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Indian Salad with Tomato and Mint Dressing

An ideal refreshing salad to serve on the side of rich spicy curries! The dressing here is simply Raita, a mint yoghurt sauce often served on the side of curries.

Prep Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 54 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Salad:
  • 3 large ripe tomatoes, , sliced into rounds
  • 1/4 red onion , very thinly sliced
  • 1 pinch of garam marsala , to taste (optional)
Raita Mint Dressing:
  • 1 cup / 250g plain yoghurt
  • 2 cups mint leaves
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice , or to taste
  • Couple of pinches of salt
  • 1 tbsp+ water

Instructions

Dressing:
    Cup of Yum
  1. Blitz ingredients in a food processor until it becomes a smooth, bright green sauce.
  2. Use extra water to thin to a pourable consistency.
Salad:
  1. Put the tomatoes in a bowl. Sprinkle with pinch of salt, mix with your hands and leave to rest for 10 minutes (extracts a bit of juice, makes them juicier).
  2. Drain the tomatoes. Mix with the onion in a serving bowl.
  3. Drizzle dressing over the tomato salad.
  4. Sprinkle with a pinch of garam marsala if desired.

Notes

  • Raita is typically a thin, pourable consistency, whether used for dressing or as sauce. Recipe makes more dressing than you need for this salad because it's hard to make less in a food processor so serve leftovers with the main.
  • Nutrition assumes 1/2 cup of the Mint Dressing is used for the salad.
  • Nutrition Facts Indian Salad with Tomato and Mint Dressing Amount Per Serving Calories 54 Calories from Fat 9 % Daily Value* Fat 1g2%Cholesterol 3mg1%Sodium 25mg1%Potassium 404mg12%Carbohydrates 9g3%Fiber 3g13%Sugar 4g4%Protein 2g4% Vitamin A 1755IU35%Vitamin C 21.8mg26%Calcium 101mg10%Iron 1.4mg8% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
  • Calories 54
  • Calories from Fat 9
  • % Daily Value*
  • Fat 1g
  • 2%
  • Cholesterol 3mg
  • 1%
  • Sodium 25mg
  • 1%
  • Potassium 404mg
  • 12%
  • Carbohydrates 9g
  • 3%
  • Fiber 3g
  • 13%
  • Sugar 4g
  • 4%
  • Protein 2g
  • 4%
  • Vitamin A 1755IU
  • 35%
  • Vitamin C 21.8mg
  • 26%
  • Calcium 101mg
  • 10%
  • Iron 1.4mg
  • 8%