Bean & Veg salad..with Yogurt Dressing
February 8, 2010 by Sandhya Hariharan
Thank you gals for all the wonderful response for the birthday party menu...Do keep pinging me if you come across any other lovely game or a dish... There is still a week for the D- Date..
Today's Salad is wholesome meal by itself... H and I have decided to have a bowl of Salad atleast 2wice a week.. before dinner.. so that it will reduce our intake of rice n chapathi's .. Believe me.. It just works.. This week has been successful with 2 variety of salad... and they could be made in a jiffy :)
Preparation time : 15 min
INGREDIENTS :
| Cooked Black eye beans from Can | Handful |
| Green Pepper | 1/2 nos chopped finely |
| Lettuce | 2 Leaves chopped |
| Tomato | 2 nos small in size chopped finely |
| Cucumber | 1.5 inch chopped into small pieces |
| Carrot | 1.5 inch chopped into small pieces |
For the Salad dressing
| Low fat stirred yogurt | 1 Cup |
| Lemon Juice | 1 Tblspn |
| Mint leaves | handful chopped finely |
| Garlic Pod | 1 nos chopped finely |
| Salt | To Taste |
| Black Pepper | 1/2 Tsp |
DIRECTIONS:
- Mix all the vegetables and the bean in a bowl .
- For the salad dressing , mix the yogurt , lemon juice ,garlic , mint leaves ,salt and pepper and stir it well.
- Add it to the vegetables in the bowl and mix well. Put it in the fridge for 30 minutes and serve it cold .
- I have used cold low fat yogurt.So served it at once after I prepared.
Enjoy your healthy meal as a snack or as wholesome.
Sending this lovely wholesome meal to No Cook Event hosted by PJ of Seduce your taste buds
& to Divya 's Show me your salad event.
That is one healthy & delicious bowl.
thats a vey colourful, healthy and hearty dish.!
Hi.... Sandhya
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving lovely comments.......
Your blog is really lovely with a wonderful recipes and amazing clicks.....
M following you so that i can comment on your lovely recipes in future too :))
Healthy salad..Yes, that's true, we are also trying to eat more salads, and this recipe came just in time for me..Thanks Sandy !
Healthy and delicious salad..
i love it- both the ingredients that go in it and the look.am bookmarking it.
A healthy and a refreshing salad.
Such a colourful and healthy salad, love yogurt dressing anytime..
A wholesome salad and a colourful one too.
This salad looks so colorful and eye-catching. A full meal in itself. Like the fact that there is a "buddy" system between you and your hubby. Me and my hubby have opposite goals.. While I keep gaining weight he keeps losing. :((
Healthy Salad.Came across your blog first time.You have nice space here.
Thatz a filling and delicious salad Sandhya...the dressing sounds good :)
Even I'm planning to use your idea of having salad twice a week or so ! And will pick up this salad too to make sometime soon :)
Nice salad..I love it with yogurt too..
Colorful and tasty looking salad. Abt the following...dono why it has a pblm anyways you can subscribe here :) http://feeds.feedburner.com/Sharmis-Inmypassionateworld
Thats a healthy salad dear...looks gr8
healthy,colourful and easy to do also.nice click
Nice clicks dear...Salad looks healthy and creamy....
yummy n easy salad, dear..looks tempting!
A great bowl of goodness!! Good that you guys stick to your resolution.. For me, resolutions are meant to be broken.. ;)
Hey Dear, btw, with canned beans, I guess your entry would be perfect for PJ's "No cook" event.. Check it out da: http://seduceyourtastebuds.blogspot.com/2010/01/announcing-no-cook-event.html
Refreshing and a quick do salad!!! Oh so you have time for the D-day!!! shall write to you if I come across anything else!!!
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Very colourful n healthy choice.
colorful n healthy salad! Gr8 pic too!
Thank you gals... for all ur lovely comments...
Rohini .. thanks for letting me know of this event.. I have updated the same... in my post :)
Thank you Sandhya for dropping in my blog...you have a wonderful space..I'm following you Dear :-)
The salad looks colorful..very healthy too..Do drop in whenever you get time..love to hear from you often..
Looks and sounds too gud and quite refreshing!
Nutrition packed bowl and nice presentation
so sorry..I by mistake replied on wrong page..left this page open and went to attend a call. :P lovely salad , nice color.never tried beans in salad..
Healthy and colorful salad!
Loved the salad, lovely picture !
How have you been Sandhya, long time since I stopped by your space. Salad looks super delicious, love the colors in it. Thanks for the wonderful tip to have salad before Dinner, I think I must implement it soon..
That is a healthy Salad... I love ur idea of yogurt dressing... you have a nice space here... following you now...
Lovely salad! I loved ur yoghurt dressing!
First time at ur blog..am exploring it..very nice space..
Wil come often..Cheers
yummy n healthy dish..looks lovely..btw...an award awaits you dear..please collect it from my blog..congrats!
Hi
A very healthy Salad.
Please accept award from my blog.
Thank you gals.. Its soo good to know people are also trying to implement salads regularly.. before their meals..
Thanks nivedita and sowmya for the awards.. Will surely pick it up and display them sooon...
Rohini .. done... sent the recipe for the event..
Its good to see u fathima over here... Thanks for visiting...
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first time here..my hubby is gud in making salads..you too have luvly space..will be a regular visitor again :)