Healthy Side Salads

 Side Salads

MEDITERRANEAN EGGPLANT SALAD WITH YOGURT DRESSING

Ingredients

  1. 4 cucumbers
  2. 2-3 long thin eggplant
  3. salt, red chili powder, dry mango powder as per taste
  4. Lebanese seasoning (optional)
  5. a handful of pumpkin seeds
  6. a handful of broken cashews
  7. black sesame seeds for sprinkling

Yogurt Dressing

  1. ½ cup peanut rice milk curd
  2. 2 tsp crushed garlic
  3. Rock salt to taste
  4. Lemon juice to taste
  5. A few sprigs of freshly chopped mint leaves (optional)


Method

Slice eggplant, add salt, red chili powder, raw mango powder, and Lebanese powder, and roast evenly on an iron skillet on both sides till lightly roasted. Mix curd, garlic, salt, mint leaves, and lemon juice in a bowl. Cut cucumbers using a spiralizer or julienne peeler.


In a serving bowl, place cucumber juliennes, prepared eggplant slices, pour yogurt dressing, and sprinkle pumpkin seeds and black sesame seeds.

 

Variation: You can grate cucumber instead of making juliennes.


Serves 4



TZATZIKI

This is a garlicky Greek salad that is cool and refreshing.

 

Ingredients

  1. 4 medium cucumbers grated
  2. 1 – 1.5 cups vegan yogurt
  3. 1 tsp minced garlic
  4. ½ tsp salt or to taste
  5. pepper to taste
  6. dill leaves for garnish

 

Method

Mix all the ingredients together. Garnish with dill leaves and serve chilled.

 

Serves 4–6




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