Beat The Heat With Oil-free Slimmers' Salad !

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 bunch iceberg lettuce, wahsed and torn into bite-sized pieces
• 1 asparagus, fresh,washed
• 2 medium apples, washed
• 1/4 small watermelon (optional)
• 1 medium fresh carrot, washed and peeled
• 1 medium cucumber, washed and de-seeded
• 2 medium fresh tomatoes, washed and de-seeded
• 1 stalk celery, washed
• 2 oranges, washed and peeled
• 1 medium red capsicum, washed and de-seeded (bell pepper)
• 2 spring onions, washed
• 4 cloves garlic, washed and peeled
• 3 -5 sprigs fresh mint leaves, washed
• 3/4 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/8 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon sea salt, to taste
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons malt vinegar

Recipe

• 1 put lettuce in ice cold water to keep it crisp.
• 2 core apples and cut into one-inch sized cubes.
• 3 cut asparagus into one-inch sized pieces.
• 4 cut, slice, peel and de-seed the watermelon.
• 5 cut celery into one-inch sized pieces.
• 6 wash and de-seed cucumber and tomatoes.
• 7 cut cucumber and tomatoes into one-inch sized cubes.
• 8 separate the segments of the orange and de-seed them.
• 9 then, cut the segments into half.
• 10 cut capsicum into one-inch sized cubes.
• 11 cut the green portion of the spring onions into one-inch long pieces.
• 12 cut onions (the remaining part of the spring onions) into quarters.
• 13 separate the layers.
• 14 reserve some mint leaves for garnishing and chop the rest.
• 15 crush sea salt, mustard seeds and garlic with lemon juice in a mortar with a pestle.
• 16 mix malt vinegar, sugar and curry powder.
• 17 mix all the fruits, vegetables and chopped mint leaves in a bowl.
• 18 add the remaining ingredients (which in this salad are the dressing, really).
• 19 toss well with a fork or spoon.
• 20 transfer this salad on a bed of crisp iceberg lettuce.
• 21 garnish with mint sprigs.
• 22 serve immediately.
• 23 enjoy, as often as you can, and do not worry about calories!