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Recipe for Corn Cucumber Salad with Chimichurri Sauce, and a bunch of other colourful vegetables, a must try when corn is in season! 
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Corn cucumber salad with Chimichurri sauce

July 11, 2017

Recipe for Corn Cucumber Salad with Chimichurri Sauce, and a bunch of other colourful vegetables, a must try when corn is in season! Corn is in season and we can’t help but use it in… [Continue Reading]

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grilled corn salad with orzo
easy, Healthy, Party dishes, Pasta, Salads, Summer, Vegan, Vegetables

Grilled Corn Salad with Orzo Pasta

July 7, 2017

This grilled corn salad with orzo pasta and asparagus is a colourful healthy addition to a summertime menu.  Read my post and get this easy recipe for a delicious salad.   It’s always fun biting into… [Continue Reading]

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This recipe for a beet and mango salad is not just a visual feast with its contrasting colours, but also a treat for the tastebuds.
easy, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Salads, Steamed, Summer, Vegan, Vegetables

Beet and Mango Salad with a zero-oil dressing

June 2, 2017

This recipe for a beet and mango salad is not just a visual feast with its contrasting colours, but also a treat for the tastebuds. I’m back home after nearly a month of being out… [Continue Reading]

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meal prep ideas vegan salads
Diabetic friendly, Glutenfree, Rice, Salads, Vegan, VegProtein, weekly menu

Meal Prep Ideas – Vegan Salads for the whole week

April 11, 2017

Meal Prep Ideas Vegan Salads for 1 week – Around an hour of work and you have a week’s worth of healthy salads ready – vegan and gluten free too! Get all the necessary resources… [Continue Reading]

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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

March 16, 2017

Recipe for a colourful Mediterranean Quinoa Salad perfect for the summers, that is also totally amenable to making ahead  While I’ve already answered questions like What is Quinoa and the comparison of Quinoa Vs Millets in… [Continue Reading]

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beginner, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Greens, Healthy, Nutrition, Rice, Salads, Summer, Vegan, vegetarian

Cold Rice Salad with Mango and Coconut

June 23, 2016

Cold red rice salad with green and ripe mangoes, coconut, spinach and a spicy dressing  is the perfect balance of flavours and textures. Impressive enough for a dinner party & simple enough for an everyday meal!

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beginner, Diabetic friendly, Easy Cooking, Global Vegetarian, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Party dishes, Salads, vegetarian

Arugula and Bell Pepper Super Salad

April 21, 2016

Recipe for a colourful Arugula / Rocket and Bell Pepper Super Salad
A flavourful way to consume a ton of vegetables with a delicious green sour cream dressing. This is one salad you must try!

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Appetizers, beginner, Condiments, Easy Cooking, Glutenfree, Salads, vegetarian, Yogurt Recipes

Sour Cream Dip

April 19, 2016

This Sour Cream Dip does not need much of a recipe but it is a great way to use up leftover sour cream. Ready in less than 10 minutes, it makes a fabulously fresh tasting dip or even a salad dressing!

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Weekly Menu Plan: A Week’s Worth of Salads

January 2, 2016

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

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Diabetic friendly, Global Vegetarian, Glutenfree, Healthy, Salads, vegetarian, VegProtein

Recipe for Grilled Paneer Salad with Spinach and Mango

June 23, 2015

This Grilled Paneer Salad with fresh spinach and seasonal mangoes is not just a stunning dish, but also perfect as a large center-piece salad for a dinner party or a barbecue party.

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Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Yotam Ottolenghi inspired Mango Chickpea Salad

May 10, 2010

I am yet to read a cookbook written by Yotam Ottolenghi, but I follow his column on the Guardian quite avidly. Last week, I came across his recipe for Alphonso Mango and curried chickpea salad and I HAD TO make it. Not only because it is the mango season in India (that makes the unbearable summers k

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Summer Food series # 1 – Herby Tomato salad with pine nuts and cheese

March 30, 2007

Tomatoes, pine nuts and soft cheese We are still in March and its scorchingly hot in Bombay. Just the day before, the temperature touched a record 41 C (almost 106 F). I was blaming global warming, just to be informed that the reason was not global but very much local . The Summer Food Series that I

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