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Eggplant salad / Brinjal cashew curd salad
When you add more raw vegetables and greens to the sautéed brinjal and dress it with spiced cashew curd, you end up having an interesting and delicious salad. Try it for sure.
Course
Main Course, Snack
Cuisine
Indian, International
Keyword
Salad, eggplant, brinjal, cashew yogurt, cashew curd, dressing, leafy greens
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
5
minutes
minutes
Total Time
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Author
Rama G
Ingredients
1 cup eggplant / brinjal cut into rounds or cubes or long
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp oil
¼ cup spring onion whites
½ cup onion cut into long strips
2 cups packed mixed greens
(Rocket leaves, lettuce, any green leafy vegetables, coriander, mint)
½ cup pineapple cubes
3 green chillies cut into strips
(less spicy variety)
6 cherry tomatoes halved
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For Dressing:
½ cup thick cashew curd
2 pods garlic
¼ tsp mustard seeds / mustard paste
¼ tsp white pepper / black pepper
2 tsp lime juice
salt to taste
Instructions
Mix brinjal, salt, ginger garlic paste and oil.
Sauté in a pan till brinjals become soft. Keep it aside.
Pulse the garlic, white pepper, mustard with lime juice coarsely in a blender without adding water.
Add to the cashew curd and add salt.
In a bowl, add brinjals, spring onion whites, onions, chillies, greens, cut tomatoes and pineapple pieces and mix well. Adjust salt level if need be.
Just before serving, add the cashew curd dressing. Serve chilled.
Video
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Notes
Remember to dry the leafy greens well before tossing into the salad. Dressing does not stick to wet greens.
Always break the leafy greens with hands and avoid using a knife to chop them.
Remember to add the dressing just before serving, else the salad will become soggy.
The chillies I have used are less spicy and crunchy ones. Hence adjust the chilli level as per the variety you use.
You can cut the brinjals into any shape as desired.
Non vegans can use dairy curd in place of cashew curd