Friday, May 7, 2010

Celebrating Health: Lettuce Salad Cups


These adorable cups will grab your attention instantly and increase your appetite. They can be filled with any of your favorite fresh vegetables or fruits.

Ingredients:
For Lettuce salad cups [4 servings]

Green Lettuce head – 1
English cucumber – 1
Sweet Onions -1
Tomatoes- 1
Cilantro – 2 tbsp finely chopped
Lime Juice – 1 tbsp fresh
Dry Ingredients:
Chaat Masala – 1 tbsp
Black Pepper – 1 tsp
Roasted Cumin seeds – 1 tsp (powdered)
Sugar – 1 tsp
Salt as per taste

Method:
  • Peel and chop cucumbers in small cubes. Keep aside. .
  • Chop sweet onions and tomatoes finely. Clean and chop cilantro finely as well.
  • In a salad bowl, add chopped sweet onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and cilantroix gently.
  • Now add lime juice, chaat masala, freshly grounded black pepper, roasted cumin seed powder, sugar and salt. Mix the salad again.
  • Separate the lettuce leaves gently. Take each lettuce and cut them in 3 inch diameter circular discs. Prepare 4 lettuce discs.
  • In a paper cup, line the lettuce leaf and fill it with the prepared salad mix. Repeat the process for the remaining 3 cups.
  • Arrange all the four salad cups in a serving plate.
Serve fresh with any meal or just as an anytime snack.

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