Melango Salad

Melango Salad

Ingredients

• 400 g cooked shrimp
• 1 mango
• 350 gm melon, diced
• 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 11⁄2 cups arugula
• 1⁄4 cucumber, sliced
• fresh mint leaves to garnish

Dressing

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
•  juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon clear honey
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• pepper to taste

Directions to Prepare

1. For dressing, mix  all the dressing ingredients in a large bowl and season with pepper. Add shrimp to the dressing, leave to marinate in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
2. Half the mango lengthwise, cutting down around each side of the pit. Cut the flesh into pieces.
3. Take the shrimp from the refrigerator. Add the mango, melon and tomatoes and stir together. Arrange the arugula and cucumber slices around the edge serving dish, and  spoon the shrimp, melon and mango salad into the center. Garnish with mint leaves and serve.

Crunchy Cracks

Crunchy Cracks

Ingredients

• 200 g of cabbage finely chopped
• 1 large carrot
• 4 onions, finely chopped
• 150 g plain low-fat yogurt
• pepper to taste
• 30 g radishes, sliced
• 1⁄3 cup unsalted roasted peanuts
• 4 tablespoons chopped parsley

Directions to Prepare

1. Mix  the cabbage, carrot and onions in a large bowl.
2. Stir the yoghurt  and season with pepper. Dress this onto the cabbage mixture and toss well.
3. Just before serving, top it with the radishes, peanuts and the parsley.

Appcat Salad

Appcat Salad

Ingredients

• 1 carrot
• 1 celery stalk
• 1 apple
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 3⁄4 cup sprouts
• 1⁄2 cup sunflower kernels

For Dressing

• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon reduced-salt soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
•  pepper to taste

Directions to Prepare

1.  Cut the carrot into thin matchstick Sized pieces.  Cut the celery into the same size. Core  the apple and chop it.
2.  Combine the carrot, celery, apple, bean sprouts, sprouts and sunflower kernels in a mixing bowl.
3.  For dressing, whisk together all the ingredients, seasoning with pepper. Mix it with the salad, toss well and serve.

Sprout Salad

Sprout Salad:

This is the most nutritious simple healthy recipe to make at home. You can include this in your regular diet as well.

Ingredients:

Sprouts – 1 cup (green gram, channa, ground nuts well soaked in water)
Onion – 1/2 (Chopped)
Tomato – 1 (Chopped)
Green Chilly – 1 (Minced)
Lemon – 1/2
Salt – For taste
Mint leaves – 2-3 (finely chopped)

Preparation: 

Take 1 cup sprouts and add finely chopped onions, tomatoes and chilly to it. Mix them well and add tasters like salt and lemon juice as required. Place the mixture in the bowl and garnish it with some mint leaves.

Indian Masala Sweet Corn

Indian Masala Sweet Corn:

Instead of having a plain sweet corn, this simple healthy recipe gives various nutritional benefits, as it contains fresh vegetables.

Ingredients:

1. Sweet corn- 2 Cups
2. Onions – 100gms
3. Carrot -100gms
4. Cucumber- 100gms
5. Tomatoes- 100gms
6. Chilies 2-3
7. Butter (low fat) – 1tbsp
8. Coriander- For Garnishing
9. Salt and Chat masala- For taste

Preparation: Take 2 cups of sweet corn into a container and boil it. Take a pan and add a spoon of butter (low fat) and fry the chilies along with finely chopped onions, carrots, tomatoes and cucumber. Add some salt and chat masala depending on the taste. Let it fry for 2 minutes and then take it off the stove. Finally add the cooked sweet corn to it. Mix them well and serve hot for great taste.

Note: You can also have it as a salad by adding the raw vegetables instead of frying them to the cooked sweet corn.