Happy Monday everyone. 

Last Saturday morning, I received a phone call from my dear friend and she was planning to come over to our place for dinner.  I was very excited about the plans.  First thing came in my mind is what should I cook.  I opened the fridge and started discovering for dinner menu.  I was happy about the menu because I always keep in mind my guests (friends) preferences.  I will share the salad recipe with you all.  I prepared Asparagus Salad.  Simple and Easy.  Since it was a last minute call and I knew my friend loves asparagus so prepared just for her.  Here we go…..

Asparagus Salad :

Serves : 2

Ingredients:

1 Packet – Thai thin asparagus.

10 cubes – Feta Cheese (herbs and spices in oil)

6 nos. - Raspberries

Few nos. – Blue berries

Salt and White pepper

Method:

·      First boil the water.  Add a pinch of salt and sugar.  Salt helps to cook asparagus faster.

·      Add in the Thai thin asparagus to boiling water and boil on fast flame for 5 mins.  When the asparagus colour changes to lovely green that means its cooked. 

·      While the Asparagus is boiling prepare a cold ice tub.

·      Add the cooked asparagus to the ice tub so that asparagus remains lovely green and do not change its colour and become pale.

·      Cut the raspberries into half.

·      When you are ready to serve add little salt and whiter pepper to asparagus as per your taste. 

·      Add in feta cubes including the herbs and species with oil.  Oil gives a nice shiny look to the salad. 

Ready to serve. 

Tips : For fruits you can choose strawberries too.

So Simple.  Now its your turn to make the salad.  Please try and share with me your valuable comments.  Don’t forget to share so your friends can enjoy too.

Hi everyone.  Today I will share the most favorite salad liked by everyone  - Thai Green Mango Salad. This salad will blow you away with its taste bud and awakening flavors and mix of textures. It's very healthy, low in calories and fat too.  Lets begin!!

Please try and let me know your comments and if you like it do share so all can enjoy too.

THAI GREEN MANGO SALAD {SOM TUM MAMUANG} :

Serves : 4

Ingredients:

3 nos. – unripe Thai green mango

20 nos. – dried shrimps

2 nos. – red chilies

2 nos. – green chilies

20 nos. – cherry tomatoes

4 nos. – shallots

4 nos. – garlic

4 tpsp – crushed toasted peanuts

4 tpsp – Thai fish sauce

2 tpsp. - Limejuice

1 tpsp – palm sugar

4 tpsp – Thai chilly sauce

Garnish:

Casewnuts

Coriander leaves, mint leaves and Thai basil leaves.

Banana leaf for decoration. 

Method:

·      Peel the mango in Julienne style and place in a large bowl.

·      Roast dried shrimps on low fire.  Then crush lightly.

·      Whisk in fish sauce, palm sugar until sugar is dissolved.

·      Add shallot, garlic, cherry tomatoes, red and green chilies, crushed toasted peanuts and mix well.

·      Toss gently until combined.

·      Add dressing and coriander leaves and toss until mixed.

·      Sprinkle with casewnuts and garnish with mint leaves and Thai basil leaves.

·      Served on carved banana leaf.

Tip: Salad dressing showed be added when you are ready to serve the salad otherwise it becomes soggy.

Hi again. When it’s sunny and hot, we all love to eat food, which keeps our tummy cool.  In numerous countries like India, Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe, Cucumber and Yogurt Salad is made in variations.  So today I decided to share a cooling salad  - Cucumber with yogurt.  Sounds cooling already.  Let’s begin!!

Cucumber with Yogurt:

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Cucumber – 1 no

Onion – 1 no

Low fat Plain yogurt – 2/3 cup

Cream – ½ cup

Salt  - as per taste

Freshly ground black pepper – as per taste

Fresh mint leaves – for garnish

Method:

Firstly peel the cucumber and slice lengthwise into long ribbons using mandolin or a peeler.  Pile loosely in four salad bowls.  Keep in the freezer for up to 30 minutes, until just beginning to freeze.

Meanwhile, roughly chop the onion and put it into a blender along with yogurt and cream.  Blend until smooth. 

Season with salt and Black pepper.

Take the cucumber out of the freezer and pour the yogurt dressing on top.  Serve with freshly chopped mint leaves.

Remember to taste it before serving!!

Yummy and easy.  Please do let me know your valuable comments.

I have not posted any photo for this as I feel it can be decorated and presented in different style as you preferred. 

 

Hi Everyone!!  This is my very first post. I am so excited to share all my recipes.  I like to keep easy  and fun while cooking.  I hope you will enjoy the journey along with me.
My passion is preparing different types of salads.  I choose Pasta Salad as this is one of my favorite salad.  I am sure you will enjoy it the same way I enjoyed preparing it. 

 
Pasta Salad : 

 

Serves : 4 

Ingredients :

• Tri Colour Fuselli pasta - 100 gms
• Peppers (Red, Yellow and Green) - Half each (sliced)
• White Onion -  1 no. (thinly sliced)
• Mayonnaise - 8 tbsp
• olive oil - 20 ml
• lemon juice - 2 tbsp 
• Salt and White peeper according to taste.

Method :


Boil the pasta till AL-dente.  (Means the pasta is cooked so as not to be too soft and is firm to the bite) Boil the water, add pasta and cook app 8 to 10 min.

Drain the pasta and immediately add olive oil,lemon juice, salt and white pepper.  Mix well which will give a nice flavor.  Cool it down.

Add in peppers and onion.  Mix it to the pasta.

Lastly add in mayonnaise.  Fold in gently to the cooled pasta and veggies.  

Don't forget to taste it.  If you like it, all will like it too.
So how do you feel?? Easy....

Please do let me know how do you feel!!


Enjoy cooking !!