Thursday, April 4, 2013

Italian salad

I have never chopped lettuce finely. I use to tare with my hand. When I had lunch at my friend's home she chopped so finely, I love the idea and asked for the recipe. Then I changed a little and got this wonderful salad. Increase or reduce the vegetables of your choice.


Ingredients:

  • Lettuce - 2 cup, finely chopped
  • Cucumber - 1 cup, finely chopped
  • Carrot - 1 cup, shredded
  • Color peppers - 1/4 cup, finely chopped
  • Boiled peanuts - 1/4 cup
  • Corn - 1/4 cup
  • Cilantro - 1/4 cup, finely chopped
  • Walnuts - 1 tbsp, optional
  • Juice of any pickle - 2 tbsp or Lemon juice
For dressing:
  • Olive oil - 1/4 cup
  • Onion - 1, small
  • Scallions - 1 tbsp, finely chopped
  • Italian seasoning - 1 tsp
  • Chilly flakes - 1/4 tsp
  • Pepper - as per taste
  • Salt - as per taste

Method:

Mix all the ingredients given for dressing. Let it marinate overnite(in refrigerator) or for 4 hours. If using frozen corn, rinse and let it boil with salt for 2 minutes or till soft.
Chop all the vegetables finely. Mix cucumber, color peppers, carrot and cilantro. Add the corn and peanuts without water. Make sure you drain the water completely before adding to the salad.
Add the juice of pickle or lemon juice and mix gently. While serving mix the dressing. Combine well.

Enjoy the great filling and healthy salad.
Note:
  • I used the olive marinated vinegar, you can use cucumber or jalapeno pickles too.

17 comments:

Swathi said...

Delicious chopped salad, I make as chunks never chops veggies for salad. homemade dressing always best.

Abbe@This is How I Cook said...

You made a beautiful chopped salad that also looks full of flavor!

divya said...

very colorful n healthy salad...

Nupur said...

very colorful and healthy salad.. I never thought of mixing all these vegetables with Sweet corn. Nice idea !

divyagcp said...

Delicious and colorful salad.. Very healthy too..

Sona said...

colorful, healthy and yummy salad.

Hema said...

Healthy, colorful and filling salad..

Teena said...

Tasty looking salad with great colours!

Nilu A said...

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Menaga Sathia said...

super healthy filling salad!!

Vimitha Durai said...

Healthy and filling salad
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Lavanya said...

Yummy and healthy salad
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Julie said...

Wow..delicious & refreshing one!!Please link this up here-
http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2013/03/announcing-flavors-of-cuisines-italian.html

cookingwithsapana said...

Wow ! colorful and healthy salad.

Priya Suresh said...

Wow lovely medley of veggies and love this kind of salad very much.

Peggy G. said...

This salad is beautiful!

Vanamala Hebbar said...

Lovely salad...

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