Apple Potato and Chickpea Salad

This is one of my favorite salads. All the 3 main ingredients are white and then you pour the yellow dressing and top and the green Basil leaves for the color just looks wonderful and it tastes even better. That’s the reason why I peel the apple before using it. The real test however for a salad for me, is serving it to by father-in-law, he likes it, it’s good to go and this recipe has passed the father-in-law test. So here’s the recipe for the Salad.

Ingredients:

• 1 Apple peeled and chopped into small cubes
• ½ cup potato peeled, boiled and cut into small cubes
• ½ cup boiled Chickpeas
• ¼ cup finely chopped Onion
• 3-4 Basil Leaves
• 2 tbsp. Honey
• 1 tbsp. Mustard
• ½ tbsp. Lime Juice
• 3 tbsp. Mayonnaise
• Salt and Pepper for Seasoning

Method:

• In a small bowl, add the Mustard, Honey, Lime Juice and Mayonnaise and mix well.
• Add the Chickpeas, Potato and Apple in another bowl.
• Add the finely chopped Onion.
• Tear the Basil leaves and add it in as well.
• Now add the Dressing and toss well gently.
• Season with salt and Pepper.

 

Pineapple Corn Salad

My father-in-law loves any kind of salad. He’s a vegetarian and so I end up making vegetarian salad all the time. But he eats eggs. Therefore I’m glad I can use Mayonnaise. This salad has very few ingredients and so can be done in a blink. To make the salad absolutely nice all you have to do is chop the Onion and Tomato as fine and evenly as possible. Here’s a tip. Once you blanch the Corn, transfer it into bowl of cold water and ice. Also put the pineapple slice and a whole tomato before chopping into the same bowl. This will help you in achieving cold salad instantly. Also Refrigerate the Mayonnaise for half an hour before starting to make the salad.

Ingredients:

1¼ cup blanched Corn

1 Slice Pineapple cut into cubes

¼ cup finely chopped Onion

¼ cup deseeded and finely chopped Tomato

½ tsp. Powered Sugar

¼ cup Mayonnaise

Method:

• Take a mixing bowl.
• Add the Corn, Pineapple, Onion and Tomato.
• Add the Mayonnaise and Powered Sugar and toss gently.