Monday, October 12, 2009

Pineapple Salsa/Salad

Pineapplesalsa
HNCWinnerSept2009
We are happy to announce We won Yasmeen’s  HealthNut Challenge – Well balanced 3 Course meals. Thanks Yasmeen for coming up with such an awesome theme.

Now let  us get on to our recipe, pineapple is such a perfect juicy fruit with its a vibrant tropical flavor that balances the tastes of sweet and tart. Pineapple is available year around at a very nominal price. I  made this salad with the leftover pineapple and few of the veggies in hand and it tastes delicious. Try out this flavorful salsa and you are sure to love it.

Know what you Eat - Pineapple is an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese. Vitamin C is the body's primary water-soluble antioxidant, defending all aqueous areas of the body against free radicals that attack and damage normal cells. It is also a good source of vitamin B1, vitamin B6, copper and dietary fiber.

Cooking Time – None
Preparation Time – 10 – 15 Mins
Serves - 2



Ingredients

Fresh Pineapple - 1 1/2 cups (Chopped)
Red Onion - 1/4 cup (Chopped finely)
Green & Red Bell Pepper – 1/2 Cup(Chopped Finely)
Fresh Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Finely Chopped Jalapeno Pepper - 1/2-1 tsp. (or to taste, if serving for kids replace this with powdered black pepper) 
Finely Minced fresh ginger – 1/2 tsp
Salt -  1/2 tsp(or to taste)
Finely Chopped Cilantro - 2 Tbsp

Method

1) Combine pineapple, red onion, green & red bell pepper, ginger and chopped  cilantro.                    
2) Add Jalapeno or Black pepper, Salt and Lemon Juice.
3) Chill 2-3 hours to marinate flavors and then enjoy.
4) Enjoy with some baked corn tortilla chips as a guilt free snack.

Event Participation

1) This dish goes to No Crouton Required – the theme of the month being Frugal.
2) This dish goes to WYF- Light Meal event hosted by EC.
3) Sending this to Food for 7 Stages of Life - Healthy Fast Food hosted by Radhika and Sudeshna.

31 comments:

lata raja said...

Congratulations!! Colourful salad and the flavours seem appetizing too.

Sharmila said...

Such a fresh looking salad .. pineapple in a salad sounds great! :-)

Chocolaty Lifestyle said...

Oh I love pineapple in salads! Gotta try this one! :)

prasu said...

OMG......what a lovely clorful salad dear....it's yummy and juicy.

Shri said...

Congrats:)And the salad looks beautiful!

Abhilash said...

congrats and the salad looks delicious...

So tomorrow is green and yellow revolution...

I will prepare this.

Priya Suresh said...

Congrats and the salad looks colourful and yummy!!

Suganya said...

Lovely colorful salsa. Sounds healthy too. YUM!. Nice click....

Anonymous said...

look at the colours! beautiful

RV @ Food for 7 Stages said...

I love the colors ... yummy...

Uma said...

Congrats Sadhana & Muskaan on the well deserved win!! A lovely and healthy salad to celebrate the occasion :)

chakhlere said...

what a lovely colorful salsa. looks really yummy!!

Sandhya Hariharan said...

Congratulations to the Duo...
Very healthy.. n a new salad.. will include it my must try recipe box.

Nandinis food said...

Very healthy and colorful salad!

Sanghi said...

Salad looks delicious and colourful..!!

Tina said...

Congrats....Salad looks so colourful and delicious.

Bindiya said...

This looks really good and refreshing, will try it asap!

Unknown said...

colourful and so tempting..

chef and her kitchen said...

Congrats dear..thats a well deserving award for u dear..healthy salad..

EC said...

Congrats on the win..Lovely salad, thanks for the entry

Padma said...

Colorful and tempting salad.

ST said...

Looks very colorful and delicious...

Namitha said...

That's soo colorful...

Divya Kudua said...

Colourful,refreshing and healthy salad..:)

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

congrats on winning the event.Salad looks so tempting.Perfect click.

Rohini said...

Congrats to you both!! And salad looks delightful! :)

Anshika said...

Fresh fruits and veggie salad are so healthy and quick to make. As a side dish they make you eat less of oily curries and rice.

Raks said...

I love this!Will definitely try !!

iRaw said...

Oh! I love this combination, it looks beautiful and I bet it is delicious!

my kitchen said...

Colourful & Appetizing salad

Anonymous said...

Hi Sadhana, just popping over from Jacqui's NCR round up to take a closer look at your salad. It's getting really cold here (hence all the UK entries being soup!) so I'll have to tag it for next year :o) cheerio, Nic @ nipitinthebud

 
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...