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[b] The quantities of ingredients stated are what will
give you a typical taste of the Nigerian Salad.
The quantities can be halved or multiplied and
the same taste will be achieved.
[color=blue]Ingredients[/color]
1 medium bunch lettuce
5 medium carrots
4 small pcs Irish potatoes
2 medium cucumbers
3 medium eggs
1 415g tin Baked Beans in tomato sauce
200g sweet corn
5 plum tomatoes (Jos tomatoes)
Salad Dressing: the classic Heinz Salad Cream
works best with the Nigerian Salad recipe. A
close substitute is the Heinz Caesar Salad
Cream. You can use mayonnaise too.
Before you prepare the Nigerian Salad
Wash and cook the Irish potatoes till done. The
eggs should be hard boiled. To save time, these
two can be cooked in the same pot as they need
almost equal amount of time to get done.
All the vegetables need to be washed.
1. Cut the lettuce into thin shreds.
2. Scrape and shred the carrots using a
grater.
3. Peel and cut the boiled potatoes into
sizeable cubes.
4. Peel, remove the seeds and cut the
cucumber as shown. If you want more
green color in your salad, you may peel the
cucumber in stripes.
5. Remove the seeds from the plum tomatoes
and cut into small pieces.
6. Place all the cut vegetables in separate
containers .
Open the sweet corn and drain the preservation
water. Rinse the seeds and set aside. Also open
the baked beans tin and set aside.
Remove the shells of the hard boiled eggs, slice
thinly and set aside. An egg slicer is perfect for
this job.
[color=blue]Preparation[/color]
1. With the exception of the egg, start putting
the ingredients in small batches into a big
salad bowl till all are exhausted.
2. Now, place the sliced eggs on the salad,
covering the top.
3. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for
at least one hour. This is to allow all the
ingredients to mix well.
4. Serve with a salad dressing of your choice
but the Heinz Salad Cream works best with
this recipe, seconded by a caeser salad
dressing.
[color=blue]Notes and Tips[/color]
If you prefer your Nigerian Salad crunchy,
substitute the lettuce with cabbage. You can
also use the two as the lettuce adds a green
color to the salad.
The above are the minimum ingredients for
making a Nigerian salad. More ingredients
such as boiled macaroni, corned beef, green
bell pepper , green peas etc can be added for
varied flavour.
The Nigerian Salad is best consumed within
24 hours of preparation if no salad dressing
is added to it.
If you are lucky to buy a baby cucumber, it
may not be necessary to remove the seeds.
Nigerian Salad can be eaten alone or as a side
dish to Jollof Rice, Coconut Rice, Fried Rice and
other Nigerian rice dishes .[/b]
