Warm Medley Rice Salad

This warm Salad can be perfect combination with your grilled chicken, meat or fish. It has lots of fiber in it so its very good for health..

Ingredients

1. ½ cup of brown rice medley

2. 1 tbsp of butter

3. ½ cup of mix vegetable ( carrots, peas, corn and beans)

4. Salt to taste

5. One fresh bay leaf

6. 1 tbsp of olive oil

7. 1 ½ cup of vegetable broth or chicken broth

8. Cilantro/Dhaniya leaves to garnish

Directions

1. In rice cooker or pot adds butter and olive oil warm the oil and add bay leaf.

2. Do not wash the rice and add to the cooker and sauté them for 5 minutes just to roast them for some time.

3. Now add the mix vegetables and sauté them too.

4. After the vegetables are sautéed add salt and mix well.

5. Add the broth and let the rice cook after that take out the bay leaf.

6. Garnish with cilantro leaves or chives and serve it warm as a salad with grilled chicken breasts.

-Chitra

Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad

Ingredients

1. 2 chicken breasts

2. 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard (grainy)

3. 1 tsp of honey

4. 1 tbsp of Olive oil

5. Salt and freshly ground pepper

6. 2 cups of fusilli (colored) cooked until al dente (pasta)

7. 5 Lemons (juiced)

8. 1 cup of sun dried tomato dipped in oil.

9. 1 Jalapeño chopped

10. Dash of Hot sauce

Directions

For Chicken:-

1. In a tray add Dijon mustard, honey, oil, salt and good amount of pepper and juice of 2 lemons.

2. Whisk well and rub your chicken with your hands in this mixture.

3. Leave it for 10 minutes and in the mean time heat the grill.

4. Now grill the chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side. When your chicken is ready let it sit for 2-3 minutes before cutting.

For Pasta:-

5. In the mean time make your pasta ready.

6. In a mixing bowl add juice of 3 lemons, salt and pepper and 2tbsp of olive oil, a dash of hot sauce

7. Put the pasta in the mixing bowl and toss well.

8. Now add sun dried tomatoes to it and stir.

9. Finally slice up the grilled chicken and lay it all over the top.

10. Garnish with jalapeños and serve.

-Chitra

Apple Salad

Ingredients

1. 1 green Apple

2. 1 golden apple

3. 1 deep red apple

4. 1 yellow red apple

5. 1 bunch of romaine lettuce

6. 1 small cucumber and small tomato

7. Salt and Black pepper to taste

8. 3 tbsp of lemon juice

9. 1 tsp of cumin / zeera powder

Directions

1. Core the apples ( take out the seeds) and cube all the apples in bite size pieces

2. Peel the cucumber and remove the seeds otherwise salad will be wet and cube them

3. Likewise with tomato chop them without seeds.

4. Wash the lettuce leaves and then pat dry them. Now cut them roughly.

5. Now mix all ingredients in a big salad bowl.

6. Pour the lemon juice, salt pepper and cumin powder.

7. Toss it well and serve.

-Chitra

Fresh Winter Salad

Avoid buying salad’s, instead make this at your home for you and carry it along with you. Enjoy fresh chilled salad in your lunch time in cool winter afternoon.

Ingredients

1. 1 Orange peeled and separated in individual slices

2. 2 carrot peeled and cubed

3. 2 small guava’s cubed

4. 1 cup of lettuce leaves chopped roughly

5. 1 cucumber peeled and cubed

6. Juice of 1 lemon and 1 tsp of lemon zest

7. Pinch of salt and pepper

8. Pinch of crushed dry mint leaves

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients in one bowl

2. Sprinkle Salt and pepper and dry mint leaves.

3. Pour lemon juice all over. Toss it well.

4. Serve in serving tray garnishing with lemon zest.

-Chitra

Fattoush

 

Zesty Lebanese Salad made from toasted pita / Arabic bread combined with mix vegetables and herbs is a perfect starter for your meal. It’s super healthy and refreshingly delicious. Try it today.

Ingredients

1. 2-3 tomatoes chopped in cube size

2. 1 cucumber chopped in cube size (quartered lengthwise and chopped)

3. 1 green pepper seeded and diced

4. 4 scallions / green onions chopped roughly

5. 1 cup of romaine lettuce chopped

6. 2 tbsp of parsley chopped

7. 1 tsp of dried mint

8. 1 cup of cilantro / dhaniya/ coriander chopped

9. 2 pita bread toasted and cut into cubes

10. ½ cup of oilive oil

11. Salt and pepper to taste

12. ½ cup of lemon juice

Directions

1. Add the tomatoes, cucumber, scallions, lettuce and herbs (cilantro, mint, parsley) in a bowl.

2. Whisk oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper and add to the bowl. Toss.

3. Put the toasted, baked pita bread cubed already at the top and serve.

-Chitra

Chilled Mediterranean Hummus Salad

Ingredients

1. 2 cans of hummus / chick peas / garbanzo beans

2. 2 tbsp of sliced Spanish olives

3. 2 tbsp of chopped pickled vegetables

(See my Recipe for Pickled Vegetables)

4. Salt and Pepper to taste

5. 1 tbsp of chopped cilantro / dhaniya

6. 1 lemon, juiced

7. 1 tsp of red hot sauce

Directions

1. Drain out the chick peas and rinse it under running water in a strainer.

2. Take a large bowl add all the ingredients and stir it well.

3. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and let it chill for some time.

4. Serve this on hot sunny day to your family. It is full of nutrients and protein.

-Chitra

Chilled Mediterranean Salad

Ingredients

1. 1 small bag green romaine lettuce hearts or one fresh romaine
2. 1 English cucumber, sliced thinly with grater
3. 1 cup chopped kalamata/black or green olives
4. 1/2 medium red onion, diced vertically
5. 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
6. 3 firm tomatoes sliced in bite size
7. 1 cup baby artichokes in can
8. 1 tablespoon capers
9. 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
10. 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
11. 1/2 cup red wine vinaigrette
12. 1 tablespoon minced garlic
13. 3/4 teaspoon salt
14. 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
15. 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
16. 1 tablespoon Herbes de Provence or Greek seasoning
17. 1 pita bread cut them diagonally.

Directions

1. Take a small bowl and a whisk for mixing dressing for salad.

2. Add Olive oil and salt and pepper.

3. Mix together and add vinegar and lemon juice slowly keeps on stirring while adding, so that it mixes well.

4. In a large bowl for tossing salad add all the salad ingredients.

5. Chop the romaine, and add to salad bowl.

6. Toss in the cucumber, olives, tomatoes, artichokes and red onion and set aside.

7. Now Add Feta cheese, capers and greek seasoning or herbes de provence and toss well.

8. Pour dressing we prepared earlier over salad and toss well to combine.

-Chitra

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