Russian Salad

Ingredients

Boiled carrot: 1 cup

Tomato: 1 cup

Cucumber: 1 cup

Boiled green peas: 1 cup

Spring onion: 1 cup

Boiled potatoes: 2 cups

Black pepper: 1 tsp

Salt: To taste

Mayonnaise: 4 tsp

Olive: 2-3 tsp

Method

Deseed tomatoes and cut them into ½ inch cubes. Cut cucumber, carrot, spring onion and boiled potatoes into ½ inch cubes. Mix all the ingredients except potatoes and mayonnaise in a serving bowl and toss well. Add potatoes and toss well. Add salt, pepper and mayonnaise and toss gently. Decorate with olives before serving.

Farfalle Pasta

Ingredients
Farfalle pasta: 2 cups
White beans: 1 cup, cooked
Tomato: 2 medium sized
Fresh basil leaves: ¼ cup
Garlic: 2 cloves, crushed
Olive oil: ¼ cup
Salt: As per taste

Method
Combine olive oil and garlic in a bowl and set aside. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Once the water starts boiling, add the Farfalle pasta. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until it is cooked through, but is still firm to the bite. Drain well in a colander and add a few drops of olive oil, toss it well and keep aside. Take a pan and add 2-3 tsp olive oil mixed with garlic and add tomatoes and cook till it leaves juice. Add beans, basil, salt and stir well. Add cooked pasta and toss gently until all the ingredients are combined well with the pasta. Transfer to the serving bowl and add the remaining olive oil on the top.

Note: If you need, you can add pepper powder also.