Palak Paneer Salad | Indian Style Spinach Salad
A refreshing low calorie summer salad with goodness of Spinach , Cucumber and Tomatoes tossed with some crumbled paneer and crunchy peanuts.
Servings 4 People
Calories 87kcal
Ingredients
- 100 grams Chopped Spinach leaves
- 1 no Tomato large ,roughly chopped
- 2 no Baby Cucumbers, roughly chopped
- ½ cup Fresh Cottage Cheese , crumbled
- 2 tablespoon Peanuts , roasted and crushed
- 1-2 tablespoon Raisins
- 1 teaspoon Lime Juice squeezed
- ½ teaspoon Salt or as required
- ½ tablespoon Cooking Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeera Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
Instructions
- Clean and Wash Spinach leaves in a running water, blanch and squeeze excess water. If using baby spinach , you can use directly without blanching.
- Chop spinach leaves .
- Add chopped leaves into a mixing bowl.
- Chop 1 large tomato and 2 baby cucumbers ,add into the mixing bowl.
- Add ½ cup of fresh crumbled cottage cheese to the mixing bowl.
- Now add in 2 tablespoon of roasted and roughly crushed peanuts.
- Add 1-2 tablespoon of raisins.
- Sprinkle some salt and squeeze in some fresh lime juice.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a tempering pan , add ¼ teaspoon of mustard seeds,allow it to crackle.
- Add ½ teaspoon of Jeera/cumin seeds , once it starts to change colour.
- Turn off the heat.Now add sesame seeds and ½ teaspoon of red chilli powder to the seasoning.
- Pour the seasoning over the prepared salad.Mix well everything and serve .
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Nutrition
Calories: 87kcal