Garden Salad

This is a very simple and easy welcoming appetizer for guests! I did this one of my friend came for dinner.

Ingredients:

Any preferred quantity of;
Cucumber
Tomato 
Onion
Pineapple
Lemon Juice -1/2 lemon
Sugar- a pinch
Salt- to taste
Black pepper powder- a pinch

How to make:
1) Dice all vegetables and pineapple.
2) To the mixing bowl squeeze the lemon, add salt and sugar and mix well.
3) Put in all vegetable and toss well.
4) Sprinkle pepper powder and refrigrate for few minutes before serving.

You may even add vegetables of your own choice. I added pineapple inorder to give a tangy flavour which i liked.
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Carrot Salad - On the go!

A simple healthy salad which i usually do almost everyday. Carrots are rich in beta carotine and vitamin d which is essential for eye sight, skin, bones etc., The preparation is very simple and no need to cook or boil. Can be taken spicy or sweety according to one's preferences.

Ingredients:

Fresh carrots- 2

Lime juice - half cup

mustard seeds - 1 tspn

Urad dal - 1 tspn

Green Chillies - 1 or 2 (according to spicy you want to be)

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 tspn

How To Make:

1) Grate the carrot and do not drain the water.

2) Mix lime juice, salt and chop the chillies and mix with this.

3) Splutter mustard seeds in oil and then fry the urad dal till golden brown.

4) Mix all the ingredients well and leave it for 1 hr.

Alternatives:

This salad can be mixed with unsour yogurt and served cold.

Instead of green chillies, powdered pepper can be used.