Cucumber tomato salad is such an easy salad recipe which is very much used as a weight loss recipe or a diet recipe. This is such a light salad, that it can be taken as a snack also, when you are on diet.

 

 

Cucumber tomato salad recipe with easy step by step instructions for your easy understanding and learning.

• horse gram sundal
• carrot beetroot salad

 

Step by step instructions to make the cucumber tomato salad

Ingredients

Baby cucumber – 10 

Tomato – 1 (Chopped into small pieces)

Onion – 1

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Salt – as per taste

Sugar – 1/4 tsp

White Pepper – 1/5 tsp

Coriander leaves – few

 

 

 

 

Method to make the cucumber tomato salad

1. Remove the skin of the cucumber and wash it. 

 

2. Cut into small pieces. Similarly, chop the onion and tomato.

3. Mix the tomato, onion, cucumber and add the lemon juice, salt, sugar and pepper powder and toss it.

4. Finally add the coriander leaves. 

 

 

5. Serve it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easy and Healthy  Salad is ready

 

Notes:

1. I liked sweet taste, so I added little bit of sugar. It is purely optional.

2. You can add the parsley leaves or dill leaves instead of coriander leaves.

3. Do not keep outside for long time, as it might tend to leave water.

 

 

 

Recipe to make the salad

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Cucumber Tomato Salad | Easy Salad Recipes

Cucumber tomato salad is such an easy salad recipe which is very much used as a weight loss recipe or a diet recipe. This is such a light salad, that it can be taken as a snack also, when you are on diet.

Course Salad

Cuisine Indian

Keyword cucumber salad, cucumber tomato salad, tomato salad

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Calories 100kcal

Author Akila

Ingredients

• Baby cucumber – 10
• Tomato – 1 Chopped into small pieces
• Onion – 1
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp
• Salt – as per taste
• Sugar – 1/4 tsp
• White Pepper – 1/5 tsp
• Coriander leaves – few

Instructions

• Remove the skin of the cucumber and wash it.
• Cut into small pieces. Similarly, chop the onion and tomato.
• Mix the tomato, onion, cucumber and add the lemon juice, salt, sugar and pepper powder and toss it.
• Finally add the coriander leaves.
• Serve it.

Notes

• I liked sweet taste, so I added little bit of sugar. It is purely optional.
• You can add the parsley leaves or dill leaves instead of coriander leaves.
• Do not keep outside for long time, as it might tend to leave water.

*Post first published on June 10th 2014. Updated with recipe.

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How to make Kollu Sundal / Horse Gram Sundal Recipe: 

In my previous post we saw how to make Horse gram Rasam and also discussed about the health benefits of the Horse gram. With those leftover cooked Horsegram now we will see how to make yet another healthy and easy Horse gram sundal. You can also check how to prepare Kollu thuvayal here. 

Soaking time: 8hrs/5 hrs in hot water | Preparation time: 05 min | Cook Time: 15 min | Serves:4
Recipe Category: Snacks | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients

• Horsegram – 1 cup
• Oil – 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds – a pinch
• Black gram / urud dal – 1/4 tsp
• Dried red chillies – 2 
• Grated Coconut – 1 tsp ( optional )
• Curry leaves – few
• Salt – as per taste
• Asafoetida – a pinch

Method
1. Horsegram / kollu is bit a hard gram. So we need to soak it overnight for good resuts. If cannot, soak in hotwater for 4 hrs, changing hot water on every hour.

2. Discard the drained water and add fresh water and pressure cook it for 4 whistles. If you can able to smash it, by pressing it hard, then it is cooked perfectly.

3. Now drain this water and keep the drained horsegram separately and water separately. Use this water for Horsegram rasam and the horsegram we are going to do horsegram sundal now.

4. Take a vessel and heat oil. Once it is hot add the mustard seeds, black gram.  When they turn to slight brown, add the red chillies, n curry leaves and fry for a minute.

5. Now add the Asafoetida and cooked Horsegram and give a nice stir. Atleast 2 min.

6. Add the required salt. Finally add the coconut to it and give a stir again and switch off the stove.

7. Serve hot as a tea time snack – a really healthy snack. 

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Ingredients

• Fruits – Any fruit of your taste ( i used – Apple, Banana, Strawberry, Grapes, Kiwi, Pineapple, Water Melon)
• Vanilla Icecream – 1 scoop
• Honey – 1 tsp

Method

• Cut the fruits into small pieces.
• Mix all fruits in a plate or bowl.
• Place vanilla icecream on top of fruits.
• Pour honey over the icecream and the fruits and serve immediately.

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Ingredients

• Carrot – 1/2 cup
• Beetroot – 1.2 cup
• Cabbage – 1/4 cup
• Lettuce – 1/4 cup
• Mayonaisse – 1 to 2 tsp
• Pepper – as per taste
• Salt – as needed (optional)

• Mix all the ingredients and serve.

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