RICE SALAD WITH FRENCH DRESSING:

Ingredients

Fine grained rice 150 g
Celery 4 sticks
Red Bell Pepper 2 medium size
Gherkin 12 pc
Sweet corn 1 tin
Salted nuts 100 g
Black olive 12 pc
Pineapple 225 g
Salt to taste

For Dressing:

Salad oil 3 tbsp
Wine vinegar 2 tbsp
Pineapple juice 3 tbsp
Pepper and salt to taste

Method:

Clean the celery and cut into small pieces. Cut the bell peppers too. Take half of gherkin and cut into round pieces. Cut the rest of the gherkin into small pieces.

Take a large bowl and mix the rice and all other ingredients. Use a fork to mix the ingredients well. Take another bowl and mix all the ingredients required for the dressing. Now pour this dressing mixture over the salad and the rest of the gherkins. Mix well and serve.

CHICKEN AND SESAME SALAD:

Ingredients

Boiled chicken 300g
Tomato 250g
Sliced cucumber 1

For Dressing:

Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Salad oil 2 tbsp
Soya sauce 2 tbsp
Brown sugar 1 tbsp
Roasted sesame seed 2 tbsp

For Garnishing:

Egg omlette 1 pc

Method:

Mix all the ingredients required for dressing. Cut the chicken into medium pieces. Take a serving plate and place the dressing mixture at the center and cover it with chicken pieces. Decorate the serving plate with pieces of tomato, cucumber and the omlette.

VEGETABLE PASTA SALAD

Ingredients

Boiled pasta 200g
Baby corn 50g
Red & yellow bell pepper½ pc
Beans 50g
Carrot 1 pc

For Dressing:

Cooking oil 2 tbsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Mustard powder 1/4th tsp
Salt and pepper to taste
Garlic paste ½ tsp

Method:

Cut the beans, baby corns and carrot into square pieces. Take a bowl of salted hot water and immerse the vegetables for some time. Take out the vegetables and then throw the water away.

Take the bell pepper and de-seed it. After that cut pepper into small square pieces. In a small bowl mix the ingredients for the dressing. Now mix the boiled pasta and vegetable dressing and serve.The above – mentioned salad recipes are all healthy and can be had during lunch or dinner.