Week 22- Recipe of fruit salad

Toss in fruits, leafy greens such as spinach and lettuce and healthy seeds, and make delicious and refreshing salad that is a good source of vitamin E and many more nutrients.

Prep time: 15 minutes Servings: 4

Ingrdients:

Strawberries, quartered –7-8

Kiwi, peeled and sliced — 1

Black grapes (or any other seedless grapes) — 1 cup

Lettuce, torn into bite size pieces –1 cup

Spinach, torn into bite size pieces — 1 cup

White sesame seeds, roasted — 1 tablespoon

Poppy seeds (khus-khus), roasted — 1 teaspoon

White vinegar — 1 tablespoon

Orange juice– 2 tablespoons

Honey — 1 tablespoon

Salt to taste

Method:

In a bowl, mix sesame seeds, poppy seeds, vinegar, orange juice, honey, and salt. Your dressing is ready. You can prepare it in advance and store it in refrigerator for few hours.

In a large bowl take all fruits and leaves. Mix the dressing softly, and your salad is ready to be served.

Tips: 1. Roast sesame seeds and poppy seeds (separately) on a pan on low flame, till light brown in color.

2. You can prepare dressing in advance and refrigerate, but chop the fruits just before serving, and add the dressing.

This sweet and sour salad will be loved equally by children as well as adults, and can be snacked upon whenever you feel hungry.