Try This Refreshing Summer Salad Recipe By Chef Amit Kocharekar
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Summer, especially tropical summer, can be really bad, and one feels like having light and flavourful food. The idea is to have refreshing food which keeps us hydrated for long days. These are simple salads ideal for summer brunch, lunch, or even a dinner party. They are packed with health and are equally delicious; they can substitute for a complete meal. These are well-rounded salads with great flavours and multiple textures. Fennel and Mustard, if added to this recipe, can add an extra touch of goodness to the recipe.

Summer Salad With Duo Of Mango By Amit Kocharekar Executive Chef, The Resort, Mumbai

Ingredients:

  • 50 Gms rocket leaves 
  • 50 Gms Romaine leaves 
  • 20 Gms raw mango 
  • 20 Gms Alphonso Mango 
  • 5 Gms Honey 
  • 25 Gms olive oil 
  • 3 Gms Mustered paste 
  • 15 Gms Cherry tomato 
  • 10 Gms feta cheese 
  • 10 Gms Walnuts 
  • 2 Gms chilli flakes 
  • 2 Gms Crostini 

Method:

1. Clean the rocket and romaine lettuce and put them in ice water for a while 

2. When its crisp, take out and drain water; keep a side and cover with a neat and clean wet cloth 

3. For the dressing, take olive oil, add mustard and honey, whisk nicely, add black pepper and salt to taste, and a few chilli flakes to spice 

4. Take out the skin of raw mango then cut it into the Julianne, Peel the Alphonso skin then cut it to the length wise, Take a French bread and cut it to the length wise then put some olive oil on top of the bread then grilled 

5. Take neat and clean bowel, add both lettuce, raw mango, cherry tomato, walnuts, and feta cheese, then add dressing in it, toss with a very soft hand, check the seasoning 

6. Place the salad on the plate, put some Alphonso slice, walnut and feta cheese on top And grilled bread drizzle some olive oil on top of the salad. 

Some benefits of summer salad:

  1. Rocket lettuce is also called (Rucola, Arugula). It contains 92% water, 4% carbohydrates, and 2.5% protein. Rich in chlorophyll, amino acids, and vitamins C, E, B, and K. 
  2. Romaine lettuce has multiple health benefits. 
  3. Vitamin C helps support the immune system, is high in antioxidants, and helps keep bones and teeth strong. 
  4. Calcium is necessary for the building and maintaining of bones, muscle function, nerve function, and blood clotting.

Alphonso Mango:

  1. Mango helps lower cholesterol, helps prevent cancer improves eye health.
  2. It boosts the immunity system and improves digestion.
  3. Raw mango kills the intense summer heat, is an immunity booster, supports eye health, and benefits skin and hair.