Garlic Sauteed Broccoli and Carrot

Garlic Sauteed Broccoli and  Carrot 

Garlic Sauteed Broccoli and Carrot

 Ingredients:

• Fresh Broccoli florets : 150 grams
• Carrots cut in long bites and parboiled:100 grams
• Garlic Cloves: 5
• Olive oil : 1tsp

Preparation:

• Heat oil in a Wok
• Crush the garlic clove roughly(I used a rolling pin to do this)
• Add this to the medium hot oil. Saute for 20 secs
• Add the veggies and put the flame to high.
• Cover for 3-4 secs and stir.Do this twice
• turn off the heat and the veggies be covered for 2 mins
• Remove into a bowl and cover with regular grated cheese.
• Microwave for 1 min.
• Serve and/or eat immediately

You can see from the pic i couldn't wait to grate or wait for cheese to melt.Believe me  it is equally delicious even without cheese

Chickpea Sprouts,Spinach and Cucumber Salad

Chickpea sprouts, Spinach and Cucumber salad:

Chickpea Sprouts,Spinach and Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

For Dressing:

• Dijon mustard - 5tsp
• honey -3 tsp
• Lemon juice -1.5tbsp
• Olive Oil - 1.5  tablespoon
• Salt ,pepper - to taste

  For Salad:

•  Chickpea sprouts (pressure cooked for 1 Whistle- 100 grams
•  Spinach  shredded roughly - 1 bunch (or more if you like)
•  European cucumber thinly sliced - 1 cup

Preparation:
1. Mix all the ingredients for dressing and whisk till oil is mixed properly with all ingredients
2. In the salad bowl, mix the chickpeas,spinach and cucumber and cover with cling film
3. Refrigerate for 20 minutes
3. Add the dressing to above ingredients.
4. Add pepper to taste and mix well
5. Add salt to taste and serve

I am not a big fan of spinach and idea of eating it raw was even more appalling somehow this combination works .Try and tell me how you liked it.

Charred Capsicum and feta cheese salad

Charred Capsicum and feta cheese salad

Charred Bell peppers and Feta Salad

Ingredients:

For dressing:

• Lemon juice - 1tbsp
• Olive oil - 1/2tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• black pepper - to taste

For Salad:

• Charred red pepper (peeled and diced) - 1 cup
• Charred yellow peppers( (peeled and diced) - 1 cup
• Chilled ice berg lettuce (torn in bite size pieces) - 2handfuls
• Feta cheese crumbs - to your liking

Preparation:
1. Mix all ingredients of the dressing
2. Put all ingredients of the salad excluding the lettuce
3. Put the salad ingredients under microwave for 15 secs
4. Take the salad out of microwave. Add and dressing and mix.
5. Mix the chilled crisp lettuce and serve immediately.

I specially like the warm and chilled combination of charred capsicum and chilled crunch of lettuce.Make sure you preserve both when you are ready to serve to enjoy most.