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 Time10 minutesmins
Course: Side Salad
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Indian Salad, Mint Dressing
Servings: 4
Calories: 54cal
Author: Nagi
Ingredients
Salad:
3large ripe tomatoes,, sliced into rounds
1/4red onion, very thinly sliced
1pinchof garam marsala, to taste (optional)
Raita Mint Dressing:
1 cup / 250g plain yoghurt
2cupsmint leaves
1tbsplemon juice, or to taste
Couple of pinches of salt
1tbsp+ water
Instructions
Dressing:
Blitz ingredients in a food processor until it becomes a smooth, bright green sauce.
Use extra water to thin to a pourable consistency.
Salad:
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).
Drain the tomatoes. Mix with the onion in a serving bowl.
Drizzle dressing over the tomato salad.
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 54Calories 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.