Help yourself Crunchy Salad bar by Chef Shireen Anwar

Serving 6 to 8 people

Ingredients
Cucumber (cut into slices)          2
Onion rings (cut into slices)        2
Beetroot (Boiled cut in cubes)     2
Sweet corn                                1 cup
Carrot juliennes                          2
Boiled Cholay                            1 cup
Macaroni Shells (boiled)             1 cup
Apple (cut into slices)                1
Kidney beans                            1 cup
Tomato (cut into cubes)              2
Capsicum (cut into rings)            2
Croutons (take bread cut in cubes and bake in oven for 15 to 20 minutes on medium oven) 1 cup
Saltish biscuit                           15
Salad leaves (Chopped)              4 cups
Grated carrot                             1/2 cup

Mayonnaise

Ingredients:

Eggs                  2

Oil                     2 cups

Vinegar              1 tsp

Salt                   1/2 tsp

White pepper      1/2 tsp

Mustard paste    1/2 tsp

Sugar                1 tsp

Method:

Blend the eggs, and then add salt, black pepper and mustard paste. When eggs start to get stiff add oil very slowly (otherwise it will curdle).

When you see that mayonnaise is thick stop adding oil, add vinegar and start blending, then again start adding the remaining oil. If you feel that oil is in excess and your mayonnaise is ready, leave about 1/4 cup oil. And in the end add sugar in it and mix it and take it out in a bowl.

Thousand Island dressing

Ingredients
Mayonnaise                               1 cup
Spring onion leaves                     1 tsp (finely chopped)
Capsicum                                  1 tsp
Freshly Ground Black pepper      1/2 tsp
Egg White (hard boiled)               2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Parsley (finely chopped)              1 tbsp
Stuffed Green Olives                   1 tsp
Chili Sauce                                1 tsp
Ketchup                                    4 tbsp
Salt                                          a pinch

Sugar                                        2 tsp (grinded)

Method

Mix all the things together in a bowl, thousand island sauce is ready.

Macroni Salad

Ingredients:

Macroni                                2 cup

Cream                                  2 tbsp

Sugar                                   2 tsp (grinded)

Thousand island sauce          1 cup

Method:

Take a bowl, add macroni, cream sugar and thousand island sauce and mix it

Potato Salad

Ingredients
Potato (boiled)              4 (medium size) (cut into cubes)
White pepper                1/2 tsp
Spring onion leaves       2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Mayonnaise                  3 tbsp
Sugar (grind it)              1 tsp
Salt                              1/2 tsp
Vinegar                         1 tsp

Cream (tetra pack)         1 tbsp

Method:
Mix potatoes, with 1/2 tsp white pepper,  spring onions with leaves, mayonnaise, sugar, salt and vinegar. Mix well and serve.

Coleslaw

Ingredients
Cabbage                       2 cups (thinly Sliced)
Carrot (grated)               1/2
Castor sugar                 2 tsp (grind it)
Salt                              1/2 tsp
Mayonnaise                  3 tbsp (heaped)
White pepper                1/2 tsp 
Fresh cream                 2 tbsp

Method:
Mix Cabbage, Castor Sugar, Salt, Mayonnaise, white pepper, and fresh cream together.

French dressing

Ingredients
Oil                    1/2 cup

White vinegar    1/2 tsp

Salt                  1/2 tsp
Mustard paste   1/2 tsp
Garlic Paste      1/2 tsp
Vinegar             2 tbsp

Method:
Put oil in a jar with a tightly fitting lid, and then add all the things. Cover the jar tightly and shake until the salt dissolves. You can keep it in fridge up to 3 months. When you want to use it, first shake it then use it

Russian Salad

Ingredients
Carrot (boiled & cut into cubes)               1/2 cup
Potatoes (Boiled & cut into cubes)          1/2 cup
Peas (Boiled)                                        1/2 cup

Apple (cut into cubes)                            1
Cucumber (cut in cubes)                        1
Mayonnaise (heaped)                             4 tbsp

Salt                                                      1/2 tsp
White pepper                                        1/2 tsp
Castor sugar                                         1 tsp (grind it)
Egg (boiled and cut into slices)               1

Fresh cream (whipped) or tetra pack       2 tbsp

Cream (cream is optional)

Note: take a bowl of water add lemon juice and a little bit of salt and add apple cubes. It will not get black.

Method
Mix all ingredients well and decorate with egg slices.

Spaghetti salad

Ingredients

Spaghetti          1/2 packet (boiled)

Salt                  1/2 tsp

Podina ki chtney

Mint leaves                   25 leaves

Coriander leaves            2 tbsp

Green chilli                    1

Garlic paste                  1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds (zeera)      1/2 tsp

Salt                              1/2 tsp

Method:

Put mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chillies, garlic paste, cumin seeds ans alt in blender and blend all the things with 2 tbsp of water.

Now add podina ki chutney and salt in spaghetti. Spaghttei salad is ready.

Tiny Macaroni Salad by Chef Shireen Anwar

Ingredients
Macaroni boiled                                                 2 cup
Capsicum finely chopped                                   1 
Tomato (removed seeds and chopped)                1 
Cucumber finely chopped                                   1 
Sugar                                                               1 tsp
Salt                                                                  1/2 tsp
Crushed black pepper                                        1/2 tsp
Garlic paste                                                      1/2 tsp
Ketchup                                                            2 tbsp heaped
Tabasco sauce                                                  2 tbsp
Mayonnaise                                                      3 tbsp heaped

Method:

-         In a bowl mix mayonnaise with garlic paste, salt, sugar, ketchup, Tabasco sauce and black pepper, Mix all very well,

-         Now add boiled macaroni with chopped vegetables, mix well and serve chilled over a bed of salad leaves.

Chinese fruit salad by Rida Aftab

Ingredients:

Cucumber                                   1

Apple                                            1

Tomato                                        1

Orange                                         1

Strawberries                               6

Pineapple                                   1 cup           

Coriander leaves                       1/2 cup

Vinegar                                        1 tsp

Oil                                                 1 tbsp

Black pepper                              1/2 tsp

Salt                                                1/2 tsp

Lemon juice                                2 tbsp

Method:

Cut strawberries, apple, cucumber, tomato, orange, pineapple in chunk in a bowl. Now add coriander leaves, vinegar, oil, black pepper, salt, lemon juice on it and mix it. Chinese fruit salad is ready

Russian Salad by Chef Shireen Anwer

Ingredients:
Potatoes (boiled)                      1 cup 
Peas (boiled)                             1/2 cup
Carrot (boiled)                           1 cup
Cucumber                                  2
Egg (boiled)                               1
Mayonnaise                               4 tbsp (heaped)
Fresh cream                              2 tbsp
Salt                                              1 tsp
Black pepper                             1/2 tsp
Sugar                                          2 tbsp
Salad leaves                              for garnishing

Method:

-       Cut all vegetables into cubes and mix with salt, pepper, sugar, mayonnaise and fresh cream.

-       First arrange salad leaves on a platter, then put salad on it and decorate with boiled egg slices

French Salad by Chef zakir

Ingredients:

Carrot (sliced)                            1

Raddish (mooli) (sliced)          1

Boiled potato (sliced)                1

Cucumber (sliced)                     1

Tomato (sliced)                          1

Ice berg (chop it)                       1/2 bunch

Lemon juice                               1

For Dressing:

Mayonnaise                                 1/2 cup

Tomato ketchup                          3 tbsp

Crushed black pepper               1 tsp

Mozzarella cheese (grated)       1/2 packet

Salt                                                as per taste

Method:

-       Take all the vegetables in a bowl and add lemon juice and mix it well

-       Take another bowl, mix mayonnaise, ketchup, crushed black pepper, mozzarella cheese and salt.

-       Pour this dressing on vegetables and mix it well, French salad is ready to serve.