Aarti's Cook Book

Happy Monday everyone.
Last Saturday morning I received a phone call from my dear friend and she was planning to come over to our place for dinner. I was very excited about the plans. First thing came in my mind is what should I cook. I opened the fridge and started discovering for dinner menu. I was happy about the menu because I always keep in mind my guests (friends) preferences. I will share the salad recipe with you all. I prepared Asparagus Salad. Simple and Easy. Since it was a last minute call and I knew my friend loves asparagus so prepared just for her. Here we go…..

Asparagus Salad :

Serves : 2

Ingredients:

1 Packet – Thai thin asparagus.
10 cubes – Feta Cheese (herbs and spices in oil)
6 nos. - Raspberries
Few nos. – Blue berries
Salt and White pepper

Method:
• First boil the water. Add a pinch of salt and sugar. Salt helps to cook asparagus faster.
• Add in the Thai thin asparagus to boiling water and boil on fast flame for 5 mins. When the asparagus colour changes to lovely green that means its cooked.
• While the Asparagus is boiling prepare a cold ice tub.
• Add the cooked asparagus to the ice tub so that asparagus remains lovely green and do not change its colour and become pale.
• Cut the raspberries into half.
• When you are ready to serve add little salt and whiter pepper to asparagus as per your taste.
• Add in feta cubes including the herbs and species with oil. Oil gives a nice shiny look to the salad.

Ready to serve.

Tips : For fruits you can choose strawberries too.

So Simple. Now its your turn to make the salad. Please try and share with me your valuable comments. Don’t forget to share so your friends can enjoy too.

Hi everyone. Today I will share the most favorite salad liked by everyone - Thai Green Mango Salad. This salad will blow you away with its taste bud and awakening flavors and mix of textures. It's very healthy, low in calories and fat too. Lets begin!!

Please try and let me know your comments and if you like it do share so all can enjoy too.

THAI GREEN MANGO SALAD {SOM TUM MAMUANG} :

Serves : 4

Ingredients:

3 nos. – unripe Thai green mango
20 nos. – dried shrimps
2 nos. – red chilies
2 nos. – green chilies
20 nos. – cherry tomatoes
4 nos. – shallots
4 nos. – garlic
4 tpsp – crushed toasted peanuts
4 tpsp – Thai fish sauce
2 tpsp. - Limejuice
1 tpsp – palm sugar
4 tpsp – Thai chilly sauce

Garnish:
Casewnuts
Coriander leaves, mint leaves and Thai basil leaves.
Banana leaf for decoration.

Method:

• Peel the mango in Julienne style and place in a large bowl.
• Roast dried shrimps on low fire. Then crush lightly.
• Whisk in fish sauce, palm sugar until sugar is dissolved.
• Add shallot, garlic, cherry tomatoes, red and green chilies, crushed toasted peanuts and mix well.
• Toss gently until combined.
• Add dressing and coriander leaves and toss until mixed.
• Sprinkle with casewnuts and garnish with mint leaves and Thai basil leaves.
• Served on carved banana leaf.

Tip: Salad dressing showed be added when you are ready to serve the salad otherwise it becomes soggy.