortilla chips craving, I prefer to make individual portions in small baking trays. That way we’re not fighting for the toppings, and pulling off the melted cheese from each others tortilla chips. But today it is a trayful of veggies, beans, cheese and chips. Some More Tex Mex Recipes On My Blog When it comes to Tex Mex food, I love it. Love how the all the different ingredients come together to create an…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Cranberry Salad Dressing This pretty pink creamy Cranberry Salad Dressing is perfect for the Holiday Meal. With tangy and sweetish taste, it pairs well with a fruity salad. And the best part of making this salad dressing is that you can use your leftover cranberry sauce. Or make some more cranberry sauce so you can use it to make the salad dressing. A First For Me While I’ve had several opportunities to enjoy dried cranberries – in salads, bakes, granola, energy bites, had not tried fresh cranberries till I came to Canada. Our first winter 2021, I got excited when I saw fresh cranberries. Bought a packet, tried one and it was soooo tangy. I used a generous to bake Orange Cranberry Muffins…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Summer Avocado Salad Summer Avocado Salad is an easy, healthy, filling, nutritious salad. With two summer fruits, avocado and juicy fresh tomatoes, I like to enjoy this salad as a light meal. Add some roasted nuts and seeds and in no time a delicious summery salad is ready. As a matter of fact, I love both avocado and tomatoes a lot so they tend to find their way into most of my salad recipes. I had first published this recipe on 28/08/2012. Republishing it with new photos and better write up. What Type Of Salad Dressing To Use? Well, any of your choice. Use ready made ones or make the dressing at home. It is very easy to make vinaigrette. For this summer avocado…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Quinoa Burrito Bowl Salad Quinoa Burrito Bowl Salad is a healthier way of enjoying burrito without all that extra rice and too many processed sauces. Quinoa replaces the rice, making this salad more protein rich and healthier without compromising on the overall flavour. Usually a burrito is served on a tortilla. Here I have not served any tortilla with the salad bowl. You can always serve it with tortilla chips, ready made or home baked ones. check out my Mexican Bhel recipe for home baked tortilla chips. Sharing This Recipe With FoodieMonday/Bloghop The 55th theme is Salads. I decided to make a Burrito Bowl Salad which I first had as a meal at one of the Tex Mex restaurants in Montreal. You take…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Pasta & Sweet Potato Salad Pasta & Sweet Potato Salad is a different, delicious and filling kind of salad. What I like about this salad is that it can be served warm or cold. Additionally, one can add any other ingredients to make it more appealing and filling. Add a dressing of your choice, a light one or a creamy one. Memories – Drought, A National Disaster 2016 did not bring enough rains to many parts of Kenya. Fast forward to 2017 and out of 47 counties 23 which are arid or semi arid parts of Kenya are facing drought. Rivers have dried up, animals and humans are dying without food. A National and International appeal has been sent out to help these…
