Friday, 12 August 2011

Fresh Veggies & Croutons Salad

For the salad u need Cucumber, Carrots, Cherry tomatoes/ Tomatoes, Capsicum, Corn, Red & Yellow bell peppers, Lettuce leaves, Red cabbage, Peas & French beans(both optional), Feta cheese(about 75 gms.)
Add 6-8 ice cubes to a bowl of cold water & keep the Lettuce leaves & red cabbage leaves dipped in this water till u mix the salad

Salad Dressing :
In a small container with a tight lid, take 2 tbspns. olive oil, add fresh lemon juice, salt & black pepper to taste, oregano, some chilly flakes & half a teaspoon of mustard sauce
Cover with lid & shake all these well for a minute so that all the ingredients get nicely dissolved

For the Croutons :
Take a spoonful of butter, melt it in the microwave & while hot only add to it a teaspoon of garlic paste & a pinch of black pepper, mix well & apply this on one side of 3 slices of white bread
Toast these till brown & crispy & keep aside
If u want evenly shaped croutons cut the slices into 1" by 1" pieces before toasting only or else u can toast them & then roughly break them into uneven pieces

Chop the cucumber, carrots & capsicum  & bell peppers approximately the same size
If using the peas & beans, blanch them in salty water for about 5-7 mins., strain them & then immediately put them in a bowl of icy cold water for 5 mins. & strain
Strain the lettuce & red cabbage leaves & keep them on a paper napkin for a minute to remove any excess water from them, now roughly tear them with ur hands only into large/medium sized pieces only
Cut the cherry tomatoes into halves & if they are not available chop a normal tomato about the same size as cucumber, etc.
Cut Feta cheese into 1 cm. cubes

Now in a large salad serving bowl/platter, toss in all the chopped veggies, corn & leaves, pour all the salad dressing we prepared & mix well so that everything gets coated with the flavors & keep this refrigerated till serving
Just before serving add the Feta cheese cubes & the Croutons, just toss it lightly once more & serve immediately !!




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