Penne Pasta and Red Bean Salad

penne pasta and red bean salad

It is a simple salad of penne pasta with olives, baked red beans and bell peppers and the creamy dressing give it a delicious taste.

Ingredients

Boiled penne pasta                   100 gms

Baked beans                             200 gms

Chopped red bell peppers           1 no.

Chopped yellow bell peppers      1 no.

Chopped green bell peppers       1 no.

Green olives                              few

Black olives                               few

Lettuce leaves                           1 bunch

Orange wedges

Walnuts                                    few

For dressing

Mayonnaise                              2 tbsp

Chopped parsley                       few leaves

Baked bean syrup                     1 cup

Mustard sauce                          1 tbsp

Tomato ketchup                        1 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Black pepper                             to taste

Method

Take a mixing bowl, tear lettuce leaves and add to it, add boiled penne pasta and baked caned beans.

add lettuce, pene pasta and baked beans

Then add chopped bell peppers, olives and mix well.

add all ingredints and mix 

To prepare the dressing

Take another mixing bowl, add bean syrup, parsley, tomato ketchup, mustard sauce, mayonnaise and mix well.

Then add salt, black pepper powder and mix well.

prepare the dressing for salad

Now add this prepared dressing to the pasta mixture and mix well.

add the dressing in salad

Then serve it in serving plate.

serve the salad

Now garnish with lettuce, walnut and orange wedges.

garnis the pene pasta salad

Chawli Pepper Salad

chawli pepper salad 

Healthy salad with spring beans, bell peppers with olive oil, vinegar and garnish with sprouts.

Ingredients

Olive oil                                     2 tbsp

Vinegar                                     2 tbsp

Sugar                                       ½ tsp

Red, yellow and green

bell pepper juliennes                  1 tbsp each

String beans                             1 cup

Crushed black pepper                to taste

Salt                                          to taste

For garnish

Iceberg

Salad leaves

Alfalfa sprouts

Method

In a mixing bowl take olive oil, vinegar, sugar and mix well.

prepare vinegar mixture

Add red yellow green bell pepper juliennes and string beans to the marinade.

put all veg in vinegar mixture

Now add salt and black pepper and toss all well.

Heat a pan and put this mixture and toss on high flame.

toss salad on high flame 

Now plate the prepared salad with iceberg, salad leaves.

plate the salad 

Then top with alfalfa sprouts.

top with sprouts 

                        

Chickpeas Salad

chickpeas salad

A very healthy salad with boiled chickpeas and vegetables and herbs you like.

Ingredients

Leftover boiled chickpeas          2 cups

Chopped onion                         ¼ cup

Chopped tomatoes                   ¼ cup

Chopped cucumber                  ¼ cup

Spring onion bulb chopped        1

Red chilli powder                      2 tbsp

Salt                                         to taste

Lemon juice                             1 tbsp

Chopped fresh coriander            1 tbsp

Method

Mix all ingredients and toss well.

mix all ingredients

Dahi Spaghetti

dahi spaghetti 

Yogurt Pasta Salad is a quick, simple & tasty salad for any kind of party.

 

Ingredients

Spaghetti                                  1 cup

Chopped coriander                     2 – 3 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            1 tbsp

For masala

Mustard seeds                          1 tsp

Curry leaves                              8 – 10 nos.

Black gram dal                          2 tbsp

Oil                                            1 ½ tbsp

Method

First roast the spaghetti in a pan.

roast spaghetti 

Then add water and oil then boil it.

boil spaghetti 

Drain it and keep aside.

drain boiled spaghetti 

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, black gram dal and stir.

add mustard seed, curry leave, black gram dal

Add chopped green chilli, roasted split chickpeas, asafoetida, cashew nuts and mix well.

add chickpeas asafoetida cashew nut

Remove the prepared mixture in a bowl, add boiled spaghetti.

add spaghetti with spices

Then add chopped coriander, chopped ginger, chopped green chilli.

add chopped coriander, ginger and chiili

Add grated carrots and mix well.

add grated carrot

Then add curd, salt, chopped coriander and mix well.

add curd

Now remove the dahi spaghetti in a bowl and place the bowl on serving plate.

serve dahi spaghetti with pickle and coriander

Garnish the plate with pickled red chilli and coriander spring.

Strawberry and Spinach Salad

strawberry and spinach salad

This strawberry spinach salad is a classic and specially for women. The dressing in this spinach and strawberry salad is fabulous, being with poppy seeds, mint…

Ingredients

For dressing

Olive oil                                    ½ cup

Mint leaves                               1 – 12 nos.

Chopped onions                        3 tbsp

Sugar                                       ½ tsp

Toasted poppy seeds                1 tsp

Red chilli powder                       ½ tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Lemon juice                              2 nos.

For salad

Large strawberry                        2 nos.

Spinach leaves                          15 – 20 nos.

Sesame seeds                          1 tsp

For garnish

Parmesan cheese                      ½ cup

Bread croutons                          2 nos.

Sesame seeds                          1 tsp

Method

To prepare dressing

In a blender put chopped onion, mint leaves, toasted poppy seeds, sugar, red chilli powder, salt, lemon juice, olive oil and blend it well.

blend all dressing ingredients

Remove it in a bowl.

ready dressing

Heat a pan and make a strip of parmesan cheese on it.

make cheese strip

After it is cooked remove it from the pan.

remove the cheese strip

Immediately make a roll and place it on serving plate.

make a roll from cheese strip 

To prepare the salad

Slice the strawberries and put in a bowl, add tear spinach leaves, sesame seeds, prepared dressing and mix well.

mix strawberry and spinach

Now fill this salad in the prepared roll of parmesan cheese.

put salad in cheese roll

Decorate with bread croutons, drizzle the dressing and sesame seeds and serve.

decorate the salad

Daliya Salad

daliya salad

Soaked broken wheat Salad with vegetables is a low calorie, high fiber salad; a excellent option for people who are on weight loss programs or are diabetic.

Ingredients

Soaked broken wheat                1 cup

Finely chopped bell peppers      1 cup

Finely chopped onion                1 cup

Finely chopped garlic                1 tsp

Finely chopped parsley             1 tsp

Finely chopped coriander          1 tsp

Olive oil                                   3 – 4 tbsp

Black pepper powder                to taste

Salt                                         to taste

Lemon juice                             1 tbsp

For garnish

Finely chopped parsley

Salad leaves

Method

Soak the broken wheat for 2 hours.

Take a mixing bowl, add soaked broken wheat, finely chopped green red yellow bell peppers, finely chopped onion, finely chopped garlic, finely chopped parsley, finely chopped coriander, olive oil, black pepper, salt and lemon juice and mix well.

mix all ingredients for daliya salad

Remove this salad in serving plate and garnish the dish with parsley and salad leaves.

remove salad on plate

Gajar aur kishmish ka salad

gajar aur kishmish ka salad

It is a delightful combination of crunchy carrots and soft raisins in honey dressing. Try it.

Ingredients

Grated carrot                             4 nos

Raisins                                     2 tbsp

Walnut                                      1 tbsp

Lemon juice                              2

Crushed chilli                            ½ tsp

Honey                                       1 tbsp

Chopped mint                           ½ tsp

Mint leaves                               few

Method

First finely grate carrot and keep in a mixing bowl.

grated carrot

Add washed and soaked raisins, crushed walnuts.

add raisins and carrot 

Take a small bowl, squeeze lemon juice in it then add crushed chilli, honey, black salt, chopped mint and mix well.

lemon mixture

Now add this mixture into carrot bowl and mix well.

mix well all 

Your salad is ready.

Lal pari salad

lal pari salad

Very healthy salad prepared with fruits, Balsamic vinegar and avocado. Balsamic vinegar contains minerals like iron, calcium, potassium, manganese, phosphorus and magnesium, which as essential for our body. It also assists digestion and like the grapes themselves, has antioxidant properties that help fight a number of diseases.

Ingredients

Long chopped cucumber            ½ cup

Long chopped avocado               ½ cup

Long chopped mango pieces      1 cup  

Balsamic vinegar                       1 - 2 tsp    

Black pepper powder                  to taste  

Salt                                          to taste

Walnuts                                    2 tbsp

Almond flakes                           1 - 2 tbsp

Pickled onion                            ¼ cup

Parmesan cheese                      as required

Lettuce leaves                           as required  

Red amaranth leaves                 as required  

For garnish 

Decorative mango fan

Decorative salad basket (Cucumber, Red amaranth leaves, Lettuce leaves, Mango slice) 

Method

Take a bowl add long chopped cucumber, long chopped avocado, long chopped mango pieces, balsamic vinegar, black pepper powder, salt and mix well.

add fruits 

Now add walnuts, almond flakes, pickled onions, salt and black pepper powder then mix well.

add walnut, almond flakes pickle onion and pepper

Arrange lettuce leaves and red amaranth leaves on the serving plate and add the prepared salad on them.

put salad on lettuce leaves and red amaranth leaves

Cut the Parmesan cheese slices and put on the salad. 

parmesan cheese slices on salad

Now decorate the plate with decorative mango fan and decorative salad basket. 

Lal pari salad is ready to serve.

Boiled peanut salad

boiled peanut salad

It is a very healthy and tasty salad with peanut, carrot and cucumber. Try it.

Ingredients

Method boiled peanut                ¾ cup

Carrot                                       1

Cucumber                                 1

Tomato                                     1

Onion                                       1

Raisins                                     1 tbsp

Vinegar                                     1 tsp

Black pepper powder                 ½ tsp

Green chilli                                2

Lemon                                      ¼th

For garnish

Boiled shelled peanuts

Black pepper powder

Sliced lemon

Slit green chillies

Method

First peel off then peel out thin slices from carrot and cucumber.

carrot peels

Keep in a bowl, add salt, vinegar, raisins and black pepper powder and mix well.

peels with other ingredients

Chop onion, tomato, chilli.

Now take another bowl, add chopped onion, chopped tomato, salt and black pepper and mix well.

add onion tomato

Then add boiled peanuts, chopped green chillies and lemon juice and mix well.

add peanut, chilli and lemon

Now take small glasses, place prepared cucumber and carrot marination.

Top it with the prepared boiled peanut onion mixture.

top with peanut

Garnish the salad with carrot peels roll, slit green chilli, lemon dabbed in black pepper powder and shelled peanuts.

garnish with carrot peel and lemon slice