Weekly Menu Plan: A Week’s Worth of Salads

Continuing from my earlier post on Top 10 tips to make really good salads, I’m hoping you’re suitably inspired to make salads a part of your everyday diet. Since 1st Jan turned out to be a Friday this year, it is good to get started on a healthy eating resolution from Monday onwards 🙂 (this is also

Indian weekly menu plan – a week’s worth of Salads

Continuing from my earlier post on Top 10 tips to make really good salads, I’m hoping you’re suitably inspired to make salads a part of your everyday diet!  Since 1st Jan turned out to be a Friday this year, it is a good time to get started on healthy eating resolutions from Monday onwards 🙂 (this is also a note to self).

Watch my video on how to cook brown rice perfectly. It makes a great addition to salads.

Here are 7 salads for you to try this week, posted conveniently on a Saturday morning, so that you have the time to shop and prep for the week ahead. Many of these are lunchbox friendly. If not, you can also replace your dinner with a hearty salad by adding some cooked grains like brown rice or quinoa or couscous to the salad.

Monday

Chickpea, Carrot & Cranberry Salad

I spent most of last week in my home city, Mumbai. Given a chance, the husband will take me out for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bye bye waistline. But yes, I do give in sometimes, and love to eat at the places that are unique to the city, such as a chaat at my local bhelwala and breakfast at King
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Tuesday

How to build a Quinoa Bowl | Quinoa Vs Millets

Quinoa has been rapidly climbing the popularity charts among superfoods. Once unheard of in India, it has now become a household name and I'm sure even my grandma is aware of this now 🙂
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Wednesday

Warm Mushroom Salad with Italian Dressing

Planting cold kisses everywhere, "I am here, I am here," calls out the winter air

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Thursday

Friday

Cauliflower Potato Cold Salad with Middle-Eastern Flavours

Summer is upon us. As usual, the desire to heat piping hot food has evaporated in the heat. Cold salads, smoothies, seasonal fruits and lots of yogurt are all that I'm craving for. While I love to make (and eat) Tandoori Cauliflower where partly blanched florets are marinated in a onion-tomato-ginge
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Saturday

Roasted Figs, Chickpeas and Rocket Salad

Roasted seasonal figs, hearty chickpeas and punchy rocket leaves come together in this delicious healthy salad
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Sunday

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