Broccoli Salad

Suppose we keep vegetables on one side of the health balance and rice on the other, vegetables would weigh heavier. A cup of cleaned and blanched vegetables along with a bread n a glass or milk or fresh juice would give you a kick start for your busy day than any idlys and dosas. So try this cancer preventing salad and enjoy your morning..!!!

BROCCOLI SALAD

Ingredients 

Broccoli medium size - 1 number

Baby cucumber medium size - 2 to 3 numbers

Apple (Bangalore) Tomato medium size - 2 numbers

Cabbage - small piece

Frozen Sweet corn - 3 tbsp

Frozen peas - 3 tbsp

For Dressing

Black salt - 1 to 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Pepper powder - 2 tsp

Chaat Masala - 1 tsp

Raisins - 1 tbsp
Olive oil -1 tsp (optional)

Coriander leaves (optional) 

Preparation

Boil the Sweet corn and peas together in a pan for 5 minutes with water and little salt. Drain them from water and keep aside.

Cut Broccoli into ½ inch size pieces and wash in water 2 or 3 times. Blanch the Broccoli.

Blanching method:

Take the sweet corn etc. boiled water, add some more water in a pan which is enough to immerse the broccoli pieces, heat up to boiling temperature, switch off the flame and add broccoli flowers into it. Now wait for 2 minutes, transfer the broccoli pieces immediately into water with normal temperature, take them out immediately from water and keep aside.  

Cut Apple Tomatoes into very small pieces after removing the flesh with seeds inside.

Cut the baby cucumber into very small pieces.

Cut Cabbage into 2 to 3 inch long size slim pieces.

Method

Put the boiled Peas and Sweet corn, Blanched Broccoli, Apple Tomato, Baby cucumbers, Cabbage Julienne in a mixing bowl. Keep the mixture in refrigerator for at least half an hour. Add the items given for dressing in the mixing bowl before serving.

Health Benefits

Blanched Broccoli and green vegetables are with full of nutritional benefits. Broccoli is a Powerful Antioxidant having properties for cancer prevention.