Get Started! How To Make? — A Simple Salad — A Richer Salad — A Baroque Salad!
Ingredients: (1) Leafy Greens, (2) Fruits & Berries, (3) Rainbow Veggies, (4) Herbs & Spices, (5) Lime, Lemon & Vinegar, (6) Beans for Salad, (7) Starch Rich Ingredients for Salad: Plantains, Tubers, and Whole Grains, (8) Dressings, Chutneys, Relishes & Salsa.
STARCH RICH: ripe plantains.
LEAFY GREENS: mixed greens (in copious amounts, below everything else; not seen in pic).
RAINBOW VEGGIES: tomato, cucumber, green beans, red bell pepper, yellow zucchini, ridge gourd, sweet onion.
FRUIT & BERRIES: rambutan, red grapes, barberries, lemon.
FRESH HERBS: Thai basil, perilla leaves, cilantro, curry leaves.
DRIED HERBS: dried thyme, dried methi leaves, dried oregano.
MISC: dulse flakes, sorrel leaves + okra chutney, nutritional yeast, 5-spice mix, flavored vinegar.
(optional) BEANS: none.
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: none.
What makes this salad so tasty? Ripe plantains + red grapes + rambutan (tastes like lychees) makes it delicious. Along with fresh herbs, spices, lemon and vinegar.
STARCH RICH: purple sweet potato, ripe plantains.
LEAFY GREENS: baby kale. Served on romaine lettuce.
RAINBOW VEGGIES: ivy gourd, tomato.
FRUITS & BERRIES: grapes, pomegranate, avocado.
FRESH HERBS: basil, perilla leaves, cilantro.
MISC: lemon and misc spices.
(optional) BEANS: none.
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: none.
Sweet potatoes are chewy, so it's best to grate them and eat them fresh. I discovered that purple sweet potatoes (grated) and plouts go well together!
STARCH RICH: ripe plantains, sweet corn.
LEAFY GREENS: romaine lettuce, radicchio.
RAINBOW VEGGIES: chayote, ridge gourd, red n yellow peppers, cucumber, rhubarb, sweet onion.
FRUITS & BERRIES: orange, strawberries, blueberries, red grapes, peach, barberries.
FRESH HERBS: parsley.
MISC: flavored vinegar, 1tsp hempseed, misc spices (lemon-pepper, turmeric root, ginger root, methi leaves, …).
(optional) BEANS: sprouted mung beans.
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: sweet corn (lised under STARCH RICH above).
STARCH RICH: ripe plantains.
LEAFY GREENS: mixed greens, dandelion greens, romaine lettuce, purple cabbage.
RAINBOW VEGGIES: yellow squash, tomato, cucumber, radish, sweet onion, celery.
FRUITS & BERRIES: black grapes.
FRESH HERBS: Thai basil, perilla leaves, curry leaves
MISC: lemon, hempseed, sumac, flavored vinegar, lemon-pepper seasoning, 5-spice seasoning, oregano, nutritional yeast, misc spice mix.
(optional) BEANS: none.
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: none.
Some extra plantains (ripe), mango or grapes would have made this sweeter.
STARCH RICH: ripe plantains, sweet potato.
LEAFY GREENS: romaine lettuce, methi leaves, radicchio, purple cabbage.
RAINBOW VEGGIES: tomato, cucumber, ridge gourd, radish.
FRUITS & BERRIES: orange, lychees, barberries, sumac (crushed sumac berries).
FRESH HERBS: cilantro, mint, curry leaves.
MISC: hempseed, nutritional yeast, mustard, misc spice mixes.
(optional) BEANS: none.
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: none.
STARCH RICH: ripe plantains.
LEAFY GREENS: romaine lettuce, radicchio.
RAINBOW VEGGIES: tomato, cucumber.
FRUITS & BERRIES: lychees, black grapes, blueberries.
FRESH HERBS: perilla leaves, mint, curry leaves.
MISC: jalopeno. No nuts, no seeds, no dried spices.
(optional) BEANS: none.
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: none.
STARCH RICH: ripe plantains.
LEAFY GREENS: mixed greens, romaine lettuce.
RAINBOW VEGGIES: yellow zucchini, celery, tomato, cucumber, red bell pepper, sweet onion, rhubarb, jalapeno.
FRUITS & BERRIES: red grapes, blueberries, barberries.
FRESH HERBS: none.
MISC: dulse flakes, mustard, nutrition yeast, lemon-pepper seasoning, sesame seeds, all purpose seasoning.
(optional) BEANS: none.
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: none.
STARCH RICH: ripe plantains.
LEAFY GREENS: romaine lettuce, dandelion greens, purple cabbage.
RAINBOW VEGGIES: celery, tomato, onion, zucchini, sweet peppers, jalopeno, sweet onion.
FRUITS & BERRIES: orange, blueberries, barberries.
FRESH HERBS: fresh mint, fresh tarragon.
MISC: overnight soaked fenugreek seeds, sesame seeds, nutritional yeast, dulse flakes, dried methi leaves, lemon-pepper dressing.
(optional) BEANS: none.
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: none.
STARCH RICH: ripe plantainss (with dried herbs n vinegar on top).
LEAFY GREENS: mixed greens, romaine lettuce, radish leaves.
RAINBOW VEGGIES: tomato, sweet onion, cucumber, ridge gourd.
FRUITS & BERRIES: blueberries as topping.
FRESH HERBS: basil, parsley.
MISC: dried herbs mix, flavored vinegar, lemon.
(optional) BEANS: none.
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: none.
STARCH RICH: ripe plantains.
LEAFY GREENS: romaine lettuce, radicchio, purple cabbage.
RAINBOW VEGGIES: carrots, tomato, cucumber.
FRUITS & BERRIES: figs, red grapes.
FRESH HERBS: mint, Thai basil, perilla leaves.
MISC: ground pepper, dulse flakes, 5-spice seasoning, flavored vinegar.
(optional) BEANS: garbanzo beans (canned, Eden Organics).
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: none.
This salad is almost raw (not 100% raw): canned garbanzo beans are cooked before they are canned.
STARCH RICH: ripe plantains.
LEAFY GREENS: kale, methi leaves.
RAINBOW VEGGIES: tomato, ivy gourd, peppers, jalapeno.
FRUITS & BERRIES: orange, black grapes, lychees.
FRESH HERBS: cilantro, mint.
MISC: sesame seeds, sumac, dulse flakes, mustard, misc spice mix.
(optional) BEANS: red kidney beans (canned; Eden Organics).
(optional) WHOLE GRAINS: none.
This salad is almost raw (not 100% raw): canned kidney beans are cooked before they are canned.