Hi friends,
So let's be honest...we usually don't think 'yummy' when it comes to salads (unless you spice it up with chaat masala or tabasco sauce). However, I make a version of Caesar Salad (let's say a remote cousin of the original one) that is actually tasty as well as super healthy, with loads of anti-oxidants, fibre, Vitamin C, Calcium and what not. I don't use the traditional Caesar Salad dressing, therefore you would be cutting down on mayo and unnecessary oil consumption also. So without further ado, here it goes...
Ingredients:
1/2 a head of romaine lettuce (cut into 1/2 inch stripes)
100 gms of grapes (green and black in equal quantity)
1/2 green apple, cubed (please use nothing but green apple and if you don't have it, skip the apple altogether)
1 boiled egg (hard or soft, based on your preference), diced
1 handful of roasted peanuts (for the crunch, NOT optional)
2 cubes of processed cheese (cut into small cubes)
For the dressing:
1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper powder (freshly ground)
1/4 teaspoon of rock salt
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
Preparation:
Assemble the fruits and the lettuce in a bowl. Add the peanuts, diced eggs, cubed cheese and toss well. Add the ingredients for dressing and toss lightly again. Serve at room temperature.
There you are...simple enough! Please refrain from adding lime juice and trust me when I say this because I am a compulsive lime-juice user in pretty much everything. But the salad will already be quite tangy from the natural tartness of the green apple and the grapes. Prepare it and please keep me posted if you like my version of Caeser salad or not.
So let's be honest...we usually don't think 'yummy' when it comes to salads (unless you spice it up with chaat masala or tabasco sauce). However, I make a version of Caesar Salad (let's say a remote cousin of the original one) that is actually tasty as well as super healthy, with loads of anti-oxidants, fibre, Vitamin C, Calcium and what not. I don't use the traditional Caesar Salad dressing, therefore you would be cutting down on mayo and unnecessary oil consumption also. So without further ado, here it goes...
Ingredients:
1/2 a head of romaine lettuce (cut into 1/2 inch stripes)
100 gms of grapes (green and black in equal quantity)
1/2 green apple, cubed (please use nothing but green apple and if you don't have it, skip the apple altogether)
1 boiled egg (hard or soft, based on your preference), diced
1 handful of roasted peanuts (for the crunch, NOT optional)
2 cubes of processed cheese (cut into small cubes)
For the dressing:
1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper powder (freshly ground)
1/4 teaspoon of rock salt
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
Preparation:
Assemble the fruits and the lettuce in a bowl. Add the peanuts, diced eggs, cubed cheese and toss well. Add the ingredients for dressing and toss lightly again. Serve at room temperature.
There you are...simple enough! Please refrain from adding lime juice and trust me when I say this because I am a compulsive lime-juice user in pretty much everything. But the salad will already be quite tangy from the natural tartness of the green apple and the grapes. Prepare it and please keep me posted if you like my version of Caeser salad or not.
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