Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : nil
Serving : 6 members
Description
Mosaic salad . A salad that I was inspired by a picture that I came across in the world wide net of a salad cube made with water melon , cheese and kiwi . The vibrant colour and textural contrast that were arranged in a very different manner stole my heart as it was all about eating with your eyes , presentation and attention to detail . Not wanting to repeat the same , just took the idea of coloured cubed vegetables and fruits and made a salad of my own .Arranged the veggies , fruit and feta cheese used in the salad in a mosaic pattern all around the salad plate . Wanted to arrange the entire salad like wise but pressed for time , had to stop with a mosaic border and place the salad bowl in the middle . I Made this salad while I had invited my hubbies first cousins home for lunch . The younger lot didn’t even bother to touch the salad though it was colourful and eye catching right from chopping of ingredients to the final product on the plate but his cousin sister fathima and amma liked it a lot . Well it’s quite a task to satisfy every one at one shot . I love the simple , amazing act of feeding people and watching their reactions when they eat . It’s all about the myriad opportunities , fascinating people and experiences that come my way resulting in being admin and running sauté , fry n bake .
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Tomatoes | 2 cut into squares |
| Water melon de seeded | cut into squares 1 cup |
| Red , green and yellow bell peppers ( capsicum ) | cut into squares 1 cup |
| Purple cabbage | cut into squares 1 cup |
| Feta cheese or paneer | 1/2 cup cut into squares ( I used feta cheese ) |
| Dried herbs | basil , tarragon , chives a pinch each |
| Crushed whole coriander seeds | 1 teaspoon |
| Olive oil | 2 teaspoons |
| Vinegar | 2 teaspoons |
| Salt + pepper + sugar + chilli flakes | to taste |
Method
- Cut all the vegetables , water melon and feta cheese or paneer into equal sized squares . Pat dry the water melon cubes in tissue paper so that it does not ooze out water .
- Whisk olive oil , vinegar , crushed coriander seeds , dried herbs , salt , sugar , pepper and chilli flakes together . Taste and adjust .
- Pour over the cut vegetables , feta cheese and water melon squares . Toss well .
- Place in the refrigerator and serve chilled arranged in a mosaic pattern by placing the coloured vegetables , water melon and feta cheese alternately to get a vibrant colourful salad plate .
