Delicious salad

Lettuce and Fruit Salad in Marathi

Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 3

Ingredients:
200 gram Salad leaves (I used Romain lettuce. It is tastier and crunchier than normal lettuce head)
1 medium orange
1 medium red apple (Type - Red delicious)
Handful of mulberries
Handful of pomegranate seeds
1 small onion, julienne (please read Tip)
6-7 almonds, chopped
2-3 tbsp golden raisins
3 tbsp pistachios
1/4 cup Cheese, chopped into small cubes
1/4 cup orange juice
Salt to taste
2 pinches black pepper
Salad Dressing of your choice (I used garlic flavored dressing)

Method:
1) Peel the orange. Separate the wedges. Peel the wedges and gently take out the flesh.
2) Chop the red apple and make medium pieces. Dip them into orange juice to prevent browning. Remove onto a plate.
3) Wash salad leaves. Tear them with hands. Do not use any sharp utensil like scissor or knife to chop them.
4) Mix salad dressing and orange juice together.
5) Take a big glass bowl. Arrange half of the salad leaves. Then add half of the red apple, orange, mulberries, pomegranate seeds, onion, almonds, pistachio, and cheese. Sprinkle little salt and black pepper. Drizzle some mixture of salad dressing and orange juice. Then add remaining salad leaves, fruits, dry fruits, onion and cheese cubes. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Pour the remaining salad dressing mixture.

Tips:
1) If you are making the salad ahead of time, then cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Also, do not add onion and orange juice beforehand. Add them just a few minutes before serving.
2) You may add any type of fruits like grapes, watermelon, mango etc according to the season. (Grapes go well with this salad)
3) Onion is optional, but it tastes good.
4) I had used garlic dressing. but you may try different salad dressings available in market.