STRAWBERRY AND SPINACH SALAD

From : http://www.zeekhanakhazana.com/recipe/strawberry-and-spinach-salad

INGREDIENTS

• ½ cup parmesan cheese 

For dressing 

• ½ cup olive oil  
• 10 - 12 mint leaves
• 3 tbsp chopped onions 
• ½ tsp sugar 
• 1 tsp toasted poppy seeds 
• ½ tsp red chili powder 
• Salt  to taste 
• 2 lemon juice

For salad 

• 2 large strawberries 
• 15 - 20 spinach leaves
• 1 tsp sesame seeds 

For garnish

• 2 bread croutons
• 1 sesame seeds

METHOD

• To prepare dressing in a blender add olive oil, mint leaves, chopped onion, sugar, toasted poppy seeds, red chili powder, salt, lemon juice and blend it well and remove in a bowl. 
• Heat pan and make a strip of parmesan cheese on it. After it is cooked remove it from the pan and make a roll and place it on a plate. 
• To prepare salad
• Slice the strawberries in a bowl tear spinach leaves, add sesame seeds, prepared dressing and strawberry slices. 
• Fill the salad in the prepared roll of the parmesan cheese. 
• Decorate with bread croutons, drizzle the dressing and sesame seeds and serve.  

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SPINACH RAITA

Receipe by: India Net Zone

Ingredients
large bunch spinach 2 teaspoons ghee or oil
1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1/8 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
Salt and black pepper to taste
2 cups yogurt


Method
           
Wash spinach thoroughly in several changes of water.
Remove any tough stems and put the leaves into a saucepan with very little water.
Cover and steam over low heat until spinach is tender.
Drain and chop finely.
In a small pan heat ghee or oil and fry the mustard seeds until they start to pop.
Add cumin seeds, ground cumin and fenugreek seeds and continue to fry, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the fenugreek seeds are golden brown, but do not allow to burn.
Remove from heat, stir in chili powder, if used, and salt and allow to cool.
Mix in the yogurt, then stir this mixture into the spinach.
Serve cold or at room temperature as a side dish with rice and
Curry or with one of the Indian breads.

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