CHEESY CHRISTMAS SALAD

Christmas is coming soon!
Actually still got 22 days to Christmas!
Whenever I think of Christmas I think of 2 colors : RED & GREEN!
Yeah, typical Christmas tree color!
So, I think of using these two colors to make a salad for lunch!

Recently, I like to use the oven !
Firstly, it is easy : put everything in and press some buttons!
Secondly, I hate washing so using aluminium foil and dispose it after roasting is the best choice for me!
Thirdly, i can practice how to cook so that next year i can cook for myself in overseas!
Hence, I decided to roast some veggies!
I don't really like to eat raw
Raw food doesn't taste sweet

For seasoning, I only use 2 ingredients! OLIVE OIL & LEMON!!

i pour the oil and lemon juice on the aluminium foil
then, tost with cucumber and broccoli!
On the other layer, I grill tomato and  cherry tomato!

After 10 minutes roasting, salad is coming!!
i mixed tomato, cherry tomato, cucumber & lettuce (sliced) together with cheese sauce!
then, add into a bowl !
in less than 5 minutes, my salad is ready!
yummy, yummy!
the plus point is this salad only is about 100 kcal! =)

THE GREEN THING! AVOCADO!

FIRST time trying this!

They don't know it fruit or veggie thing! (pls tell me if u know!)

It is AVOCADO!

INSIDE OUT OF AVOCADO! 

AVOCADO can be seen in supermarkets easily!

Not the price is not that friendly!

I bought this for about rm5+

It is a bit expensive!

But I wonder how it tastes!

Usually, I saw it in the salad recipe!

so what on earth is AVOCADO?

in short, it is something healthy!

it has : good fat, protein and good for health!

most importantly, it is good for losing weight (this is what i heard)

But, the problem it, I don't like the taste for it!

Microwave egg salad

This is easy!

You only need 2-3 minutes for this!

As easy as ABC!

What u need : veggie (pea sprout & tomato) + egg!

Put the veggies in a microwaveable bowl!

My is an egg shaped bowl!

Beat an egg in another separate bowl

I added some soy sauce and water!

Alternative : milk and salt

Next, just pour into the bowl contained veggies!

looks so nice!

Microwave for around 1-2 minutes!

Here u go!

egg salad! 

Simple & easy egg salad!

It looks just like steamed egg because I add water!

If you don't want it to be so watery, don't add water instead add some milk!

You can also have half boiled egg salad if u only microwave it for 1 minute!

5 minutes salad!

A simple salad!

Ingredient needed : purple LETTUCE, cherry TOMATO, ONION, Japaneses CUCUMBER & pea sprout !!

Dressing : half of a LEMON

This time I put the lettuce in the bottom ask eating it the next day!

Then continued by pea sprout, onion and cucumber!

I put a cherry tomato on top to make it more appetizing!

Lastly, I squeezed the fresh lemon into it!

DONE!

I made it in less than 5 minutes!

The calories is also less than 100!

Yeah! This is mainly because I used lemon as the dressing! 

TIME FOR SALAD!

It is time for salad again! 

So let's see what I have for this week!

I went to SUNWAY and bought these fresh veggies!

For all these veggies, I need only RM9 (they are all organic!) 

it is considered cheap

so, making salad for meals not only LOSE WEIGHT but also $AVE !!

This week, I have CRISPY LETTUCE, PURPLE LETTUCE and a .... (dunno what veggie?)

CRISPY LETTUCE
just like how it's named! CRISPY!
i like this type of lettuce!!
i like the chunky sound produced when u bite it! 

PURPLE LETTUCE

It's real name is Lactuca Virosa

It tastes a bit bitter!

To reduce the bitter taste, I used lemon juice as the dressing!

It has purple leaves! 

i am not very sure what is the name of this veggie

I see it looks CUTE, so I bought it!

Maybe you can tell me the exact name? 

It tastes a bit like bean sprout! 

And it is an example of my salad of this week!

salad + ribena!! GOOD COMBINATION! 

Usually, I only bring a salad to college only if I am having meeting during my break time!

I was having meetings this whole week and last week

Anyway, thanks to those meetings, I have a healthier diet!

However, I think I should cut down my ECA and focus on my studies more!

Anyway, ECA is not important in university application, right?

CHEESE MAYO SALAD

Did I should you my new salad?

Alright, maybe I have forgotten!

Now, let me share this amazing SALAD with you!

My mum called be last night, asking me how I make salad!

perhaps this can help her! 

So, here's all you need!

Lettuce (whatever type as u prefer)

Tomatoes, onion, japaness cucumber

For the dressing : lemon juice and cheese mayo(topping)

First, cut the tomatoes, onions and japaness cucumber

I personally prefer the onions to be in very tiny pieces (I cannot take raw onion in big piece!)

Then mix these three ingredient with fresh lemon juice in a bowl!

I added the zest as well! Leave it alone for about 10 minutes

U can still stir it with spoon so that the juice from the tomatoes can blend well with the lemon juice!

Meanwhile, wash the lettuce!

Make sure the lettuce is really clean!

Now, place the lettuce nicely in a bowl (I use a food container) and pour the salad mixture in the bowl on the lettuce!

LAST STEP, pour the cheese mayo on it!

I am using kewpie cheese! (I mentioned in my post taking about dressing)

So, here is what I get!

as easy as ABC!

Dressing part 1

Remember I talk about salad dressing?

Salad dressing is an important element in making salad

Especially to those who want to LOSE WEIGHT!

salad dressing that i used! =) KEWPIE

Usually, fruits and veggies don't contribute much on CALORIES

If u check, maybe in a salad the CALORIES of fruits and veggies only around 80-100

This is considered if u have big portion of salad

So where doesn't the calories come from?

You are RIGHT! It is from the dressing!

Dressing is important because usually veggies is sort of tasteless

Maybe u can stand to have salad without dressing from a few times, but not for long run!

Hence, choosing a suitable dressing is very very crucial !

Actually u can make your own dressing! But is kind of troublesome, especially for college students like me

Plus, I m not allowed to cook, even my landlady has all the kitchen equipment !

So, to make things easy, just go to the nearest supermarkets to purchase one!

There is a range of dressing for you to choose, from creamy to watery!

Let me recommend a few for you!

If u really want a healthy diet, virgin olive oil will be a great choice for you!

There is also organic olive oil in the supermarket, but a bit costly!

Honey is suitable for those who have a sweet tooth and want to be health!

For paste lover, I believe you would prefer mayonnaise!

Now in the market, there even have different flavor or mayonnaise!

For instance, cheese mayo, black pepper mayo, mushroom mayo..... U can name them!

I bought a cheese mayo!

The brand I bought is KEWPIE! It is from JAPAN!

You can actually search the recipe for this online and do it your own!

KEWPIE CHEESE MAYO 

Let me talk a little about what special of this dressing!

It not only can act as a dressing but also a spread!

It tastes good when it is spread on the whole meal bread!

I also tried on tuna, it is really cheesy!

Generally, it tastes a bit like KFC cheesy wedge's cheese sauce!

The only difference is for this brand, I think they must some mustard in it, taste a bit spicy!

But, I <3 it!

However, mayonnaise tastes and it is quite fattening!

The calories are quite high!

For example, I usually pour a tablespoon of this dressing into my salad, which is about 70 calories!

If you put 2 tablespoons, it will be around 140 calories, plus your veggies, total around 240 calories! 

Hmm, it is still ok actually!

But if you are on a 500 Cal diet, don't use so much dressing!

Let's continue next time!

I m a bit tired now!

Bye bye!

Cheese BBQ salad sandwich

Don't get it wrong!

It is cheese + salad with BBQ!

Hehe, wondering where I get my BBQ sauce?

You would guess it right! It's from mcd!

I had mcnugget last night and this is the leftover!

As I don't like to waste food, I brought it home, wondering what can I do with it!

Then, I came out of an idea, use it as a dressing just like subway!

Anyway, as usual, SALAD! Means a lot of veggies!

Veggies are very healthy. 

According to the speech I heard about cancer, eating veggie is one of the ways to prevent CANCER!

So, girls and boys, let's eat veggies!

CUT, CHOP, CUT! And here comes my salad!

Lay them nicely on the bread !

Nice how nice I lay them! (Self praise again!)

BBQ SAUCE IS ADDED!

Finally, here comes the cheese, I used light cheese!

Because I want to LOSE WEIGHT! Hehe

Then, we are DONE!

FYI, I make it a night ahead, but it still tasty!

I think I am going to have a pita / sandwich on a roll, I still have 4 pitas left!

Btw, I am sort of on the budget meal plan!

It doesn't mean I lack of pocket money, just the fun of saving!

Seeing a lot of money left in my bank acc makes me feel proud!

I know I am a bit crazy, but this is who I am!

Tomato lettuce salad

This salad only need two ingredient:tomato & lettuce

I am using those normal tomatoes, no particular type of tomatoes, just the normal one which can be purchased in any grocery shop!

Tomatoes are really good for us!

It is rich in antioxidant & lycopene which help in flight cancerous cell

Believe it or not, it improves eye sight & skin texture , decreases chances of getting diabetes & heart attack! 

PLUS, it can make u full faster and less calories!

This means LOSE WEIGHT!

Tomatoes are one of the heartiest fruit and veggies in the world. 

I still not sure tomatoes are consider as fruits or veggies!

Some claimed that it is not green, so said tomatoes are fruit!

Oh ya, remember in the last post, I mentioned that the only veggies I take is onion?

Actually I like tomatoes too! 

Next, lettuce! In this salad I m using mesclun lettuce

I think lettuce one of the veggies that can be eaten raw, without cooking!

As u know the place I rented doesn't permit me to food, so, no choice, I choose lettuce!

I bought this lettuce at JUSCO Sunway pyramid , it is organic! 

I bet JUSCO is the only place that sell a variety of organic food near ss15

Lettuce is very rich in vitamin A & K! 

Vitamin K improve bone metabolism and hence increase bone mass! Which is what I really need! 

FYI, my mum has osteoporosis, so I have a high chance to get it too plus I broke my leg when I was young!

Actually, the fairer sex should really take as many vitamin K as possible before age of 25! 

After 25,our bone mass will start decreasing! 

High minerals like potassium, calcium, iron .......  Potassium can increase body metabolism!

Most important, again, LOW calories! 

100 g of lettuce only have 100 calories!

So, why not!

Basically, lettuce is different from tomatoes, it is a bit tasteless! 

And that's why dressing comes it!

I used the same dressing as before which is KEWPIE ROASTED SESAME!

I only have two dressing, this one and other one is cheese mayonnaise 

As I mentioned, I prepared all these salads during the weekends!

So, as days pass, tomatoes which are juicy will have some juice mix which the dressing!

But, believe me, it taste better! Because it makes the dressing taste sweeter! 

This will NOT contribute to EXTRA CALORIES! 

It is natural sweeter, healthier!

Fruit Salad

Introducing the world's healthiest salad!!!!!
The  KIWI APPLE SALAD with GREEK YOGURT DRESSING!!!

My Salad & I !! =)

WOW, it sounds so amazing and it looks amazing too!
This amazing square salad can be made in 5 minutes!
Yeah, you didn't see wrongly, only 5 minutes!

Basically, use 1 apple, whatever type of apples, but I am using Granny Smith apple, no particular reason just so happened
Cut the apple into cubes, you can either eat with the skin or without
But if you do not intend to peal the skin for whatever reasons (for me, it is simply just because lazy =P), make sure you wash the apple with water
As we all know, PESTICIDE!!
Then put into the jar/bottle at the base!

Next, dice the kiwi!
For kiwi, I dare not to eat the skin!! (i tried but i don't like the taste of it!)
You can also eat with the skin but again wash it!
If you want to remove the skin like me, the easiest and laziest way is halved the kiwi and  using a spoon to scoop the "flesh" out
It takes less than 30 seconds for this
If not, if you are a professional in using knives or have plenty of time preparing food (I am always in a rush!)
You can literally slice the kiwi
Anyway, at the end the product will be small cubes/ slices of kiwi and put them on top of the apples

Fruit salad! =)

Look so CUTE! 

Actually, you can also make it the other way round, put the kiwi first then apple, either way is okay, depends on the individual
For me, I like the juice of kiwi, so when I put it in the top layer, the juice will go to the bottom (due to gravitational force, haha! physics! )
So the apples will also taste a bit like a kiwi as apples soak in kiwi juice!

Last step!!
For fruit salad, I don't feel like using salad dressing, it just taste a bit..... (Don't know how to explain!)
Putting Greek yogurt has been the best choice I ever made!
For me, I didn't use low-fat Greek yogurt, is quite difficult to find low-fat Greek yogurt in Malaysia!
Anyone knows where can I get it? Comment below!
Greek yogurt is different from normal yogurt
It is not that watery! It tastes more like ice cream!! which is my favorite!
Plus, when it is mixed with the fruits, they turned out to be sweet!
See, SAVE CALORIES + HEALTHY = LOSS WEIGHT

Ha-ha, I am brilliant can form equation like this! (others: is this girl crazy?)
Lalala, whatever!

Finally, here comes the......... SALAD!

Salad

Finally! I bought the salad dressing for about 3 weeks yet haven't used it yet!
SALAD!
When I was young, I hate veggies, I don't know why but it just taste.... SUCKS (no offend!)
Remember vividly, my mom even bought those veggie supplements which taste pretty good for me just because i don't take veggies
i think the only veggie i took was only onion, especially onion rings, I love onion and don't ask me why.
But now, I start to <3 it!

Salad basically is just mixing different types of fruit and veggies together
I searched on the internet and found something UNIQUE!
It is called SALAD IN A JAR.
Generally is putting your salad in a mason jar (or whatever container) and store it in the fridge
It is kind of off-you-go thing
You can just take a spoon and the jar with you
It is really convenient, especially for college students like me who are staying away from home and sick of outside food
Honestly, it really saves a lot of $$$$

Firstly, veggies and fruits are not really expensive, of course organic will cost you more but it really worth it
Secondly, it contained a lot of fiber, vitamins, protein..... In short, it is good for health
Thirdly, and this is the most important point for me...... LOSE WEIGHT!!!
Eating salad can cut off a lot of calories!
Basically, a jar of salad will only cost you less than 200 calories, depending what dressing you put
Btw, 200 calories is like eating 3 oreo biscuits! Can you imagine how low calories it is?
Oh yea, 200 calories don't include any meat contained in the salad
I don't put any form of meat in it
No any particular reason, just because the place I rented doesn't allow me to cook (what a lame reason)

Usually, I take a salad to replace one of my main meals of the day, usually is either breakfast or dinner
Lunch i will hang out with my college mate and it really sounds and looks weird when in a cafe everyone ordered and you BYO salad

I will be posting much more SIMPLE & EASY NO-COOK Salad recipes and photos in the future

Stay tune！