Cottage Cheese, Fruit and Sprout Salad

Cottage Cheese, Fruit and Sprout Salad


Makes 2 servings


Ingredients :


½ cup non-fat cottage cheese
½ cup cress or clover sprouts, chopped
1 cup fresh pineapple (or canned crushed pineapple, drained)
1 cup pear, diced, or substitute nectarine, mango or guava
2 lettuce leaves


Method :


Mix cottage cheese and sprouts. 
Stir in pineapple and pear. 
Served chilled on top of a lettuce leaf.


Nutritional analysis per serving : 
calories 167, 
protein 8g, 
fat 1g, 
percent calories from fat 3%, 
cholesterol 3mg, 
carbohydrates 34g, 
fiber 4g, 
sodium 232mg


Source: International Sprout Growers Association

Salad Recipe - Dietetic Pasta Salad

DIETETIC PASTA SALAD



Ingredients :


Corkscrew pasta
4 fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 cucumber, sliced
Kraft reduced calorie zesty Italian dressing
1 onion, sliced
1 tomato, diced
1 green pepper, chopped


Method :


Cook and rinse pasta in cold water. 
Mix with remaining ingredients and marinate in dressing. 
Chill and serve.

Indian Salad Recipe - Salad Basket

Ingredients:

1 big potato (aloo) (boil ed)
1 big sweet potato (shakarkand) (boil ed)
1 cucumber (kheera) (peeled)
1 Tomato (Tamatar)
1 cup sprouted moong dal
1/2 cup pomegranate (anar)
1 green chilli (chopped)
3 tsp green coriander leaves (dhania patta) (chopped)
salt (namak) to taste
1 1/2 tsp chaat masala
2tsp lime juice

How To Make Salad Basket :

1. Cut potato, sweet potato, cucumber and tomato into thick pieces.

2. Scoop them from inside.

3. In a bowl put sprouts, pomegranate, green chilli and inner part of porato, sweet potato, cucumber and tomato.

4. Add salt, chaat masala and lime juice. Mix well.

5. Put the mixture in hollows of vegetables.

6. Garnish with green coriander leaves and serve.

Indian Salad Recipe - Potato Salad

Ingredients:

4 Potato (Aloo) (boil ed)
2 tblsp coriander leaves (dhania patta) (chopped)
1/2 cup peas (matar) (boiled)
1/2 cup cream (malai)(sour)
1 green chilli (chopped)
1/2 tsp mustard powder
salt (namak) to taste
1 tsp sour curd (dahi) (if not available, then lime juice)

How To Make Potato Salad:

Cut potatoes into cubes. Mix all the other ingredients with it in a bowl. Mix well.

Indian Salad Recipes - Raw Papaya Salad

Ingredients :

250 g (9 oz) Papaya (papita), raw, small, peeled, coarsely grated
1 tsp (5 ml) Vegetable oil
a pinch Asafoetida (hing)
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds (rai)
4 - 5 Green chillies, slit
1/4 tsp Cumin (jeera) seeds
1 tsp (3 g) Sugar
1 tbsp (15 g) Groundnuts (moongphalli), chopped
1 Juice of lemon (nimbu)
1 tsp Green coriander (hara dhaniya), finely chopped
Salt to taste

Method :

1. Heat the oil in a pan; add asafoetida and mustard seeds. When they start spluttering, add green chillies and saute.

2. Add the papaya, cumin seeds, sugar, groundnuts, lemon juice, green coriander, and salt; mix thoroughly, and remove from heat. Keep aside to cool.

3. Serve cold as an accompaniment.

Indian Salad Recipes - Sprouted Green Gram Salad

Ingredients:

1 2/3 cups (250 g) 9 oz Whole green gram (moong dal), soaked for 8 hours
1 tsp (5 ml) Vegetable oil
1/2 tsp (1 1/2 g) Mustard seeds (rai)
1/4 tsp Asafoetida (hing)
1 cup (250 ml) 8 fl oz Water
1/4 tsp (1 1/2 g) Soda bicarbonate
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp (1 1/2 g) Sugar
1 tsp (1 1/2 g) Cumin (jeera) powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric (haldi) powder
3/4 tsp (1 1/2 g) Red chilli powder
1 tsp (1 1/2 g) Coriander (dhaniya) powder

Method :

1. Drain the green gram and tie in a muslin cloth. Keep the cloth inside a vessel in a cool place and cover it tightly. Keep aside for 24 hours to allow the green gram to sprout.

2. Heat the oil in a pan; add mustard seeds. Once they crackle, add asafoetida and sprouted green gram.

3. Add water, soda bicarbonate, salt, sugar, and the spices. Mix well. Cook covered for 10 minutes or until tender.

4. Serve hot with any curry.

Indian Salad Recipes - Chicken Apple Salad

Cooking time: 10 minutes (excluding chicken cooking time)

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked chicken pieces
2 cups torn lettuce leaves
2 cups apple, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup halved fresh strawberries
1/2 cup cubed cheddar cheese
2 tbsp raisins

For Dressing:

1/4 cup salad oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp sugar
1/8 tbsp cinnamon powder
(Mix it well)

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients of salad except raisins
2. Before serving pour the dressing
3. Toss it well
4. Garnish with raisins
5. Serve immediately

Indian Salad Recipes - Beetroot Salad With Sour Cream & Cumin

Ingredients :

25 gm butter
2 tsp ground cumin
150 ml soured cream
450 gm beet root, peeled and diced
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1. Melt the butter, sprinkle in the cumin and cook for one to two minutes, stirring.
2. Add the soured cream, beet root, salt and pepper to taste.
3. Cook until the beet root is heated through, stirring gently.
4. Transfer to a warmed serving dish, and serve at once.

Indian Salad Recipes - Apple Yogurt Delight

Serves 4

Ingredients :

4 sweet firm apples - peeled, and cut into pieces
2 cups fresh yogurt - tied in muslin cloth and hung for an hour to remove excess water
100 gm cheese - grated
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp mustard
1 cucumber - thinly sliced (optional)
1 head lettuce - leaves washed and separated

Method :

1. Mix apples, yogurt, cheese, salt and mustard together. Chill for an hour.
2. On a flat serving dish arrange lettuce leaves in a circle.
3. Pile the apple mixture on the lettuce leaves. Surround with evenly placed cucumber slices.
4. Chill for another hour before serving.
5. This delicious and unusual salad goes excellently with roast meat and thinly sliced brown bread.

Indian Salad Recipes - Jhatpat Salad

Serves: 3-4
Preparation time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

150 gms carrot-grated
1 capsicum, finely diced
2 cucumbers medium sized, grated
12 grapes, chopped
Coriander leaves, finely chopped
Groundnut (peanuts) powder, coarsely ground
Salt to taste
Pinch of sugar
Pinch of black pepper
1 tsp. lime juice

Method:

1. Mix all the above ingredients.
2. Refrigerate the same for 1/2 hrs.
3. Serve with any rice preparation / chapatti.

Indian Salad Recipes - Arabian Salad

Serves: 2
Preparation time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 large bunch of romaine lettuce, shredded
2 large tomatoes, finely chopped
2 medium sized onions, finely chopped
4 small cucumbers, finely diced
1/2 cup boiled & chilled kidney beans
1/2 cup boiled & chilled chick peas
Juice of 2 lemons
4-5 tbsps virgin olive oil
Salt and black pepper to taste

Method:

1. Mix all the veggies, beans and peas in a salad bowl.

2. Add salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil and toss well for 5 minutes or until oil coats the ingredients to give them a glaze.

3. Serve immediately before meals.

Indian Salad Recipes - Panchamritham (fruit salad)

Ingredients :

Fruits - 1 banana,
grapes - a small buch,
raisins - 1 tsp,
dry dates - 2 pieces,
jack fruit - 2 pieces,
1 apple

Method :

1. Cut the fruits into even sized pieces.
2. To this add 25 g honey, 150g jaggery, 25 g ghee. Mix well.
3. Store in air tight container.

Indian Salad Recipes - Vegetable Salad With Yogurt

Serves: 3-4
Preparation time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients:

250 gms cauliflower, separated into florets
2 carrots, peeled and diced
3/4 cup shelled green peas
2 potatoes, boiled, peeled and diced
2 green chilies, cut into fine pieces
1 cup yogurt
2 tbsp honey
1/4 cup fresh cream
2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Cook the cauliflower, carrots and green peas in salted water and then refresh in cold water, drain and keep aside.

2. Whisk yogurt, salt, honey and green chilies with fresh cream.

3. Mix all the cooked vegetables with the yogurt dressing.

4. Chill and serve garnished with coriander leaves.

Indian Salad Recipes - Waldorf Salad

Ingredients:

1 apple
1/4 cup mayonnaise sauce
10g milk cream
10g walnuts
10 salad leaves
1 tsp mustard powder
1 egg
1 tsp salad oil
1 tsp sugar
Salt to taste

For preparing mayonnaise sauce:

Take the egg yolk from the egg and to this, add salt, sugar, mustard powder. Pour oil drop by drop into the above mixture and mix well. This becomes the mayonnaise sauce

Method:

1. Cut apple into pieces and soak in water, and arrange them on a plate.
2. Mix mayonnaise sauce, milk cream and pour on the pieces.
3. Sprinkle the walnuts on the plate.
4. Serve when chilled.

Indian Salad Recipes - Prawns Salad

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Prawns - 1 cup
Turmeric powder a pinch
Salt as required
Thick coconut milk - 1 cup
Thin coconut milk - 1 cup
Green chilies - 4 to 5
Onion - 1

Method:

1. Marinate prawns with turmeric powder and salt for half an hour
2. In the meantime prepare the thick and thin coconut milk.
3. Cut green chilies in to round small pieces. Fry the prawns in oil till it turns pink in color and remove from the pan
4. In the same pan, fry onion and green chilies nicely. Add prawns and fry nicely.
5. Add thin coconut milk and allow it to boil for 5 minutes or until the prawns are thoroughly cooked.
6. Finally add the thick coconut milk and allow it to boil for 2 minutes.
7. Garnish with spring onions and coriander leaves. Serve with rice, appam and chapathi.

Indian Salad Recipes - Mango Chutney Dressing

Mango Chutney Dressing
From: Annpfs

For Spinach Salad

1/4 cup Indira Delights Mango Chutney
1 clove garlic
1/3 tsp Indira delights Hot Sweet Mustard
2 1/2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp olive oil

Put ingredients in blender.
Pulse until blended but ground course.
Toss with spinach salad