Cucumber Dip

Ingredients

Cucumber: 4 (Peeled, seeded and grated)
Cream: 1 cup

Yogurt: 1 cup

Chopped spring onion: ¼ cup

Chopped mint leaves: 1 tsp

Chopped dill: 1 tsp

Chopped coriander: 1 tsp

Pepper powder: ½ tsp

Salt: To taste

 

Method
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and garnish with coriander leaves. This dip goes well with pita bread, chips and even with rice.

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.

Tomato, Onion and Cucumber Salad

Ingredients
Cucumbers: 2

Tomatoes: 4
Onion: 1
Vinegar: 3 tsp
Olive oil: 1 tsp
Honey: 1 tsp
Salt: To taste
Pepper powder: 1 tsp
Coarsely chopped fresh herbs: 2 tsp (I use flat-leaf parsley, lettuce and chives)

 

Method
Whisk vinegar, oil, honey, salt and pepper in a bowl. Peel cucumbers and slice them into thin rounds, cut tomatoes into ½ inch wedges and slice onion very thin. Add the cucumber slices, tomatoes and onion to the dressing and gently toss to combine. Allow it to stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes and add herbs and toss gently before serving.

Note: Mint or coriander can also be used instead of spring onion or chives, lettuce and flat-leaf parsley.