Green Salad

          
            Healthy and nutritious, they make for a light dinner along with some hearty soup. There are many variations to this salad, depending on the availability of the ingredients.  A little bit of mix and match of the following ingredients does wonders to this dish. Baby spinach, too, can be added if preferred. 

• 1 cup lettuce, shredded
• 1/2 cucumber, sliced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, sliced
• 1 cup broccoli florets, blanched
• 1/2 cup beans, chopped and boiled al dente
• 1/2 cup spring onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup green peas, boiled
• 1/2 cup coriander leaves, chopped
• 2 tbsp. mint leaves, chopped
• 1/2 cup moong dal sprouts (whole green gram), steamed
• juice of 1/2 lime
• salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp. pepper powder
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• cheese, lemon slices, tomato slices and red chili sauce to garnish

          Mix together all the ingredients in a big bowl. Serve, garnished with cheese, lemon slices, tomato slices and chili sauce.