Salads/ Side dishes for Rainy Season

[Alan]

What salads are best for rainy season? Pls give the recipes for the same.
Thankyou,
Alan!

[ayeshasadique]

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.

[ayeshasadique]

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.

[Alan]

Thanks Ayesha!

[ayeshasadique]

hot soups during winter/rainy season is what I prefer...:)
And garma garam bhajiyas,.yummmmmm

[dev]

Reviving the thread for Badri...

[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!

[Anoushka]

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!

[Badri]

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!!

[Anoushka]

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 :)

[suvai]

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!!!

[ayeshasadique]

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

[ayeshasadique]

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

[ayeshasadique]

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.

[ayeshasadique]

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.

[ayeshasadique]

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.

[ayeshasadique]

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....

[Badri]

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! :)

[ayeshasadique]

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 :)

[ayeshasadique]

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

[Alan]

YUMMY! I love cauliflower pakodas! esp with garam chai!

[Thamizhatchi]

Hi Ayesha,
PASTA SALAD and ROASTED VEGGIE SALAD recipes are simply awesome to read. Will try it for sure.

[Anoushka]

another salad I had recently and loved...

cauliflower, brocolli, soaked & boiled chick peas, orange, feta cheese & a small bit of olive oil.

[chevy]

What salads are best for rainy season? Pls give the recipes for the same.
Thankyou,
Alan!

why just rainy season? :S

[chevy]

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!

my version has been sans the onion and salt ( feta already has too much salt).

[chevy]

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.