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September 5, 2017 By Hardika Vira 6 Comments

5 HEALTHY TASTY SALADS

We always think salads to be dry and boring. How would you like it, if you get some super tasty salads combined with goodness of health?

Do go through these recipes and trust me post this, you will not like to miss salads in your meals

  1. TOFU/ PANEER STIR FRY SALAD

 Paneer Salad

 

Ingredients Amount
Tofu/ Paneer ½ cup
Onion 1 no
Tomato 1 no
Bell pepper(any or all color) 1 no
Brocolli 4-5 florets
Baby corn 5-6 no
Salt To taste
Pepper powder To taste
Oil 1 TBSP
Oregano (optional) To taste
Chilli flakes (optional) To taste

METHOD:

  1. Dice the onion, tomatoes, bell peppers and tofu/ Paneer in same size.
  2. Heat 1 TBSP of oil in a pan. Once the oil heats up, saute the veggies and Paneer/Tofu on a high flame for a couple of minutes and add salt and pepper powder as per taste.
  3. Serve hot.

 

  1. SWEET POTATO SALAD

Sweet Potato Salad

 

Ingredients Amount
Sweet potato 500 gms
Onions 2 no
Bell pepper 1-2 no
Crushed garlic 2-3 cloves
Baby corn 7-8 no.
Brocolli 5-6 florets
Coriander leaves Few sprigs
Pepper Powder 1 tsp
Salt To taste
Ricebran Oil 1 TBSP
Lime juice ½-1 no

METHOD:

  1. Steam and Peel sweet potatoes, and cut into 1-inch cubes. Cut onions and bell peppers into quarters, and cut each quarter into half.
  2. In a pan, add 1-2 TBSPricebran oil. Add crushed garlic, onions, broccoli and baby corn. Cook for a minute. Toss together sweet potatoes. Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.
  3. Sauté until golden brown. Sprinkle lime juice over it.
  4. Garnish with coriander leaves

 

  1. MOONG CHAT

Moong Salad

 

Ingredients Amount
Whole moong 2 TBSP
Curds made of skim milk 100 gms
Tomatoes 1/3 cup
Onion 1/3 cup
Red chilly powder ¼ tsp
Green coriander chutney 1 tbsp
Date chutney 1 tbsp
Salt To taste
Roasted jeera powder ¼ tsp

METHOD:

1.Sprout the Moong.

2.To the sprouted Moong add curds(beaten), chopped tomatoes, onion, red chili powder, green coriander chutney, date chutney and roasted jeera powder. Mix well

3.Garnish with coriander leaves and date chutney. Serve chilled.

 

  1. BOILED CHANA SALAD

boiled chana salad

Ingredients Amount
Kabuli chana 2 TBSP(unsoaked)
Tomatoes ½ cup
Onions ¼ cup
Lime ½ no.
Red chilly powder ¼ tsp
Salt To taste

 

METHOD:

1. Soak 2 TBSP of Kabuli chana for more than 8 hours. Boil them

2. Add the chopped onions and tomatoes.

3. Add red chilli powder, salt and lime.

4. Mix well. Garnish with coriander and serve.

 

  1. CUCUMBER RAITA 

cucumber raita

Ingredients Amount
Curd (made of low fat milk) ½ cup
Cucumber 1 whole
Coriander leaves Handful
Jeera powder ½ tsp
Pepper powder ¼ tsp
Salt To taste

 

METHOD:

1. Grate the cucumber into curd.

2. Add the chopped coriander leaves to the mixture and mix well

3. Add pepper powder, salt and jeera powder.

4. Serve chilled with any of the main dishes/ flat breads

P.S- You can also use mix veggies, bottle gourd, and pumpkin instead of cucumber

BENEFITS OF THESE SALADS:

  1. Nutrient dense- Rich in vitamins, minerals and flavonoids
  2. Has good protein content
  3. Fiber rich- Good for your digestive system
  4. Immune booster- Rich in various vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber and water content, helps cleanse your system

These are some of the basic salads which everyone can make at ease to give a break to their boring salad plate. So which salad are you trying today?

If you have some interesting salad recipes, do share it with me. Will love to hear it from you

About Hardika Vira

A post graduate in Dietetics and Applied Nutrition from Mumbai University, Hardika's urge to learn more led her to pursue a certificate course in nutrition, exercise and fitness. With the acquired degree and additional certification, she has been a part of some of the leading hospitals in Mumbai where she helped patients to defend their medical conditions by advising them on proper nutrition. She strongly believes that a regular routine of health and fitness is the first step to a healthy lifestyle. And according to her this certainly does not mean it requires deprivation of any sorts.Hardika is passionate about what she does and aims to utilise her skills and knowledge to help others achieve their goal of healthy living. She regularly does Yoga, Surya Namaskar and core strengthening exercises a few times in a week to remain fit. She relieves her stress by meditating, playing badminton, listening to music and reading.

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Comments

  1. Jacqueline Francis says

    July 13, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    I love the salad recipes thanks a ton!!

    Reply
  2. Parth Modi says

    October 8, 2016 at 8:17 pm

    Thanks a ton for this yummmyy testy salad recipes….

    Reply
  3. Ashok says

    October 14, 2017 at 11:08 am

    Ya it’s looks delicious..we will certainly try for sure

    Reply
  4. Sanjayagarwal says

    November 4, 2017 at 1:40 pm

    I love yemmy salad

    Reply
  5. GoodWill says

    August 22, 2019 at 5:34 pm

    thanks for sharing this amazing post.very delicious food and i would certainly like to eat it.

    Reply
  6. Manik chowdhury says

    October 4, 2020 at 5:28 pm

    Good

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