Thursday, April 5, 2007

Fruit and vegetable salads recipes!


Easy recipes for fruit/vegetable salads:

Coleslaw

Ingredients:
- Cabbage, chopped
- Carrot, diced into small cubes, or chopped
- White Onion, chopped
- Low-Fat mayonnaise

Preparation:
The vegetables, which should not be chopped too finely (to retain its nutrients and vitamins), are mixed together with a suitable amount of mayonnaise. (not too much!). Add a dash of black pepper for a bit of zing!

Fruit Salad

Ingredients:
Mango, diced
Honeydew, diced
Apple, diced
Raisins
Yoghurt
Honey

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients together in the right proportions. (Equal amounts of mango, honeydew and apple, or up to you lah!) Add some yoghurt, with a drizzle of honey. Mix. The salad is best served chilled.

Zesty Garden Salad


Ingredients:
Lettuce, shredded
Tomato, chopped/sliced
Cucumber, cut into small pieces or sliced (up to you, lah!)
Carrot, shredded
Lemon juice
A bit of cooking oil
Salt, pepper

Preparation:
To make the dressing, mix lemon juice with a bit of cooking oil, season with salt and pepper. Or if you are lazy, use a bottled Zesty Italian dressing from the supermarket. Combine. Serve.

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