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Egg and Lettuce Salad Recipe

3. December 2011

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Egg and Lettuce Salad Recipe

Today I will share a very simple Egg and Lettuce Salad recipe that takes less than 15 minutes to prepare. Egg Lettuce Salads is one of the easiest salads to make, whenever you have some extra eggs in your fridge (like around Easter or Christmas). Ingredients: 4 eggs 50 gms of lettuce leaves 1 tomato [...]

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Easy Mushroom Salad

7. January 2011

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Easy Mushroom Salad

An easy salad with lots of sautéed mushrooms, tomato, cucumber and lettuce, tosses in a garlic flavored dressing. Ingredients: 7 ounces or 200 grams button mushrooms; sliced, 1 large tomato; deseeded and diced, 1 large cucumber; peeled and diced, A small bunch of Romaine Lettuce leaves (or use any other variety of lettuce); torn with [...]

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Roasted Mushrooms with Bean sprouts

15. November 2010

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Roasted Mushrooms with Bean sprouts

Ingredients: 100 gms or 1 cup white button mushrooms; washed and pat dried, 3 cups or 325 gms Bean sprouts, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 1/2 Lemon, 4 tbsp Oil, 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves; chopped, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: In [...]

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Celery and Mixed Vegetable Salad

25. March 2010

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Ingredients: 4 stalks of celery 2 cucumbers, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch slices, 2 scallions along with the greens, chopped, 1 red bell pepper; diced, A handful of mushrooms; diced, Few leaves of Romaine or Iceberg Lettuce; torn into pieces. For the Vinaigrette dressing - 3 tbsp white wine vinegar, 3 tbsp Extra virgin [...]

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Blue Cheese Vinaigrette Dressing

23. March 2010

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Ingredients: 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1/2 cup Cider Vinegar, 1/2 cup Blue cheese; crumbled, 1 clove of garlic; minced, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 2 tbsp sugar, Salt to taste, Freshly ground black pepper to taste. Method: Mash the blue cheese with oil until well combines then whisk in the rest of the ingredients. [...]

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Peaches and Berry Salad

9. August 2009

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Peaches and Berry Salad

Ingredients: 2 peaches, 1 pint blackberries, 1/2 pint strawberries, 1/2 tsp ground cardamom, 5 cups of water. Method: Bring the water to boil in a pot. Drop the peaches and blanch them for half a minute. Drain and put them into cold water. Keep them in it for a minute and drain. Peel off their [...]

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Three Bean Salad

3. August 2009

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Three Bean Salad

A nice colorful bean salad is a real healthy food. You can replace this salad for your dinner or eat it as a filler between your meals. Ingredients: 1 cup fresh or canned green beans; chopped, 1 cup fresh or canned yellow wax beans; chopped, 1 cup canned kidney beans (can use dark red or [...]

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Pomegranate Raita (Salad)

23. July 2009

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Pomegranate Raita (Salad)

An unusual recipe of ‘raita’ made with pomegranate. The raita is made up of creamy yogurt, with red crystals of pomegranate that gives a blushing pink color to it, makes it more attractive. The best part of this raita is that you need not have it with your food, but eat it as a filler [...]

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Easter Vegetable Salad

9. April 2009

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Easter Vegetable Salad

Ingredients: 1 large head of lettuce; shredded, 1 cucumber; diced, 1 tomato; diced, 1 carrot; diced, 1 onion; diced, 1 beetroot; boiled and cubed, Few sprigs of spring onion greens; chopped, 1 small green/red cabbage, 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup yogurt, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: Mix together all the vegetables and chill them [...]

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Oriental Salad Dressing

30. March 2009

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Oriental Salad Dressing

Ingredients: 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1/2 tsp sugar. Method: Combine oils. Add other ingredients in a bowl, stir well. Then drop the oil into the bowl stirring continuously.

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Buttermilk Dressing

24. March 2009

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Buttermilk Dressing

Ingredients: 1/4 cup buttermilk, 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 clove of garlic; crushed, 1 tsp fresh chives; chopped, 2 tbsp fresh parsley; chopped, 1 tbsp fresh dill leaves; chopped, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: Mix together all the ingredients and give them a nice stir.

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Crisp Veg Noodle Salad

9. March 2009

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Crisp Veg Noodle Salad

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup noodles; cooked al dente, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 cup juilennes of red, green and yellow bell peppers, 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms, 1/4 cup chopped spring onions, 1/2 cup shredded cabbage, Few leaves of iceberg lettuce; shredded, 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, Oil for deep frying. For the dressing- 1 tbsp honey, [...]

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Tossed Crunchy Chicken Salad

12. January 2009

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Ingredients: (Serves 2) 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts; cut into bite size pieces, 1 tsp curry powder, 2 tbsp mango chutney, Juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 cucumber; chopped into 1-1 1/2″ sticks, Few leaves of iceberg lettuce; broken into pieces, Few watercress leaves, Salt and pepper to taste, 3-4 tbsp olive oil, Toasted almond [...]

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Healthy Garbanzo Bean Salad

16. November 2008

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Ingredients: For the Salad- 2 cups garbanzo beans or chickpeas; tinned or dry beans, soaked overnight and boiled in salted water till soft, 1 onion; chopped, 1 tomato; chopped, 1 green pepper (capsicum); chopped, Chopped cilantro or coriander leaves to garnish. For the Dressing- 2 tbsp Olive oil, 2 green chillies; finely chopped, 2 tbsp [...]

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Thai Cucumber and Lettuce Salad

5. November 2008

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Ingredients: For the dressing- 1 tsp vinegar, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 2 red chillies; deseeded and thinly sliced, 1/2 tsp demarara sugar; powdered, Salt to taste. For the salad- 1 cucumber; thinly sliced vertically, (use a peeler) 15 leaves of iceberg lettuce; shredded, 1/2 cup bean sprouts, 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves, Few sprigs of [...]

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Insalata Caprese Salad (Mozzarella and Tomato Salad)

9. October 2008

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Ingredients: 3 plum tomatoes; sliced, 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese; sliced in 1/4 inch thickness, 1 tbsp drained capers, Black or green olives; chopped (optional). For the dressing- 1 tbsp peppercorns; coarsely crushed, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup honey, 1 tbsp white vinegar 4-5 basil leaves; freshly chopped, Salt to taste. Method: Arrange the tomato [...]

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