{"id":19996,"date":"2022-08-28T06:47:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T06:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch"},"modified":"2022-08-28T07:33:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T07:33:13","slug":"3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch","title":{"rendered":"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>It\u2019s not all roast turkey and glazed ham at Christmas time in South Africa. Spoiled as we are for fresh ingredients, these big and bold salads are fine additions to an Mzansi summer Christmas spread.<\/p>\n

Couscous salad<\/b>
\nIngredients<\/b><\/p>\n

2 cups Pouyoukas plain couscous<\/p>\n

1 cup Pouyoukas chickpeas prepared as per pack instructions<\/p>\n

2 cups boiling water<\/p>\n

2 tbsp olive oil, divided \u00bd tsp salt \u00be cup raisins \u00bc tsp cinnamon \u00bd tsp paprika \u00bd tsp ground cumin \u00bd tsp ground coriander Seeds from 1 pomegranate \u00bc cup coriander, chopped<\/p>\n

Method<\/b><\/p>\n

Add two cups of boiling water to the two cups of couscous in a bowl. Add one tablespoon of olive oil, salt, raisins, and spices. Stir to mix. Cover and leave until the water is absorbed and the couscous is tender for about 5-10 minutes.<\/p>\n

Remove the lid, fluff the couscous with a fork, add remaining oil, and prepare chickpeas. Reserve some for garnish, stir in pomegranate seeds and coriander. Serves 6-8 as a side dish.<\/p>\n

Recipe by Pouyoukas Food.<\/b>
\nThe Kyoto salad<\/b>
\nIngredients<\/b><\/p>\n

1 cup shelled edamame beans<\/p>\n

1 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed \u00bd cup diced mango \u00bd cup diced cucumber 2 tbsp diced red onion Salt and pepper to taste Black sesame seeds and micro herbs for garnishing<\/p>\n

Dressing<\/b><\/p>\n

2 tbsp olive oil<\/p>\n

2 tsp red wine vinegar<\/p>\n

2 tsp lemon juice \u00bd tsp crushed garlic<\/p>\n

Method<\/b><\/p>\n

Cook the edamame beans according to the package instructions. Mix the salad ingredients in a bowl and season generously with salt and pepper. Whisk the dressing ingredients, pour over the salad and toss gently to combine. Chill in the fridge. When ready to serve, garnish with black sesame seeds and micro herbs.<\/p>\n

Recipe by cookbook author Chantal Lascaris.<\/b>
\nRoasted beetroot and strawberry salad<\/b>
\nIngredients<\/b><\/p>\n

2 oranges (zest and juice)<\/p>\n

30ml olive oil Salt and pepper for seasoning 150g beetroot 300g arugula<\/p>\n

250g strawberries<\/p>\n

100g Boursin cheese<\/p>\n

40g savoury trail mix<\/p>\n

Method<\/b><\/p>\n

For the dressing, in a screw-top jar shake and combine the orange juice, oil, kosher salt, and pepper. To roast beets, preheat the oven to 180\u00baC. Wash and trim beets.<\/p>\n

Cut the beetroot into wedges, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper, with some orange zest. Roast beetroot for 20 minutes or until soft.<\/p>\n

Once ready, chill your beetroot. Line a large serving platter with the arugula. Top arugula with beet-dressing mixture and toss well. Top with the strawberries then with Boursin cheese. Sprinkle with savoury trail mix. Serve immediately.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mauritius<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. It\u2019s not all roast turkey and glazed ham at Christmas time in South Africa. Spoiled as we are for fresh ingredients, these big and bold salads are fine additions to an Mzansi summer Christmas spread. Couscous salad Ingredients 2 cups Pouyoukas plain couscous 1 cup Pouyoukas chickpeas prepared as per pack instructions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":19995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,9,16],"tags":[233,245,134,241],"class_list":["post-19996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-miscellaneous","category-twitter","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-mauritius","tag-christmas","tag-mauritius"],"yoast_head":"\n3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch - Mauritius<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s not all roast turkey and glazed ham at Christmas time in South Africa. Spoiled as we are for fresh ingredients, the ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It\u2019s not all roast turkey and glazed ham at Christmas time in South Africa. Spoiled as we are for fresh ingredients, the ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mauritius\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-28T06:47:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-28T07:33:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_4-630b1a1cb6c98.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"405\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-28T06:47:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-28T07:33:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch\"},\"wordCount\":412,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_4-630b1a1cb6c98.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Mauritius\",\"Christmas\",\"Mauritius\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"homepage-english\",\"miscellaneous\",\"twitter\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch\",\"name\":\"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch - Mauritius\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_4-630b1a1cb6c98.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-28T06:47:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-28T07:33:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"It\u2019s not all roast turkey and glazed ham at Christmas time in South Africa. Spoiled as we are for fresh ingredients, the ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_4-630b1a1cb6c98.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_4-630b1a1cb6c98.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":405,\"caption\":\"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/\",\"name\":\"Mauritius\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch - Mauritius","description":"It\u2019s not all roast turkey and glazed ham at Christmas time in South Africa. Spoiled as we are for fresh ingredients, the ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch","og_description":"It\u2019s not all roast turkey and glazed ham at Christmas time in South Africa. Spoiled as we are for fresh ingredients, the ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch","og_site_name":"Mauritius","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2022-08-28T06:47:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-08-28T07:33:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":405,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_4-630b1a1cb6c98.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch","datePublished":"2022-08-28T06:47:37+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-28T07:33:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch"},"wordCount":412,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_4-630b1a1cb6c98.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-Mauritius","Christmas","Mauritius"],"articleSection":["all news","homepage-english","miscellaneous","twitter"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch","name":"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch - Mauritius","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_4-630b1a1cb6c98.jpg","datePublished":"2022-08-28T06:47:37+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-28T07:33:13+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"It\u2019s not all roast turkey and glazed ham at Christmas time in South Africa. Spoiled as we are for fresh ingredients, the ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_4-630b1a1cb6c98.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_4-630b1a1cb6c98.jpg","width":720,"height":405,"caption":"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/3-salad-recipes-to-serve-with-christmas-lunch#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"3 salad recipes to serve with Christmas lunch"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/","name":"Mauritius","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}