Hi Supermoms,
My daughter is prepping for her High School Board Exams .February- March months can get really stressful for both, children as well as parents . They have their study holidays and eating healthy becomes so important. Trying toinclude morefruits ,vegetables and nuts in their diet is a great idea.
It would be nice to serve small portions as a salad snack. Today I am sharing one such salad Snack recipe that is so easy to make and at the same time tasty too. I mainly added apple, carrot and cucumber. But you can add more vegetables of your choice . I have used baby spinach for the dressing. You can also add a handful of fresh herbs of your choice while grinding the dressing sauce.
I had some fresh blue berries and so added them as garnish. You can add berries of your choice. There are so many different ways you can personalise this recipe. Not only children, every one will surely like this salad. You can even carry it for your office lunch box. You can squeeze some lemon juice on top of the fruits and vegetable , toss and pack them. Pack the green goddess dressing sauceseparately.
Would love to see your creations and hear your family feedback.
Green Goddess Apple Salad Recipe :
Preparation time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Serves : 3-4
1 cup = 250 ml cup
Note : Instead of dry red chilli, you can use green chilli or black pepper
Ingredients :
2 small apples ( sliced thinly)
1 carrot ( peeled and thinly sliced or chopped)
1 cucumber ( thinly sliced)
juice of 1/2 lemon
Green Goddess Dressing :
To steam:
2 cups baby spinach
5-6 cashew nuts
4-5 almonds
1 fig ( tear it into small pieces)
1-2 dates ( de-seeded)
1 small garlic clove ( optional)
1/2" ginger
1 small dry red chilli ( adjust spice according to the heat of the chilli you are using)
Other ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt to taste
To garnish :
1/4 teaspoon flax seeds
10 blue berries/ seasonal berries ( optional)
Method :
1. Steam theingredients given under 'To steam' for 8-10 minutes only.
Chef tip : Alternatively, you can add all the ingredients given under 'To steam' into a bowl and soak them in hot water for 5-7 minutes . Drain and use them to make the dressing.
2. Grind the steamed ingredients into a smooth puree' .
3. Add olive oil, salt and mix well. Your dressing is now ready.
4. Squeeze the lemon juice over the cut fruits and vegetables and mix well.
5. Add the green goddess dressing to the wide serving bowl , add the cut fruits and vegetables, mix well, garnish and serve.
Your delicious Green Goddess Apple Salad is now ready !!
Happy Cooking!
With love,
Masterchefmom
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