What is Citrus Burst Salad?
Citrus Burst Salad is a medley of citrus fruits and ingredients which help heal Inflammation in our body. Best served chilled as a meal or snack
What are Anti Inflammatory Foods?
Inflammation in common terms means "a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection." This inflammation could be dermal (skin level) or even on the internal organs (throat / abdomen / gut / intestine / digestive tract / lungs etc)Be it due to injury or otherwise, certain foods are known to be proven effective as Anti Inflammatory foods -turmeric being the oldest of them in Hindu tradition. A poultice of ground fresh turmeric is said to have been applied to the kings / soldiers during the mythological times.
What are other Anti Inflammatory foods commonly found ?
Similar foods include wholegrains, citrus based fruits, garlic and onions, olive oil, Curd, fatty fish, dark leafy greens (like fenugreek/ spinach / kale etc), nuts, low fat dairy, bell peppers, tomatoes, ginger and beets. There are many many more. So today, we have a super simple but yummy Citrus burst salad with a mild dressing. Make it for summertime meals or party / potlucks. I am sure it would be a winner all the way..
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Prep time : 15 mins, No cook, Serves : 2
Ingredients for CItrus Burst Salad:
- 12 Orange Segments
- 6 Sweet Lime segments
- ¼ cup Carrots (cut into thin strips)
- ¼ cup Cucumbers (cut into thin strips)
- ⅓ cup deseeded tomatoes
- ¼ cup Bell Peppers (deseeded and cubed)
- ¼ cup Pineapple cubes
Dressing:
- ½ tablespoon Lime Juice
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ½ teaspoon Warm olive oil (opt.)
- 1 teaspoon Crushed Mint leaves
Method to make Citrus Burst Salad:
- Mix all the salad ingredients, Chill well. Similarly mix all dressing ingredients. Keep aside.
- Just before serving, toss the salad in the dressing and serve immediately
Citrus Burst Salad | Easy Summer Spring Salads
Ingredients
- 12 Orange Segments
- 6 Sweet Lime segments
- ¼ cup Carrots cut into thin strips
- ¼ cup Cucumbers cut into thin strips
- ⅓ cup tomatoes deseeded
- ¼ cup Bell Peppers deseeded and cubed
- ¼ cup Pineapple cubes
- ½ tablespoon Lime Juice
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon Warm olive oil opt.
- 1 teaspoon Mint leaves crushed
Instructions
- Mix all the salad ingredients, Chill well. Similarly mix all dressing ingredients. Keep aside.
- Just before serving, toss the salad in the dressing and serve immediately
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Oh lovely! Perfect blend for warm summer afternoons 🙂
Varada's Kitchen says
So colorful! Very interesting combination of flavors.
vaishali sabnani says
Looks fantastic with those colors !
cookingwithsapana says
Love all those citrusy flavors going in the salad.
Srividhya says
Love the mix of veggies and fruits. yum
MySpicyKitchen says
Citrus salad looks so refreshing. Yes it is a nice light meal for summers with health benefits.
rajani says
I love salads. Fortunately my son likes it too! The bowl looks so colorful.
Nalini's Kitchen says
Simple yet colorful looking salad..
Gayathri Kumar says
Such a colourful salad. Looks so yum Kalyani..
Srivalli says
So colourful and very informative too..and yes I never would have thought of this simple dish..thank you
Sowmya :) says
Looks so fresh and tasty! Want to grab a bowl right away
Priya Suresh says
I want this healthy,catchy and colourful salad.Loving it to the core.
Chef Mireille says
this looks so colorful and inviting but would never think of adding tomato with fruit
Pavani says
That is one very colorful and very flavorful salad. Love the use of citrus fruits and can imagine the burst of citrus in every bite.
Harini R says
Very colorful and interesting ingredients in the salad.
Chef Mireille says
I have only recently been learning about anti inflammatory foods. this is such useful information and the salad looks so delicious. I can't wait to try it!
Kalyani says
Thank you, Mir! do let me know how you liked it
Shobha Keshwani says
Perfect one for the upcoming summer. It is really enjoyable to have fruit salads and juices on hot days.
Kalyani says
it sure is ! we definitely prefer whole fruit bowls like these over the juice
Priya vj says
Ek bowl yahan bhi plss.i love the citrus fruits a lot and when made as a salad it is so refreshing and filling
Kalyani says
yes surely is refreshing
Mayuri Patel says
A colourful and easy salad to put together. Perfect recipe as it is too hot to cook here. Making this citrus burst salad tomorrow.
Kalyani says
Thanks Mayuri. Do try it sometime when possible
Neha (My Culinary Expressions) says
What a refreshing Citrus Burst Salad Feast for eyes and palate! Such salads have a therapeutic impact in summers. Being very hot here, yesterday I settled down with a plate of this salad for lunch. Luckily, I had some cherry tomatoes, so added them too.
Kalyani says
yay. Salad for the win, Neha. Thank you for trying this
Seema Sriram says
The lovelycitus burst, we loved making some this weekend. It is the best spring summer citrus necessity. I will be having this so many times.
Kalyani says
Thanks for trying this, Seema. Glad to know you liked it too