Cucumber Pomegranate Salad

10 Feb

Pomegranate Cucumber Salad

A bright side dish to perk up your mealtimes. Cucumber and pomegranate are loaded with antioxidants, and when they come together, they make a salad that’s the very definition of healthy gorgeousness.

This is a no-oil salad with the classic Indian flavors of chaat masala and jaggery for seasoning.

Cucumber Pomegranate Salad - Kheera Anar ka Salad

Chaat masala can be replaced with a sprinkling of kala namak if that works better for you.

You Need:

[Serves 2]

  • Cucumber – 100 grams (~1 cup when chopped)
  • Pomegranate, shelled – 100 grams
  • Mint leaves – 5 or 6
  • Lime juice – 1 teaspoon
  • Jaggery, powdered – 1/2 teaspoon [buy here]
  • Chaat masala – 1/4 teaspoon [buy here]
  • Salt and pepper – to taste

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How To Make Cucumber Pomegranate Salad:

Pomegranata Mint Cucumber Lemon

Dice cucumber into small (~1cm) cubes.

Cucumber Cubes

In a large bowl, throw in diced cucumber and shelled pomegranate arils. Sprinkle chaat masala, powdered jaggery, chaat masala, salt and pepper. Drop in a few mint leaves.

Pomegranate Cucumber Mint Chaat Masala

Squeeze lime juice over it all. Toss well.

Cucumber pomegranate salad is ready.

Serve cucumber pomegranate immediately, garnished with a lemon slice and mint leaves.

Pomegranate Cucumber Salad

Meal below: poi saag toor dal, bhindi bhujiya besanwali, cucumber pomegranate salad, garlic chili chutney and chapatis.

Cucumber Pomegranate Salad

Notes:

  • If you plan to prepare cucumber pomegranate salad a few hours ahead of serving time, do not mix the seasoning until right before you serve it. Instead, mix only diced cucumber and pomegranate together and refrigerate. Separately, blend all the dry spices and keep the blend handy for tossing with the salad when it is time. [Mixing the salts with raw vegetables much in advance makes the vegetables lose water and crunch.]

  • Looking for more salad recipes? Try chana dal kosambari, papaya peanut salad, raw mango diced and spiced.

  • Cucumber and pomegranate lend themselves beautifully to curries as well. Check out cucumber tomato curry and anari aloo.

2 Responses to “Cucumber Pomegranate Salad”

  1. Sureshwar April 19, 2020 at 8:47 AM #

    We made this salad last evening and it was truely delicious. This is a interesting combination of flavours of cucumber and pomegranate.

    • S April 19, 2020 at 8:51 AM #

      Great to hear your nice feedback, Sureshwar!

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