Salad

This was a salad my daughter and I enjoyed for lunch yesterday.

She loves the yellow bell peppers and so I decided to make a salad largely to her taste. That is to say, without too much black pepper, or chilly powder I otherwise add...and I have to say that everything blended so perfectly, it did not need anything else...

Yellow bell pepper - 1 large (cut into bite sized pieces)

Tomatoes - 2

Salami - 2 slices (shredded..i used smoked chicken salami)

Feta cheese - 1 tbsp - crumbled

Spring onion - 1 (white and green, chopped)

For the dressing

Garlic clove - 1/2 a cloved (minced or finely grated)

Olive oil - 1 tsp

Vinegar - 1/2 tsp

Sugar - a pinch

Salt to taste (since feta cheese is salty, please account for that when you measure the salt)

Beat all the ingredients together to blend the dressing well. I usually add some freshly cracked black pepper to this.

Now just put together all the ingredients and the dressing and toss well....the salad is fresh and crunchy, and the feta is just perfect with the dressing...

Raita (salad)

This ia a perfect accompaniment for any biryani.

Onions - 2 large
Tomatoes 2 large
Coriander leaves- 1 bunch
Green chillies- 2

Curd - 1/2 cup
Pinch of chilli powder
Pinch of chat masala powder
Pinch of sugar
Salt to taste

Cut all the into very small pieces. Beat curd and add the powders, sugar and salt. Blend well. Refrigerate till it is time to use.

A simple salad - Peppers

I love salads...and since summer is nearly here, I will be making loads of salads. Other than being advantageous from a healthy point of view, I love the colours, tastes and textures that make up a salad.

This one was made mainly with peppers...I cut red, yellow and green peppers, added 1tomato and two boiled and sliced eggs to it.

For a dressing,
1 tsp of mayonnaise,
1/2 tsp of salad oil (I think oilve oil tastes best),
1/2 tsp of fresh, coarsely ground pepper,
salt to taste,
a pinch of sugar (I always add sugar to salads....it seems to add an extra something)
juice of half a lemon...

Some green peas (blanched) would make the salad better.

Toss together and enjoy.....