Vegetarian Delights

Fruit and vegetable salad

Serves – 6 to 8

Ingredients:
Orange segments – 2 tea cups
Apple slices – 2 tea cups
Bananas – 2 (sliced)
Pineapple pieces – 2 tea cups
Sweet lime separated into segments – 3
Beetroots – 2 (chopped and sliced)
Head lettuce – 1 (medium)
Powdered sugar – 50 gms/20z

Toppings:
Pomegranate seeds – 4 tbsp
Chopped roasted peanuts – 1 tea cup

To be mixed into a dressing (in a shaker):
Slad oil – 4 tbsp
White vinegar – 2 tbsp
Orange squash – 2 tbsp
Finely roasted and chopped peanuts or casheunuts – 2 tbsp
Peper powder – ½ tbsp
Salt – ½ tbsp

Method:
  • Spread the lettuce leaves at the bottom of a large bowl. Then, arrange a layer of any fruit or vegetable and sprinkle a little sugar on top. 
  • Make layers of orange, sweet lime segments, apple and banana slices, pineapple pieces and beetroot (keeping aside some fruit and beetroot to make colorful decoration). 
  • Decorate the top layer in an attractive manner. eg: An outer layer of orange segments and an outer layer of beetroot, with pineapples in the center. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds and nuts all over. 
  • Just before serving, pour the dressing on top. 
  • Serve cold.