Sprouts Salad

Ingredients

1. 1 cup of Moong Daal (Green) Sprouts

2. Salt to Taste

3. 1 Lemon

4. 1 cup of chopped cabbage or lettuce

5. ½ Cucumber Chopped finely

6. ½ Onion Chopped thinly

7. 1 Ripe Tomatoes thinly chopped

8. 1 tsp of Cilantro / Dhaniya chopped finely

9. 4-5 olives finely chopped

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together and squeeze lemon.

2. Add Salt and Pepper to taste

3. Serve this Nutritious salad to everyone and stay healthy

-Chitra

Citrus Rice Salad

A colorful Citrus recipe..

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked long grain rice
  
• ½ diced red Onion
  
• 3-4 sliced spring onions (green)
  
• 5 chopped tomatoes
  
• ½ diced English cucumber
  
• 2 tsp. chopped cilantro/coriander leaves
  
  Dressing
  
• Juice of 1 Orange
  
• Juice of lemon
  
• Zest of 1 lemon
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  
  
  Directions
  
• In a large bowl combine cooked rice, onion, green onions, tomato, cucumber and chopped cilantro.
  
• In a small bowl whisk together fresh orange juice, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt pepper to taste.
  
• Mix well and pour over the rice salad.
  
• Toss gently and garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.

-Chitra Ahluwalia Pal

Nachos and Cucumber Salsa

A quick snack for unexpected guests with ingredients from your refrigerator and pantry.My friend was always worried with her unexpected children friend's, specially when they are vegeterian.So I came up with this idea and instead of regular tomoato salsa, this is cucumber salsa.Cucumber is very good alternative in summers, it cools you down within no time.

Ingredients

• 1 chopped cucumber
• 1 chopped tomato
• 1 medium chopped onions
• Salt & black pepper to taste
• 2 tsp. of Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp of Hot sauce
• 1 tsp. of any Vinegar (not balsamic vinegar)

Directions

• Add everything in a large bowl and mix together.
• Garnish with Chopped cilantro (optional)
• Serve with Store bought Nachos chips any shape any color and serve a cool
healthy smoothie or drink.

Your children and their friends will be more than happy :)


-Chitra