Category Archives: Salad

Tuna Salad

 

 

Ingredients

  • 1 can tuna, drained and flaked
  • 5 big potatoes
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 2 hard boiled eggs
  • 1 tomato, chopped finely
  • 2 tbsp chopped celery

Mix together for dressing:

  • 3 tbsp salad oil
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • Salt as per taste
  • Pepper powder as per taste

Method:

  • Boil potatoes in salted water
  • Cool, peel and make into thin slices
  • Slice 1 hardboiled eggs
  • Chop 1 hard boiled eggs
  • Mix together chopped eggs, tomatoes and onion
  • Make two equal halves of potatoes slices, egg-tomato mixture, dressing and tuna
  • In a salad dish, layer it with half potato slices
  • Top it with 1/2 of flaked tuna and then 1/2 of egg-tomato mixture
  • Sprinkle 1/2 of celery
  • Pour 1/2 of dressing
  • Repeat the procedure from step 7 – 11 with the remaining 1/2 of the ingredients
  • Chill it for 1 hour
  • Garnish with sliced tomatoes and celery before serving

Colorful Salad

A healthy & a filling colorful salad for kids and adults alike…Anytime tasty dish…

Ingredients

  • Iceberg Lettuce
  • White Onion
  • Red Capsicum
  • Yellow Capsicum
  • Cucumber
  • Tomato
  • Thousand Island / Ranch / Mustard Dressing
  • Salt n Pepper to taste

Method

Cut the above veggies in small bits and throw in all in a bowl. Mix in the required dressing, salt n pepper. Mix thoroughly. Serve it immediately or refrigerated. Veggies are totally upto your choice. You could add some pieces of grilled chicken or seafood or sausages for variations.

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Italian Pasta Salad

Pasta is liked by many, mainly because of the creamy sauce and cheese in it and hence its usually considered as a junk food. For a change, you can make something healthy with the pasta, without compromising on the taste. This is very refreshing especially for summer time since the dressing is made of yogurt.

Ingredients :

  1. Cooked Pasta – 1 cup
  2. Any Vegetables

For the dressing :

  • Yogurt – 1/2 cup
  • Mayonnaise – 2 tbsp or as per your taste
  • Salt, Pepper and Sugar – Little 

Just blend all the ingredients together to get a smooth dressing.

 Cook the pasta in enough water with 1 tsp olive oil & salt. Drain the water completely & let it cool.

On a serving plate/bowl place the cooked pasta and top it with veggies.  You can use any veggies that you like, though capsicum, parsley and celery gives a special flavor. I have used the veggies which are very easily available (onion, tomato, cucumber and coriander leaves).  Mix in the Mayo/ Yogurt dressing and enjoy a real refreshing and filling salad.

Those who are health / weight consicious can use brown/wheat pasta, no/low fat yogurt and eggless mayonnaise.