a collection of practical recipes
Ingredients
4 cups watermelon, muskmelon and papaya cubes
½ cup orange segments
some chopped celery or you can use mint leaves
Dressing
2 tablespoons honey
4 tablespoons orange juice, or lemon juice tastes good as well
¼ teaspoon grated ginger
Method
Mix the fruits in a bowl. Blend the honey and orange juice/lemon juice, add the ginger. Pour over fruits as dressing. Serve chilled.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups cucumber cubes
1/2 cup roasted and coarsely crushed peanuts
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander
2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
rock salt to taste
Method
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
Serve immediately or serve chilled.
Ingredients
For the Salad
2 cups iceberg lettuce, torn into pieces
3/4 cup orange segments
1 cup roughly chopped spinach
1 cup moong or chana sprouts (slightly boiled or you can add raw if you like)
1/2 cup chopped spring onions (whites and greens)
For the Dressing
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method
Combine all the salad ingredients in a deep bowl and mix.
Add the dressing and toss well.
Serve immediately.
Ingredients
250 grams fresh tender french beans
salt as required
Dressing – shake up the following in a jar
2 garlic pods, peeled, smashed
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp English mustard
1/2 tsp salt
How to proceed
6 large ripe bananas
4 cucumbers
1 1/2 cups Boiled Noodles
1 recipe Salad Cream / or thousand island dressing
salt and black pepper to taste
1 head of lettuce, chopped
2 carrots, grated
2 tbsp chopped walnuts
Method
Slice the banana. Cut the cucumber into big pieces.
Mix the banana, cucumber and noodles and add the salad cream/dressing, salt and pepper. Keep it in the fridge.
Once chilled, granish with grated carrots and lettuce, sprinkle walnuts and serve.