Good For Health : A Bowl Of Corn And Pepper Veggie Salad

Charishma_Ramchandani's Note:

This is Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's recipe from Young Times. Preparation time includes refrigeration time. I love mint leaves and they add a special flavour to this salad. Let your taste buds enjoy!

• Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 3 hrs
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 cups corn kernels
• 1 medium yellow bell pepper , washed,halved,de-seeded and diced into 1 cm sized pcs (optional)
• 2 medium green bell peppers , washed,halved,de-seeded and diced into 1 cm sized pcs
• 4 slices pineapple , drained,if using tinned,cut into 1 cm size pieces
• 3 medium tomatoes , washed,quartered,de-seeded and diced into 1 cm size pieces
• 1 -2 green chilies , washed and chopped
• 15 -20 whole black peppercorns , crushed
• ½ cup fresh mint leaves , cleaned,washed and chopped
• salt
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions:

1. Boil corn kernels in salted water until soft.
2. Drain thoroughly.
3. Cool.
4. You may also use pre-cooked, canned corn kernels or sweet corn niblets.
5. Wash thoroughly before use.
6. Combine corn kernels, yellow pepper, green pepper, tomato and pineapple in a serving bowl.
7. Stir in lemon juice.
8. Add crushed peppercorns, salt, green chillies and mint leaves.
9. Toss with a spoon.
10. Refrigerate.
11. Serve chilled.

Reviews

[ellie_]

Very good and different salad that we enjoyed. Although I made several changes to this recipe including using one can of pineapple chunks, only one tomato (instead of three) and lemon pepper (instead of peppercorns) this salad stayed basically the same as the original recipe adjusting for personal taste and what ingredients I had on hand. I think this salad will be perfect for a pot luck dinner especially since it is a great make-ahead salad and different from the typical pot luck fare. Thanks Char for another wonderful vegetarian delight that will be a regular in my kitchen.

[sugarpea]

Loved this salad. Can't wait to try it with fresh pineapple, summer tomatoes and fresh corn. Even so, it was terrific and a beautiful presentation. I'm not fond of mint so I substituted parsley, added a bit of the pineapple juice to sweeten the salad a bit more and seasoned it with salt. Sooo good!