Rainbow salad

Rainbow salad is appealing to the eyes and is healthy with flavor. The spiral looks good on the vegetables that invite you to try the healthy plate. If your children are not eating vegetables, you may pick the vegetables of their choice and others and assemble them in a bowl. Tell them to try every other favorite of their family members and make their eating fun.

The sesame seeds on top and the sesame oil in the dressing bring more flavor to the salad. The ginger and shallots bring spice to the salad.

Food for the thought

Life itself can’t give you love, pleasure, and peace unless you want it. Life just gives you time, space and relations. It is up to you how you fill it.
Hopelessness is the biggest enemy of success. If one loses hop, he looses even whatever he has

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Benefits of the ingredients (source)

Vegetables: contain minerals, vitamins, and nutrients.

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Steps for preparing the rainbow salad

1. Choose vegetables that are different in color.
2. Spiralize the vegetables one by one.
3. To prepare the dressing, mix oil, lime juice, soy sauce, agave nectar, crushed garlic, chopped ginger, and shallots.
4. I blended all the ingredients using a hand blender.
5. Arrange the vegetables in order, serve the dressings on the side, and topped with roasted sesame seeds.

Variations

• Vegetables: Any vegetables of your choice can be added. It can be chopped or grated if you don’t want to be spiralized.
• Sesame seeds: You can add the sesame seeds without roasting them.
• Agave nectar: Maple syrup or a tsp of brown sugar can be used.

Related recipes

The other salad recipes are

• Greek Salad
• Quinoa salad with chickpeas
• Thai Pineapple & Cucumber salad In wonton Cups
• Green papaya salad | Vegan som tum
• Colorful Russian salad with Greek yogurt
• Warm French Lentil salad
• Sprouts salad

Questions/Tips

Can I use different vegetables?

Yes, make sure you use the vegetables that can be taken raw and make a colorful bowl.

How will the raw beet taste in the salad?

You will not taste the raw beet when combined with the other vegetables that will not taste different.

Can I mix all the vegetables?

Absolutely yes. The point of arranging the vegetables is to make a visual treat.

Why is dressing added at the time of serving?

The dressing makes the vegetables lose their texture and become watery. So keep the dressing on the side, and just before enjoying the salad, you can add the dressing on.

What are the other vegetables that can be added?

Zucchini, raw mango, yellow carrots, purple or white cabbage.

What to do if I don’t have a julianne slicer?

I had a julienne peeler; it worked as a charm. If you are skilled in cutting vegetables, use a knife. If you don’t mind the shape, chop them into dice or grate them.

Should I roast the sesame seeds?

ROasted sesame seeds bring more flavor to the salad. If not, you can use it as it is.

How to roast sesame seeds?

Bring the pan to high heat, add the sesame seeds and allow it to pop while stirring. Transfer immediately to the bowl or plate.

Why should we use a blender for the dressing?

For the emulsified finish, we use a hand blender or food processor. If you don’t wish to use a whisk to mix it.

Credits

I followed the recipe from the modern Flexitarian book by Lucy Gwendoline.

Meal prep/ How to store rainbow salad

You can store the dressing but not the vegetables. It is really good when chopping fresh.

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