10 Colourful Salads To Brighten Your Plate

Don't eat salads just to lose weight. Eat them because you enjoy them. Make them well, with thought, so they are both tasty and healthy.

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Tropical Mango And Prawn Salad

Nothing quite like the crunch and freshness of a well-made salad, like this one by Chef Marty Kindleysides. Crafted with steamed prawns, bell peppers, ripe mango it is a wholesome, satisfying meal. 

Please find the recipe here: Tropical Mango And Prawn Salad

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Desi Papaya And Mango Salad

Swarupa Dutt combines the crispness of green papaya with the sweet-sour zing of raw mango. Then she adds chickpeas, cucumber, fresh mint and green chillies for a touch of heat. Perfecto! 

Please find the recipe here: Desi Papaya & Mango Salad

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Zurich Grüne Salat  

Bright, fresh, beautifully balanced -- Zelda Pande offers a green salad with lettuce and tomatoes. The star of the salad is its creamy, tangy dressing of white balsamic vinegar, honey, mustard, mayo.

Please find the recipe here: Zurich Grüne Salat

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Mixed Bean, Walnut, Lettuce Salad

What if beans, walnuts, lettuce, sun-dried tomatoes came together in one bowl? Tossed with a splash of white wine vinegar and olive oil, could it get any better? Try Chef Sabyasachi Gorai's treat.

Please find the recipe here: Mixed Bean, Walnut, Lettuce Salad

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Cucumber Salad

This isn’t your average cucumber salad: Cucumbers are livened up with green chillies, lemon juice, and a punchy mix of mustard oil, turmeric, aamchur that provide bold Indian flavours.

Please find the recipe here: Cucumber Salad

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Brown Rice Salad With Honey Mustard Dressing

A healthy, filling bowl of a bit of everything -- grains, crunch, fibre, protein, flavour -- it’s a complete meal. Ashish Mehrotra says it pairs well with grilled chicken or salmon too.

Please find the recipe here: Brown Rice Salad With Honey Mustard Dressing

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Tomato Salad With Walnuts And Cheese

Let this tomato salad come to the rescue when you're on the hunt for something healthy and yummy to eat. Cool too.

Please find the recipe here: Tomato Salad With Walnuts And Cheese

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Quinoa Salad With Caramelised Walnuts, Grilled Veggies

Chef Jerson Fernandes's healthy, fun, gourmet salad using supergrain quinoa along with walnuts, grilled carrots, potatoes, zucchini etc and a vinaigrette dressing, is a cheerful approach to lunch.

Please find the recipe here: Quinoa Salad With Caramelised Walnuts, Grilled Veggies

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Tirangi Salad

When red and green bell peppers meet soft cubes of paneer and get a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkle of chaat masala, you have a lovely mid-morning snack. Recipe courtesy: Chef Maharaj Jodharam

Please find the recipe here: Tirangi Salad

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Chicken Salad

Mix up this simple Thai-style grilled chicken salad by Priya Bala in 15 minutes. It is sweet, salty, spicy, super delicious. Peanut butter is the secret ingredient.

Please find the recipe here: Chicken Salad Recipe

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