The only “Indian” salad dressing I can think of growing up with, was a splash of lemon or lime juice with salt and pepper. I think this might be in part due to vegetables both fresh and cooked occupying a central portion of Indian cuisine, salads and at least back then, they got less attention. Though this salad dressing is no where near being traditional, it’s based on using some delicious ingredients and flavors used commonly to add flavor in Indian cooking and you will love it for it’s combination of hot, sweet and tart flavors. Tamarind, honey, chili and coriander really give this dressing a unique edge that makes this perfect for any salad. I’ve also thrown in some lightly fried and crisped up paneer cubes for protein. I love using paneer in many things other than the usual curries as it can hold it’s texture rather well and is of course, delicious!
All you need is a good food processor to make this creamy dressing and chop up some of the veggies in this salad. To grab the recipe and learn how to make this salad dressing and this salad head over to the KitchenAid Blog!
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I love paneer and I made a curry with it the other night – I found out my boyfriend doesn’t like paneer, he has issues with the texture. This means feta and halloumi are eaten in limited quantities too – more for me I guess.
This looks really delicious – I’ve wanted to use tamarind, but it’s used in so many different ways from soaking part of the root and then a powder and a pulp. I feel completely at a loss!
I’ll have to get some of the paste and give this a go!
This is looking so good, Nik! Love me some tamarind <3
i did not grow up eating salads in Nepal either..and salad usually meant sliced of onions, tomatoes, and lettuce that no one really touched..and of course dressing was no where to be found. tamarind dressing sounds delicious..i could drizzle that with lentils.
Wow, now that’s a fine piece of machinery…what I would do if I had one of these in my nest…happy creating!
Your pictures are beautiful, well deserved 😀