Gulmarg Salad

Name: Gulmarg Salad (Fruit and vegetable salad)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 medium carrot, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced; ¾ cup (100 grams) bean sprouts; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; ½ teaspoon table salt, or to taste; 1 medium orange; 2 medium apples, cored, quartered, and thinly sliced; 8 to 10 fresh button mushrooms, sliced; 8 lettuce leaves; 1 tablespoon salad oil; 2 dried red chiles, seeded and chopped; 2 medium scallions, white and green parts, sliced; 2 medium tomatoes, quartered and sliced

Fruit and vegetable salad

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This delightful salad in a lemony dressing should be prepared just before serving; otherwise the apples will begin to brown.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 medium apples, cored, quartered, and thinly sliced
8 to 10

Asia
India
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Sprinkle ½ tablespoon of the lemon juice on the apple and mushroom slices, and stir gently.
Peel the orange and discard the seeds and pith. Separate into segments and cut each of the segments in half.
Trim the lettuce leaves, wash under running water, and set aside in a bowl of ice water to keep them fresh and crisp.
Combine the remaining 1½