Modified Macedonian Salad

A salad is an important part of our diet as it provides us the necessary fiber as well as keeps the digestive tract in good condition. The following salad is rich in nutrients and is light on the stomach. Almost all the ingredients used in this salad are available worldwide. Some people do not prefer to eat boiled peas in salad. You can omit them completely or can replace them with boiled and shredded baby corn. As always, one can experiment with the salad dressing to get the familiar taste. We use the leftovers of this salad in our vegetable patties. Instead of lettuce, you can also use red cabbage or classic Chinese cabbage. Let's quickly make this delicious, fulfilling and easy-to-make Macedonian salad recipe.

Modified Macedonian Salad
Author: Shoshanna Lee



Do make this classic Macedonian salad recipe which is changed a little bit for added flavor making it more delicious as well as nutritious at the same time.

Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients:

• bunch of lettuce
• 1 cup beetroots (diced)
• 1 cup carrots (diced)
• 1/2 cup peas (boiled)
• 1/2 tsp cider vinegar
• 1 tsp lime juice
• few drops of sesame oil
• 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• pinch of sugar
• pinch of salt
• pinch of white pepper powder

Instructions:

1. Take a small bowl and add cider vinegar, lime juice, sesame oil, olive oil, sugar, salt and white pepper powder in it.
2. Mix all the ingredients with a spoon for about 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Keep the salad dressing aside.
4. Take a large salad bowl and arrange lettuce leaves at the base.
5. Mix carrots, beetroots and peas in a separate bowl.
6. Add salad dressing to this bowl and toss well.
7. Arrange the seasoned salad ingredients on the lettuce bed.
8. Refrigerate for about half an hour.
9. If you prefer, you can serve at room temperature too.
10. Serve with your main course entry.