Recipe: Vegetable Raita Vegetable Raita is an easy to make Indian side dish or salad. Vegetables and a few spices are added to some plain yogurt to make this delicious dish. While you can use any vegetable of your choice, I have used tomato, cucumber and onion. You can easily add bell pepper, carrot, radish,…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Pai Huang Gua Hé Xigua Pai Huang Gua Hé Xigua or Smashed Cucumber and Watermelon is an easy, delicious, crunchy and full of umami flavour salad. First of all, I don’t think the word salad exists in the Chinese language. Usually it is referred to as a cold dish. Secondly, Pai Huang Gua originates…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Crispy Noodle Salad Crispy Noodle Salad is not only a filling nutritious light meal on its own but a dish which offers different flavours and textures. Quite easy to make, this salad is pretty versatile as you can add any ingredients that you like. Dress it up with a sweet, sour or a balanced…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Moong Dal Salad | Kosambari Moong Dal Salad is a popular, protein rich, delicious and healthy South Indian style salad. Known as Kosambari, it is generally made from yellow moong dal, cucumber and coconut. A tempering of mustard seeds, green chillis and curry leaves is added to make the salad flavourful. This salad also…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Kachumbari,Kenyan Salad Kachumabari,Kenyan Salad is the easiest, most popular and a superbly delicious side dish that goes well with chicken, fish, barbecued meat (nyama choma), kebabs, tikkas, pilau, ugali, etc. It is a basic salad of tomatoes, onion, fresh coriander, lemon and a bit of chilli. This salad is popular in Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Ice Apple Salad Ice Apple Salad with coconut milk, mint, cucumber and a few spices is a refreshing, cooling and unique summer salad. This salad is full of nutrients and an excellent way to enjoy the superfood – ice apples or tadgola. Serve it as a starter or enjoy it as a light meal.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Fattoush Salad Fattoush Salad is a delicious tangy, slightly sweetish, crunchy Levantine Salad made with veggies, herbs and crispy pita. Fattoush is an ideal weight loss salad as it is low in calories, filling and flavourful. Two Common Ingredients In Most Salads As I have decided to share salads for the Alphabetical Challenge,…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Avocado Egg Salad Cups This Avocado Egg Salad Cups is not your usual avocado and egg salad. First of all, no mayonnaise is used. Instead, I have used yogurt. Secondly, I have added some a topping of walnuts, cranberries, pomegranate, pumpkin seeds and fresh parsley. Lastly, this salad is served in individual bowls or…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Date Salad, Ottolenghi Style Date Salad, Ottolenghi Style is a must try salad. The dates, sumac, chilli flakes and marinated onion adds a bright, sweet, sour and slightly spicy taste. An excellent way to use up old pita bread, enjoy this salad as a meal or side dish. A Bit About Yotam Ottolenghi’s…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Chickpea Chaat Salad Chickpea Chaat Salad is a tasty, gluten free, vegan, slightly sweet, a bit spicy and tangy kind of salad. The star ingredient is boiled chickpeas. Add salad vegetables of your choice. This salad is a version of the popular Indian street food Chana Chaat. It is usually a mixture of boiled…