Thamizhar Pakkam - Kitchen Section

Visitors Recipe
Summer Salad
Ingredients
1 medium sized green lettuce; 2 medium sized red onions thinly slized to rings; 2 medium sized salad tomatoes; 150 gms cucumber seeded and thinly slized; 3 sprigs of young celery; 1/2 of medium sized fresh fennel bulb; 100 gms kallamatta olives;200 gms Fetta cheese or Paneer cut in small cubes. Salad dressing : 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil; 5 table spoons of balsamic vinegar; 2 cloves of crushed garlic; one tablespoon of cracked black pepper; 1 juice of freshly squeezed lemon. Mix and shake the salad dressing in a small bottle and set aside.
Method
Cut the above ingredients into small sizes and mix all together. Contain the salad mix in either a ceramic or a wooden bowl. Pour the salad dressing and toss around. Add salt to taste as required; Garnish with toasted almonds & maccadamia nuts. Side accompaniements : Crusty bread rolls & either Pink or Red Salmon.

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