Apple is a fruit loved by all of us throughout the world for its unique taste. It is one of the most cultivated fruits across the globe. When it comes to the health aspect, this fruit is one of the richest sources of the essential nutrients for our body. If you want to include apple in your daily diet, here are some quick and easy recipes for you. Apple salads are in high demand as they are fantastic in taste. So, here are two delicious apple salad recipes for you, which you can easily prepare at home. These salad recipes for winter will keep you filled with the essential nutrients.
Salad Recipes For Winter: Apple Pine Nut Salads
Ingredients:
Baby fennel: 250 gm
Medium-sized apple: 1
Small onions: 2
Cherry tomatoes: 70 gm
Toasted pine nuts: 1-2 tbsp
Extra virgin olive oil: 5 tbsp
Balsamic vinegar: 2-3 tbsp
Lemon: 1
A bunch of coriander
A small bunch of rocket, watercress or baby lettuce
Crushed peppercorn: to taste
Salt: to taste
Preparation Method
This recipe requires very short preparation time, and therefore, you can prepare it and serve immediately. Also, remember that eating fresh salad is better than preparing it hours before and having later. To start with, take a chef’s knife and slice all the vegetables in small cubes or as per your preference. Then, take a medium-sized pan and blanch the baby fennel in boiling water. Right after blanching, keep the baby fennel in ice-cold water for some time. Now, cut the cherry tomatoes into half and toast the pine nuts in a pan. After this step, take a medium-sized bowl and add all the ingredients to combine them together. Add the coriander, pine nuts, and serve the salad chilled. Tortilla bread will go well as an accompaniment to this salad.
Guava And Cottage Cheese Salad
Ingredients
Rocket (arugula) leaves: 12-14
Salt: to taste
Pepper: to taste
Olive oil: 1 tsp
Large apple (diced): 1
Large guava (diced): 1
Small cucumber (cut in half lengthwise and sliced), peeled: 1
Crumbled cottage cheese (paneer): 2 tbsp
Alfalfa sprouts (You can use moong dal sprouts): 1 tbsp
Dates (pulp extracted), boiled: 2
Jaggery, grated: 2 tsp
Tamarind pulp: 2 tsp
Black salt: to taste
Preparation Method
To start with this quick salad recipe, you need first to wash, and pat the rocket leaves dry. Then, keep it in the refrigerator to chill and take it out for further preparation. Take a small bowl and toss the chilled rocket leaves with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Then, arrange a serving plate and place it on the serving plate carefully. On top of this layer, place the apple, cucumber, guava, cottage cheese, and alfalfa sprouts. Now, it’s time to prepare the dressing and to start with, take a small bowl and add date pulp, jaggery, tamarind pulp, and black salt and beat well so that all the ingredients fuse together. Now, all you need to do is drizzle the dressing on top of your apple cottage cheese salad and enjoy it chilled.
