Geetika's Recipes!

a collection of practical recipes

Salad

Bean Salad

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1 cup boiled rajma
1 cup boiled green peas
1 cup boiled corn
1 each of green capsicum, red capsicum and yellow capsicum
2 cucumbers
2 medium-sized tomatoes
salt and black pepper  powder to taste
2 tbsp lemon juice
Salad dressing – Optional
lettuce leaves

Method

1. Finely chop capsicum, cucumbers, tomatoes  and keep aside
2. In a big bowl, add the red kidney beans, green peas, corn, and all the chopped vegetables.
3. Add salt, black pepper, and juice of lemons
4. Mix well with a spatula.
5. Serve the salad decorated with lettuce leaves on the sides of the bowl
6. Add salad dressing if required.

Moong Sprouts Salad

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Ingredients

1½ cups bean sprouts
¼ cup capsicum, sliced thin

For the dressing

1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tbsp soya sauce
½ tsp sugar
½ tsp red chilli powder
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp peanuts, crushed
1½ tsp oil

For the garnish

1 spring onion, chopped
2 tbsp chopped coriander

For the dressing

1. In a pan, heat the oil and fry the garlic. Keep aside. Drain the oil.

2. Mix the garlic with the vinegar, soya sauce, sugar, chilli powder, red chilli and peanuts.

How to proceed

In a bowl, place the bean sprouts and capsicum and pour the dressing over it.

Serve chilled garnished with spring onions and coriander.

Sweet Lime and Bell pepper salad

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Ingredients

1 cup sweet lime segments
1 cup chopped yellow and green capsicum
2 cups lettuce, torn into pieces
1 cup cucumber cubes

To be mixed into a dressing

½ teaspoon mustard powder
½ teaspoon pepper powder
juice of 1 lemon
salt to taste

Method

Combine all the ingredients for the salad in a bowl and chill.

Just before serving, pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.