Grilled Paneer Mint Salad Recipe With Pickled Onions & Pomegranates

Grilled Paneer Mint Salad Recipe With Pickled Onions & Pomegranates is a refreshing salad made Indian style with a favourite vegetarian ingredient- paneer. Eat it by itself or serve along with a sandwich for a complete meal.

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Grilled Paneer Mint Salad Recipe With Pickled Onions & Pomegranates
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Grilled Paneer Mint Salad Recipe With Pickled Onions & Pomegranates, is a chatpata salad made by combining ingredients with various textures. Fresh lettuce leaves, along with crunchy onions, sweet pomegranate pearls and soft grilled paneer, dressed in a tangy lemon juicy and notes of black pepper. 

You could substitute the paneer for tofu to make it healthier or even chicken for a non-veg option. 

Serve Grilled Paneer Mint Salad Recipe With Pickled Onions & Pomegranates along with Carrot Soup RecipeMozzarella Basil Sandwiches Recipe and Kiwi Basil Lemonade Recipe, followed by a dessert of Chocolate And Salted Caramel Tart Recipe.

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Cuisine: Continental
Course: Appetizer
Diet: High Protein Vegetarian
Prep in

15 M

Cooks in

10 M

Total in

25 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 Iceberg lettuce
  • 200 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • Salt , to taste 
  • 1/2 cup Fresh Pomegranate Fruit Kernels
  • 2 sprig Mint Leaves (Pudina) , to garnish
  • Lemon wedges , to serve 
  • 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala Powder , to sprinkle 
  • To make the Pickled Onions
  • 2 Onions , cut into roundels
  • 1 tablespoons Lemon juice
  • Salt , to taste
  • To make the salad dressing 
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 3 cloves Garlic , finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Honey

How to make Grilled Paneer Mint Salad Recipe With Pickled Onions & Pomegranates

  1. To begin making the Grilled Paneer Mint Salad Recipe With Pickled Onions & Pomegranates, slice the paneer and cut them into small triangles. 

  2. Place the paneer triangles in a mixing bowl and marinate it along with some salt, black pepper powder, cumin powder and lemon juice. Set aside for 30 minutes. 

  3. Heat a grill pan on high heat, grease with some oil, place the marinated paneer pieces and cook for 2 minutes on each side, until it gets the grill marks. 

  4. Remove the paneer from the grill pan and place it on a plate. 

To make the Pickled Onions
  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the onion roundels along with freshly squeeze lemon juice and some salt. Cover the bowl and allow the onions to rest for about an hour.

To make the Salad dressing 
  1. In a small mixing bowl, combine garlic, lemon juice, honey, black pepper powder, cumin powder, and olive oil. Mix well and keep refrigerated. 

  2. In another mixing bowl, add the lettuce leaves, pomegranates, pickled onions, prepared salad dressing and toss well. 

  3. In a serving platter, arrange the lettuce leaves to make the base, top it with pickled onions and pomegranates and arrange the grilled paneer pieces. 

  4. Garnish with mint leaves, sprinkle chaat masala and serve immediately with wedges of lemon. 

  5. Serve Grilled Paneer Mint Salad Recipe With Pickled Onions & Pomegranates along with Carrot Soup RecipeMozzarella Basil Sandwiches Recipe and Kiwi Basil Lemonade Recipe, followed by a dessert of Chocolate And Salted Caramel Tart Recipe