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Summer Yoga Salad
A light, nutritious and protein- rich summer salad, this flavour-filled dish is a guest-impressing crunchy delight!

Ingredients

• 400g asian lettuce leaves
• 4 medium tomatoes
• 1 medium english cucumber
• 4 green chillies
• 2 medium onions
• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 80 g blanched salted peanuts
• 100g desiccated coconut
• 2 tsp grated ginger
• salt to taste

Method

• Finley dice onions and tomatoes into squares
• Julienne the cucumbers lengthwise into long sticks ( 8cm-10cm )
• Add your onions into a pan with a little olive oil
• Add the grated ginger, chilli , and coriander leaves with the onions and lightly fry for two mins on a medium heat, leaving the onions with crunch
• Place your asian greens and lettuce into a bowl, add your onions and tomato and mix well
• Place the mixture onto a plate or platter of your choice
• Add the cucumber, and then sprinkle the salad with the peanuts and  desiccated coconut
• Serve with the yoghurt mayonnaise and add salt to taste

Goan-Style Yoghurt Mayonnaise

Ingredients

• 15ml english mustard
• 20 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 200ml natural yoghurt
• 15ml lemon juice
• 2ml salt
• 1ml freshly ground white pepper
• 1 tbsp mixed herbs
• ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
• 2-3 curry leaves

Method

• Fry the mustard seeds, curry leaves with a little olive oil for 1 min
• Take the spices out of the pan and add to the yoghurt
• Place the rest of the ingredients with the yoguhrt mixture and blend until the mayonnaise is smooth and silky
• Can be served on or with the salad

Recipe Courtesy of Flair Executive Mobile Bar Services

Food by Brad Ellis
Photographs by Dixon & Libera photography

Website: www.flairbar.co.za
Enquiries: info@flairbar.co.za
Dixon & Libera photography : Richard: 0829016161