Sweet Lime Salad - BBC Good Food India

10 June 2014

Sweet lime, jalapeño and mint salad in pani puri shells. This is quite a nice summer salad: light, tangy and fruity. As a readers contribution I pimped if for the June edition of the BBC Good Food India magazine. The original recipe and my tweaks feature on page 6 of the magazine, given below is my recipe of the same, hope you like it, enjoy!

Cook time: 20 Minutes / Difficulty: Easy / Serves: Four

INGREDIENTS

PROCEDURE

2 Sweet limes
1 Tomato, deseeded and cubed
1-tbsp. Jalapeño chillies, chopped
1/4-cup Mint leaves, chopped
1/4-cup Coriander leaves, chopped
1/4-tsp. Salt
1/4-tsp. Pepper
1/4-tsp. Cumin powder
24 Pani Puri shells
1 Red onion, small, chopped
2-tbsp. Raw mango, chopped
Zest of 1 lime

Vinaigrette;
1-tbsp. Tamarind paste
1-tbsp.. Lime juice
4-tbsp. Olive oil
1-tsp. Dried Parsley

1. Peel and cut the sweet limes into segments. Discard the seeds and cut them into small cubes.
2. Mix the sweet limes, tomatoes, jalapeño chillies, mint, coriander, salt, pepper and cumin powder together.

3. Toss the ingredients in the vinaigrette, top the salad with crushed Pani Puri shells and mint leaves, finish the salad with lime juice.