Vegetable Salad - III

This is a mixed salad recipe with some vegetables and fruits. This salad is little different from the normal because of the combination of Avocado and Orange along with vegetables. Avocado, even though quite tasteless, when mixed with other ingredients, it's blandness is overshadowed by the taste of the other ingredients. So eating it raw in a combo is actually quite easy. Orange in this salad is a citric supplement. I have used it instead of lime. A slightly sour orange will be better choice for this salad to give a mild tartness to it. The vegetables used are the usual salad vegetables like carrot, cucumber, beetroot, sweet corn, onion etc. Additionally even sprouted green gram is used.

 

Enjoy this colorful and healthy salad.

 

Ingredients:

 

Sprouted green gram - 1/2 cup

Beetroot (small) - 1, chopped to medium pieces

Carrot (small) - 1, chopped to medium pieces

Cucumber (small) - 1, chopped to medium pieces

Small onions - 6 , chopped fine

Sweet corn - 1/4 Cup

Avocado - 1, peeled and chopped to medium pieces

Orange - 1, peeled and chopped to small pieces

Pepper powder - 2 tsp

Vegetable Masala Powder (or) Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1 to 1 1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves - 2 tsp, chopped fine.

 

Method:

 

1. Semi cook together sprouted green gram, beetroot, sweet corn together for maximum 5 to 7 minutes and remove. Drain the water and keep the semi cooked vegetables ready.

2. In a broad bowl, add the chopped carrot, cucumber, small onions, avocado, orange and mix well.

3. To the above, add semi cooked vegetables and mix well.

4. Add the pepper powder, vegetable masala powder (or) garam masala powder and salt & mix. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve chilled or immediately.