Spicy Asian Salad

When you crave a spicy, satisfying main-dish salad, everything you need is ready in your kitchen. This recipe is so simple to prepare that you can easily double or reduce to feed for your family.

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes (plum) - 1
• Bell peppers  (red, yellow, orange and green) - 1/2 cup
• Small red onion - 1/2
• Cucumber - 1
• Grapes - 4 to 5
• Orange - 4 or 5 sections
• romaine lettuce - 2 cups
• Walnuts - a handful

For dressing:

• Olive oil - 1 tbsp
• Jalapeno pepper - 1
• Pepper and salt as per taste
• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
• Spring onions - 1 tbsp
• soy sauce - 1 tsp
• sugar - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Cut the vegetable into cubes. Saute bell peppers and onions in a pan with a tsp of oil until tender or microwave it for a min. 

For dressing chop the jalapeno,cilantro and spring onions very finely. Give a whisk with the other ingredients and make sure it mixes very well.

In a mixing bowl, toss together veggies and salad dressing. Arrange on serving plate. Top with tossed walnut.

Note:

• Nuts add rich flavor and crunch for salad. Toasting the nuts enhances the taste. To toast put in a dry skillet, and cook on low heat, stirring frequently until they are darken and fragrant. Immediately change in a plate to cool.
• To accentuate the texture of the crunchiness of lettuce rinse and roll up in a paper towel and refrigerate it  for an hour before serving.
• You can add sour cream or Greek yogurt in dressing. Jalapeno peppers can be replaced with chilly sauce too.

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