4 Yummy and healthy salad recipes that you can make in a jiffy

Salads have become quite popular in health circles as they are not just nutritious but also quick and easy to make. Gone are the days when salad as lunch and dinner were considered only for the models. Now, it is a regular dish among junta. If you think salads are just for healthy eaters, celebs and weight watchers then you are wrong as foodies can also go for them as they give a lovely burst of flavours leaving your tastebuds and gut both happy. 

Also, many find salads boring as usually, they are plain with full of lettuce but thanks to some food enthusiasts and chefs who have experimented with salads and have come up with varied finger-licking salad dishes. And today, I have compiled four lip-smacking, flavourful salad recipes by celebrity chef Ranveer Brar. These salad recipes are super easy to make, brimming with healthy nutrients and are not just bland and leafy.

Grilled Tofu with Mango Vinaigrette 

Ingredients:

For Salad

250 gms grilled Tofu, sliced

½ mango, cut into cubes

2 tbsp pomegranate seeds

¼ medium red onion, sliced

few black olives, chopped

100 gms any salad leaves 

Dressing:

1 medium very ripe mango, peeled and pitted

½ cup of water

¼ cup of extra-virgin olive oil

2 tbsp honey

2-4 tbsp apple cider vinegar

 ¼  tsp crushed red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)

Salt as per taste

½  tsp black pepper

Method:

Add all the dressing ingredients into a blender and mix well. Now on salad plate add salad leaves, mango, onion, black olives pomegranate leaves. Top it up with sliced grilled tofu and drizzle dressing before serving.

Shrimp & Mango Salad 

Ingredients:

For Shrimp

200 gms Shrimp, cleaned

Salt as per taste

1 tbsp Olive oil

½ no Lime Juice

100 gms Totapuri mango/any semi-ripe mango, juliennes

½ Onion, sliced

¼ cup sweet corn, cooked

5-6 Cherry tomato, cut into half

2 cups Arugula leaves

For dressing:

2 tbsp Lemon Juice 

2 tbsp Olive Oil 

Salt

1 tsp lime zest

Method:

For shrimp, apply salt, oil and lime juice.  Heat a non-stick pan and put shrimp. Cook for 2 minutes each side. Remove & keep them aside to cool down. Meanwhile, add all the ingredients of dressing in a small bowl & mix well. In mixing bowl, add mango, onion, cherry tomatoes, prepared shrimp, arugula leaves & dressing. Toss well and serve immediately.

Muli Aur Methi Ka Salad 

Ingredients:

For Dressing:

1 tbsp Lemon Juice

1 tsp Oil

1 tsp Green Chilies, finely chopped 

½ tsp Chaat Masala 

Salt, to taste 

For Salad:

1 Small bunch Samudra methi leaves/Fenugreek leaves

2 Small Radish with leaves 

1 Large Tomato

1 Large Onion

2 tbsp Roasted Peanuts

For Tempering:

1 tbsp Peanut oil

4-5 Large Garlic Cloves smashed 

Method:

For the dressing, in a bowl take lemon juice and add oil in a thin stream while whisking. To this, add rest of the ingredients and mix well. Keep it aside. Now, roughly chop methi leaves and radish leaves. Dice the radish, tomato and onion. Combine all the vegetables and add the dressing and mix well. Now, heat oil in a pan. Saute garlic till golden. Add peanuts and pour this hot tempering on the salad and serve. 

Apple and Fennel Salad 

Ingredients:

1 cup Fennel, cut into strips 

2 tbsp Celery, cut into small cubes 

½ cup Apple, cut lengthwise 

¼ cup Red Raddish, small roundels 

¼ cup Walnuts 

For dressing:

2 tbsp Olive oil 

2 tsp Lime juice 

1 tsp Apple cider vinegar 

1 tsp Honey 

Salt to taste 

For garnish:

4-5 Parmesan strips 

Few Coriander sprigs

Method:

For the salad, toss all the ingredients together and place on the serving plate. For the dressing mix all the ingredients and drizzle it over the salad. Now, garnish the salad with parmesan strips and coriander sprigs and serve immediately.