Zucchini and Green Chutney Salad
An artful low carb recipe with bold flavor, Zucchini and Green Chutney Salad.
Salads have the power to be wildly exciting or extremely boring.
When you are trying to follow a low carb diet, salads tend to be the latter. Without the help of nuts, cheese, and croutons, is there hope for salad?
I say yes.
It’s easy to get tired of the plain lettuce leaf variety. Sometimes you just need to branch out and experiment with other canvases.
Zucchini makes a great salad base because it has a mild and cooling flavor. It’s tender and easy to chop, but can also be sliced with a veggie peeler into long thin ribbons for an elegant touch.
This Zucchini and Green Chutney Salad brings together the feel of fine-dining with the flavors of India.
The dressing is a bright, spicy green chutney that draws its texture from pureed chana dal and it’s color and flavor from cilantro and peppers.
The roasted chana dal also provides a deep nutty essence that boosts the fresh cilantro to the forefront.
The salad itself is a simple mix of zucchini ribbons, sliced mango, and thinly sliced red onion. Once the dressing is added and sweetness of the mango and cool texture of the zucchini offer the perfect balance.
Zucchini and Green Chutney Salad is great on its own. Also try it with Indian Spice Rubbed Chicken!
Zucchini and Green Chutney Salad
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place the chana dal on a baking sheet and roast for 5-10 minutes, until golden brown.
- Then move the chana dal to the food processor with a 1/4 cup of water and puree until smooth. Add a little extra water if needed.
- Add the serrano pepper, lime juice, garlic, cilantro sugar and salt. Pulse to break down. Then add the remaining water and puree until smooth. Blend in the sugar and salt and pulse to mix. (Makes about 2 cups.)
- Using a veggie peeler, slice the zucchinis into long ribbons and place them in a serving bowl. Peel and slice the mango into thin strips. Slice the onion into thin slivers. Top the zucchini with mango and red onion and drizzle with green chutney.
Can’t wait to add this one to the recipe box!
What a great salad!
That’s a guilty free recipe! Fresh and delicious.
Sommer, This salad certainly looks like a lovely piece of art! Gorgeous green chutney :)
Hugs,
Aldy.
That really is incredibly elegant and I can imagine so many fabulous uses for that chutney!
Visual appeal makes or breaks a recipe, and your presentation is mouthwatering!
Beautiful colors and presentation. Shaved zucchini = instant wow factor.
What a beautiful idea for a salad…simply adore this chutney :)
Lovely recipe. I love everything about it and specially the chutney (the Indian in me ;-)) I also had green chana dal when its in season instead of the regular one. Its taste great!
love these slow carb recipes, and owe you a BIG thanks for tipping me off to the 4-hour Body thing, Spicy. so easy to eat healthy these days. (well, except for the cheat days, my favorite day of the week now ;)
I absolutely love the presentation of the zucchini ribbons! This salad is the perfect combination of simple and impressive. High five!
What a stunning recipe…this looks like it is fit for a queen’s garden party! As always, I love reading your posts. They always make me smile…and they make me want to get into my kitchen! Thank you for sharing all that you do. I hope you have a wonderful week!