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Come summer and all I want to eat for lunch is a good salad. Pineapple is one such fruit which is loaded with Vitamin C and tastes refreshing, fresh and is incredibly juicy and fruity. This Thai Pineapple salad is perfect for hot days and is an amazing mix of sweet, sour, spicy and has got great crunch. It's filling and at the same time packed with Vitamin C to build up immunity. Thai cuisine has got to be one of my favorite cuisines. It’s incredibly healthy, spicy, sour, super flavorful and uses tons of aromatics and herbs like lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, basil, mint, coriander. Peanuts and peanut butter is also used extensively used in Thai cuisine to enhance the flavor and crunch factor.  Som Tam salad , Tom Kha ghai soup , Pad Thai and Thai noodle salad with peanut sauce are my personal favorites and so many people have tried the recipes of the same from blog and loved the dishes.  I make sure to incorporate lot of interesting salads in my everyday  di...

Zesty Mediterranean lentil salad! Earthy and nutty lentils with crispy croutons, grilled peppers, cucumber, onion and a a delicious dressing. Last but not the least, salty feta cheese which is the most amazing food ingredient.  This salad is perfect for a healthy and filling summer lunch/dinner. It just takes 30 minutes from start to finish and you'll have yourself the most delicious and satisfying meal. It's hearty, super flavorful , colorful and protein enriched. I love salads and I am always experimenting to come up with new salads which are healthy and at the same time flavorful. This Mediterranean lentil salad is not your regular boring salad.  If you have never been a salad person then I highly recommend you try this salad.  Highlight of this salad is herb-y lentils which taste really good and great for adding in buddha bowls too. Grilled peppers add such an amazing sweet and charred flavor. Croutons provide crunch and soak up all the juices from the dressing and ge...

Roasted vegetable and grape salad with this unbelievable orange-garlic-mint- dressing!  Easy , satisfying and so delicious. It's hearty, filling and great for lunch/dinner. Grapes and pomegranate just burst in your mouth and makes this salad even more delicious and balanced. I am pretty sure that most people don't find broccoli and cauliflower scrumptious especially in a salad but please take my word and try this salad soon! Its gonna totally change the way you look at these two vegetables. Lately I have been obsessed with roasted vegetables! They are so easy to make and taste so incredible. You can add roasted vegetables in sandwiches, wraps, buddha bowls or simply toss it in sweet-sour dressing and have as a meal. Roasting makes the vegetable crispy on the edges, slightly charred and incredibly appetizing. So so good! Some of the vegetables which taste the best after roasting  are onion, beetroot, broccoli and cauliflower. Yes you heard me right cauliflower! It...

Mexican Grilled Pineapple and corn salad- easy, vibrant, crunchy, healthy and super flavorful!  I ate away so many grilled pineapple slices before making this salad. That sound of sizzle and caramelisation which happens when you put pineapple slices on hot grill is really something. Makes you wanna start gobbling the pineapple right away. Who doesn't love Mexican food! I have so many recipes on the blog - Quinoa nourish bowl with jalapeno ranch and Mexican black bean tortilla soup . Really, the list is endless. It'z fresh, herb-y, spicy, tangy and most importantly I love love love the smoky flavor in Mexican food. This salad is no different ! Grilled and caramelized pineapple adds such an amazing charred flavor. You should also check out Loaded Mexican Nachos which I make using my 10 minute Nacho cheese sauce and Ultimate restaurant style salsa . I swear by these loaded nachos all the time when people come over. I can't begin to tell you how much my family and ...

Meet my new favourite salad- Kidney bean salad in honey-mustard vinaigrette! Colourful, vibrant, tons of fibre and protein packed! I love salads! I could eat them for all my meals especially when I have been binge eating too much. There are days when I have only salads for my meals- Peach and plum salad for breakfast , Spicy soba noodle salad for lunch and Pasta salad in balsamic dressing for dinner. This kidney bean salad with honey-mustard dressing is a flavourful bomb. Unlike other salads, kidney beans make this salad super hearty and delicious! Dressing really is the centre piece of this salad- Tangy, sharp, sweet and spicy. I love it so much that I add to most of my salads on daily basis. I have used this dressing before in Strawberry and beetroot salad with candied walnuts too. Its even good as a marinade for grilling vegetables to make Veggie skewers. Bonusapp recently selected my blog as Top 10 Healthy food blog- India 2018 and I can't thank them eno...