Salad Recipes

I live with a Salad Freak! Seriously, my DH likes LOVES salads, anytime, all the time-breakfast or dinner. Well, these are the two meals I often prepare.

Even before I came into the picture (as lady-of-the-house), he used to buy a pack of salads at those food section at Mega or Shoprite and have that with yoghurt. Seriously! You now know I have a BIG job to do in trying to organize formal meals in our lives.

So, here are my three favorite salads to make. The nicest thing about this meal is that it takes less than fifteen minutes to prepare a mouth watering salad. And they are healthy, so, why not indulge...?

1) Potato-Egg and Mayo Salad 

I first saw this one at a supermarket and was intrigued by it. It does taste nice.

Ingredients

Boiled Irish potatoes

3 hard boiled eggs
1 medium onion (sliced into very small pieces)
1/2-3/4 cup mayonnaise

Slice the potatoes into small cube size shape, then bring them to boil. Cut your already boiled eggs into similar small cube shape sizes. Mix the two into one bowl. Cut up very small pieces of onions and add them into the mayonnaise. Add the mayo into the bowl that has the eggs and potatoes. You may sprinkle some parsley if you have. Re-fridgerate and serve. 

2) Coleslaw Salad

Forget the fancy name…this is basically cabbage carrot salad.

Ingredients: Sliced cabbage, grated carrots, onions, one tablespoon vinegar, salt and sugar, plus a drop of oil. Dress the salad with mayonaise or salad cream.

  

3) Cacumbali (Tomato-Onion Salad)

1 cup cucumber pieces, cut into  small pieces

1 cup tomatoes, cut into eighths
3/4 cup onions, chopped

1 garlic, chopped

Small cut pieces of fresh coriander (what we call coat-meal here)

Black Pepper

Salt to taste

Put the cucumbers, garlic, onions and tomatoes into a medium sized bowl. Add the coat meal and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Mix and serve immediately for freshest taste.

Cooks Note: For a more adventurous cacumbali, very small pieces of pineapple may be added.

This can be served with any roasted or fried meat i.e. pork, chicken or even fried eggs!

What's your favorite salad? Plus, feel free to share any salad recipe you may have!