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Ingredients:

Following are the ingredients required to prepare healthy and tasty baby spinach salad.

• 2 cups of finely chopped baby spinach
• 2 cups of sliced tomatoes
• 1 cup of fresh basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
• 1/4 tablespoon of salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil and vinegar
• 1/4 pound of shredded mozzarella cheese

Procedure:

• Baby spinach salad can be easily prepared by following the below steps.
• Take a plate and place spinach and tomatoes in alternative layers.
• Now add basil leaves on the top of above mixture.
• Then add cheese and oregano.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper and dress the mixture with olive oil and vinegar.
• Baby spinach salad is now ready to eat.

The baby spinach salad is easy to prepare as it takes just 2 minutes. It contains 298 calories per serving. This salad is an excellent source iron as it contains the green leafy vegetable-spinach in it. Regular consumption of this salad also helps in maintaining good eye sight.



The recipe for preparing the healthy salad using the healthy and divine fruit, apple is as follows.

The ingredients that are required to prepare the grape apple salad include the following.

• 1 cup deseeded and halved red grapes
• 3 cups apple juice
• 2 1/2 cups diced apple
• 1 cup chopped pineapple
• 1/4 cup celery which is chopped
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin

Follow the below procedure to prepare grape apple salad:

• Soften the gelatin in water for 5-10 minutes.
• Now heat the gelatin in a pan and stir well till gelatin gets dissolved.
• Add the apple juice to the dissolved gelatin to form a mixture.
• Cool the mixture till it becomes thick.
• Add deseeded grapes, chopped apple and pineapple to the mixture and stir well.
• Then again chill the mixture for sometime.
• Healthy and chilled grape apple salad is now ready to eat.

Any recipe prepared using apple as an ingredient is a healthy recipe as it provides healthy benefits and protects our body by preventing occurrence of many diseases. As the grape apple salad is prepared using fresh fruits-apple, pineapple and grapes, it is a healthy food recipe and will be liked by everyone including children as it is a yummy recipe.

Mixed Fruit and Vegetable Salad is prepared using fresh fruits and vegetables which are always good to health. This salad is especially helpful in maintaining good eye sight and healthy and fit body. This salad contains zero fat content and choosing salad to eat regularly, prevents and controls the occurrence of many diseases like heart strokes, high blood pressure and diabetes. Now let’s see the recipe for preparing this healthy and tasty salad.

Ingredients include the following:

• 1 apple
• 1 pomegranate
• 6 dates
• 10 raisins
• 1/4 cup kismis
• 20 cashew nuts
• 50 grams carrot
• 50 grams cabbage
• 50 grams beetroot
• 1 capsicum
• 50 grams onion
• 50 grams tomato
• 50 grams cucumber
• 1/4 cup curd
• Pepper

Procedure to prepare this salad is as follows.

• Chop all the vegetables and place them in a bowl.
• Chop apple and add pomegranate seeds to it and place them in a bowl.
• Mix all the chopped vegetables and the above apple and pomegranate seeds mixture in other bowl.
• Add curd to it and mix well.
• Then add chopped raisins, dates and kismis to it.
• Add cashew nuts to the above mixture.
• Add pepper powder to it and mix well.
• Mixed fruit and vegetable salad is now ready to eat which is very good to the growth of children.

The primary ingredient used in the preparation of Banana salad is the tasty fruit, Banana. Banana salad is the food item which will be liked by almost all the children. This salad provides healthy benefits as it is rich in potassium, fiber and iron. Banana salad helps in preventing dehydration and maintains fluids level in the body. It is easy to prepare and requires not more than 7 minutes.

Now let’s see the recipe for preparing the banana salad. Following are the ingredients needed.

• 2 ripe bananas
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 1 cup of chopped mind leaves
• 1 tablespoon of finely chopped coriander leaves
• 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Salt

Following steps are to be followed to prepare this salad

• Firstly chop the bananas and place those in a bowl.
• Now sprinkle lemon juice on the chopped bananas and toss gently.
• Place the chopped tomatoes in a bowl.
• Add all the other ingredients to it along with the bananas to the chopped tomatoes.
• Lastly garnish with the remaining coriander or mint leaves and chill it if you desire.
• Now serve tasty and cool banana salad as it is or with a toast if you desire.

The healthy cool cucumber salad is prepared using the following ingredients.

• 1 thinly sliced cucumber
• 1 boiled egg which is sliced
• 1 sliced tomato
• 1 chopped onion
• 4 thinly sliced radish
• 1/2 cup peas which are boiled
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup buttermilk
• Salt
• Pepper

The primary ingredient used to prepare this mango salad is the mango which is the fruit liked by almost all the people especially children like it a lot. Mango salad is not only tasty but also healthy food recipe. This salad is rich in antioxidants that can neutralize the free radicals that damage cells and leads to many heart diseases. It is also a source for vitamin C, vitamin E and fiber which reduces the risk of many health problems. Now let us see the recipe for preparing this healthy food item.

Ingredients

• 1 ripe mango
• 3 tablespoons vinegar
• 3 tablespoons chopped peanuts
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
• Salt

Preparation steps

• First cut the mango into small cubes.
• Mix sugar, salt, vinegar and chili flakes together in a sauce pan and boil for just 1 minute.
• After 1 minute allow it to cool for sometime.
• Now pour the above mixture on the mango pieces.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves and peanuts.
• Yummy mango salad is now ready to eat.

Tomato and Cucumber salad is tasty, healthy and easy to prepare using the following ingredients.

• 1 tomato
• 1/2 cucumber
• 1/2 onion

For garnishing

• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
• 1/2 tablespoon of garlic salt
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• Salt
• Black Pepper

Steps to prepare Tomato and Cucumber salad

• Slice the cucumber and place it in a bowl.
• Slice the tomato and chop onions and then add them to the slices of cucumber.
• Blend black pepper and add it to above mixture.
• Now add lemon juice, salt, garlic salt and olive oil to it and mix well.
• Tasty tomato and cucumber salad is ready to serve.

Prefer to choose this salad especially during summers as cucumber and tomato are rich in water content and helps to maintain constant water levels in the body which are required for proper functioning of all parts of the body. Whereas coming to the benefits of tomato, it purifies blood and is a natural antiseptic. Tomato contains a pigment which is a powerful antioxidant and helps to prevent cancer. As this salad contains cucumber and tomato as primary ingredients, it’s an advice to consume this tasty and healthy salad especially in summers as it helps you a lot.

Cucumber salad is best salad to be chosen mostly during summers as it is rich in water content, natural salts and vitamins which helps you to keep away from heat and other summer related problems. The vitamins present in it also help in effective and strong cell growth. The following is the recipe for preparing the cucumber salad.

Ingredients

Following are the ingredients used for preparing the Cucumber Salad.

• 4 cups of peeled and sliced cucumbers
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 sliced onion
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon celery seed

Preparation Steps

• Take the cucumber pieces in a bowl and add sliced onions to it.
• Add salt to the above mixture and mix well.
• Add sugar and vinegar to it and mix well so that sugar is completely dissolved.
• Now cucumber salad is ready. Always freeze the cucumber salad for 15-20 minutes and then serve it.

It’s better not to peel the cucumber, as the peel is the source of powerful and fresh anti-oxidants.

The tasty and healthy bean salad is prepared using the following ingredients.

• 2 cups canned green beans
• 1 cup canned kidney beans
• 2 cups canned butter beans
• 1 cup canned yellow beans
• 1/2 cup chopped onions
• 1 cup cooked corn seeds
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon celery seed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup celery which are chopped
• 1/4 cup green peppers
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Steps to be followed for preparing bean salad are as follows.

• At first all the cans of beans are drained. Then add them to the bowl.
• Add the chopped onion, pepper and celery to the beans and stir well.
• Add the oil in a saucepan and add vinegar, sugar, corn seeds and celery seed to it and bring it to boil.
• Add the above mixture to the bean mixture and stir well.
• Now healthy four bean salad is ready to serve.

This bean salad is healthy food item as the four beans used to prepare it are rich in fiber content and contains healthy nutrients. The beans are good sources of proteins. The bean salad when consumed regularly can prevent the risk of diabetes, cancer, obesity and many heart diseases especially heart strokes. Beans contain large amounts of anti-oxidants which protects the body from free radicals that damages the body and leads to illnesses. It is advised to eat bean salad regularly as it is tasty and nutritional food item and make a habit of adding beans as ingredients in preparing your food items.

The recipe for preparing tasty and healthy Apple Salad is as follows.

Ingredients to be used are:

• 1 cup of apple pieces
• 2 table spoon of pomegranate seeds
• 1/2 cup of banana
• 1/2 cup of watermelon

For garnishing:

• 2 teaspoons of fresh cream
• 2 to 3 cherries

Preparation steps are:

• Cut the apple, banana and watermelon into small pieces.
• Take all the above fruit pieces into a bowl.
• Now, add the pomegranate seeds to the above mixture to form a tasty and healthy Apple Salad.
• Garnish this mixture with fresh cream and cherries to make it even more tastier.

If the pieces are cut into large size then it is possible to have one piece at a time. And if they are cut into small pieces one teaspoon can get different kinds of fruits and tastes delicious. One who is suffering with obesity problem should consume this without cream.