Monday, 3 February 2014

The master curried corn salad


I used to hate salads, but after experimenting with different dressings and flavour combinations, I can't get enough! And this is my all time favourite meal that I have at least 3 times a week because I love it so much. Just call me a corn addict :)



Ingredients

Sauce
  • 4 ears of corn (frozen corn works too)
  • 1/2 red pepper
  • 1/2 zucchini (courgette)
  • 2 spring onions
  • handful of fresh dill
  • 1 chilli pepper
  • water to blend (add a bit at a time)
Base

  • 1 iceburg lettuce
  • 350g cherry tomatoes
Directions

  1. I always make the dressing first (but that's because I like to eat it as I make the rest :) If your using the fresh corn then using a sharp knife remove from the cob and place in the blender. If your using frozen then soak required amount in luke warm water to defrost without cooking it.
  2. Chop the pepper, zucchini, spring onions and chilli into smaller chunks and add to corn.
  3. Simply tear the dill off the stems so you don't have huge strips.
  4. Add 1/4-1/2 a cup of water before blending to ease the process and create a sauce consistency (you can add more if needed but it's best to start of with less.)
  5. I use a food processor to make my sauce because I like it a bit chunky, but you can also use a blender to make it thinner depending on your tastes.
  6. The base is simple, chop the lettuce into chunks and place in a bowl with the cherry tomatoes which I cut in half (the juice oozes out and adds extra flavour).
  7. Voila! You are done.


I enjoy a lot of sauce so this may to be much for you but adapt the quantites to what you desire. This sauce is so easily manipulated you could create a variety of dishes:
  • on top of zucchini noodles with your favourite veggies
  • as a raw soup, let's call it 'corn chowder' raw vegan style
  • as a healthy dip for potato wedges, veggies, tortilla chips whatever you fancy
This is my favourite recipe and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Comment below on your thoughts and tag me in your picture on instagram if you try it @smiletohealth.


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