Cabbage & Tomato Salad

This is a colourful, tasty and crunchy salad and very easy to prepare. It not only looks good to eat but also looks good on the dining table ! It is noteworthy that cabbage when eaten raw is healthier as it is easy on the digestion.

Ingredients

Cabbage finely chopped	About 2 cups
Tomatoes (chopped)	1 large
Ginger (chopped)	1’ piece
Green chilies (chopped)	1
Salt	To taste
Lime juice	2 tsps
Coriander leaves (chopped)	2 tbsps

Method

1. In a bowl, crush chopped green chilies & chopped ginger along with salt.
2. Add to it the chopped tomatoes and lime juice. Mix well and keep it aside.
3. Place the finely chopped cabbage in another bowl and just before serving, combine the tomatoes, green chilies, and ginger etc mixture. Mix well.
4. Finally garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
5. Serve immediately.

Serves: 3

Note:

• Cabbage should be finely chopped. A food processor will do the job quickly.
• It goes well with chapattis.
• The decoration (rose) is made from tomato peel.
  

For nutritional benefits of cabbage see here:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=19