Crunchy salads add a great contrasting texture to the dal or curries that we cook on a regular basis. At this point, you do not want a salad that has requires a lot of cutting and prep. A swish of oil, some easy-to-cook-vegetables and and a dash of lemon make this ‘Zucchini and Capsicum Salad’ a great choice. Having eaten Maharashtrian food quite a few times, I tossed in the peanuts to give it a koshimbir effect and the gamble paid off. This salad goes extremely well as a side with rotis. If you like cold salads, refrigerate and eat it the next day for breakfast as a topping on bruschetta!
Recipe Details :
Serves: 4 pax
Time: 20 mins
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients :
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 capsicum, diced
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp peanuts, skin removed
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 green chilli, finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger, finely grated
- 1/4 cup coriander, finely chopped
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp lime/lemon juice (optional)
Method:
- Take oil in a pan and heat it on medium flame. Add mustard seeds to it and wait till they splutter.
- Reduce the flame, add in the peanuts and saute for around a minute.
- Then add in the chopped onion, ginger and garlic. Cook until the onion turns translucent.
- Next add in the zucchini and green chilli and mix well. Cook it for 5 mins without a lid.
- Add the diced capsicum and salt and mix well. Let the capsicum cook for another 2 mins. Their crunch should be retained, so do not make them too soft.
- Switch off the flame. Sprinkle the salad with lime juice and garnish with coriander. Serve hot with rotis as a side. If you make it in more quantity, this can substitute a sabzi too.
Tips:
- If you don’t like large pieces of peanut in the salad, toast them separately and then break them up in a mortar and pestle / grinder. Sprinkle them on top of the salad before serving.
- Don’t overcook the vegetables. You want them to have a crunch.
2 responses to “Zucchini and Capsicum Salad”
Yummy so simple yet tasty
I like the idea of zucchini in a salad normally I use it on Asian stir fries must try this one….
http://www.mumbaitomelbourne.com/food-and-health-blog-posts/saffron-rice-kheer-keshar-and-tandla-chi-kheer
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Oh yes, I agree! Zucchini goes brilliantly in stir fries too! Thanks 🙂
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