Zubaab Ka Zayeka – Salad Recipes

Thinking of something HEALTHY but still YUMMY n Mouth Watering!!

Are you looking for a side dish like salad to complement your lunch or dinner??

Salad is not something only healthy but also delicious but when you go to the kitchen, chop the veggies and fruits Herbs or leafy vegetables for salad mix all of them with seasoned dressing has consumed a lot of time to prepare it becomes an average leafy vegetable salad which is healthy but boring too.

So, let’s make something that is healthy make in no time and also gives crunchy pleasure to your taste buds.

The choice of salad always depends on how much time you have to prepare it. Lots of recipes are very quick and made in just 10 to 20 minutes while some recipes need time to prepare like it is using slow cook, boiling and roasting, etc.

But it doesn’t mean if you don’t put much time you have to compromise with taste. No! you don’t.

You just get an indulgence incredible taste in every upcoming Salad recipe which you can prepare at home without any special ingredients and without investing a lot of time.

When we talk about salad it is the first thing that comes to our mind is taking too much time to prepare to save time in cutting or chopping you can use your electric choppers/ handy choppers to cut the vegetables in the same shape and size. I use a knife and chopping boards for this purpose.

Secondly when you wash the leafy vegetables always make sure the water must be cold and after washing use the vegetables in your salads only when it becomes dry. It helps to remain the leafy vegetables like lettuce, mint, cilantro, basil, green coriander leaves, etc. crunchy. And in fact, when you wash the vegetables in warm water, they will release the crunch and becomes softened and when you use these veggies in a salad the salad becomes soggy.

You have to keep in mind in a regular salad or any salad use of dressing is very carefully done because if you use too much dressing in your salad will make your salad very soggy and also overcome the actual flavor of your veggies, fruits, nuts, and sprouts, etc. And if it is less than the quantity of salad then it is distributed unevenly, and your salad will be dry and get boring. So, it is necessary always make sure the use of dressing of salad must be in adequate quantity.

Always use a cool and chilled plate or bowl to serve your salad it prevents the salad crunch long-lasting.

Try to season the leafy base of the salad with salt and pepper it absorbs extra moisture from the leaf and prevents the salad to become soggy and maintain the crunch till the last bite.

Here we give some original and can be prepared by anyone recipes of salad which can be a perfect side dish for your lunch or dinner, and you can make them as early as you finished this blog.

Salad 1 – Anytime crunch cucumber salad:

Serve: 2-3

Duration: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

For Salad

Two cucumber

One tomato large

One red onion rings(optional),

Half Head lettuce

One handful of cilantro or green coriander leaves

For Dressing

3 tablespoon mayonnaise

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

salt and peppers to taste

Preparation

Salad Preparation

• Peel the cucumber and also wash tomatoes and lettuce and cilantro with cold water and make them dry.
• Cut cucumber and tomato into bite-size cubes
• cut lettuce and cilantro into strips

Preparation for dressing :

• Add mayonnaise lemon juice salt and peppers in a small bowl and mix till it becomes a smooth dressing.

Assembling the Salad:

Take a large bowl and add all the ingredients for the salad, add dressing and give a nice toss. garnish with cilantro or green coriander leaves.

And your simple but yummiest Salad is ready to eat.  Enjoy.

Salad 2- Cabbage Katora (Bowl)

Serves:  3

Duration: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

Cabage 2-3 leaf for bowl

1/4  cabbage strips

100 gm Onion chopped

1 Zukini /Cucumber dice

1 Capsicum chopped

1 Carrot dice

1/4 beetroot strips

6 cherry tomatoes cut into two halves

Mint

Cottage cheese

Green chilly optional

1 tsp Honey

1 tbsp Lemon juice

1tbsp Olive oil

Salt and pepper to Taste

Preparation:

Dressing: Add honey, lemon juice, olive oil , salt and pepper in a small bowl and whisk till you get a smooth creamy dressing.

Make a bowl with cabbage leaf seasoned it with salt and pepper and keep aside. 

Mix all the veggies excluding tomatoes in a bowl add dressing give a nice toss and add the mixture on cabbage leafy bowl. Toppings with the tomatoes halves and garnish with mint leaves and shredded cheese.

And Tadaaaa!! Its ready.

Salad 3- Crazy Onion Curd

Ingredients –

2 Onion large

2 Cucumber

1 Carrot

1 tbsp beaten curd

Coriander/cilantro

Salt and pepper to taste

Pinch of sugar

Roasted cumin powder

Preparation:

Peel onion and make rings with the help of slicer and transfer into a bowl.

Dressing:

Take a bowl and add curd, salt pepper, Roasted Cumin Powder and little bit sugar and mix well.

Assemble salad

Add dressing onto onion rings mix well and garnish with green coriander leaves.

Hurray!!! Your Crazy Onion Curd is ready to serve.

Enjoy choice of Salads and send your comments and share your pics.

Eat Healthy n Take Care..
AIFAD