Davinder Kumar's Four Seasons Salads- Easy & Quick Recipes on Salads, Dressings & Dips Including Low Calorie Saladas

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I have had the pleasure of knowing Chef Devinder Kumar for more than a couple of decades. He is an unusual culinary artiste Gifted and technically accomplished the man la modest to a fault. He likes to let his work communicate and prefers to stay in the background quite a contrast from some of his peers who act like temperamental divas and carry self-promotion to embarrassing extremes.

Devinder Kumar has in past written books on kebabs and breads that are comprehensive and bear testimony to his unmatched knowledge and exceptional talent to simplify complex recipes without dumbing down. He is a master of non-nonsense, no frills step by step steady does it school. His latest book on salads will delight his fans and pleasantly surprise new readers.

The word Salad evokes verdant images: refreshing green leaves, crisp cool and refreshing, crunchy colourful vegetables cut and presented in delightfully attractive shapes topped with time tested or exotic dressings and tempting garnishes. That's not all. There are salads that prefer to play around with meats, cheeses and mushrooms. A salad may be served as an appetizer, accompaniment or even a main course. Fruit salads are the most beloved, healthy dessert for many Salad days are the years of innocence and inexperience. The best part of our youth!

Devinder Kumar has compiled a remarkable book encompassing countess salads classics as well as seldom encountered specialties that can add resplendent luster to any spread. He has in his inimitable way given step by step instructions that can enable even a novice in kitchen to pass the salad test with flying colours. He has most helpfully added a list of essential equipment and accessories that make the book a joy to read and use Chef hasn't forgotten the dressings either For us the most satisfying thing is that he has not given step motherly treatment to deshi avatar of salads-pachadi, rats and kachumbar.

The world "Salad" is derived from the French "Solod" synonymous to which in turn is from latin "salate salads are wonderfully versatile. Successful salads depend on using the best quality ingredients at the very first step.

Solod can be defined as a dish consisting of a mixture of raw vegetables or other cold ingredients typically served with a dressing. They are frequently made with raw ingredients, but cooked pulses, grains, meats, sea food, poultry or other vegetables are equally used.

Perhaps a solod's most defining feature is the dressing classically this is made using oil & vinegar, although all sorts of other ingredients can be used. However the purpose is always the same to unite all the separate elements of the salad into a glorious whole.

There are no rules on what can or can’t go into a salad, although green salad leaves are among the favourite.

Gone are the days when word solod conjured up the image of a few limp lettuce leaves on the side of your plate Salads have really come of age with the most vibrant & exciting range of ingredients available to create sensational dishes to suit any occasion.

Today salads are the most versatile of dishes incorporating flavours from all around the world.

Salads are the perfect choice for contemporary meals. Quick easy & inevitably composed of the freshest ingredient. There is a salad for every season & every occasion from snacks through light lunches to casual suppers & formal dinners. Just how varied these fresh & colourful dishes are it, is obvious from the selection of 200 favourites.

Solods are almost inevitably based on fresh produce, they are more ingredients driven. It is no use preparing a salad with ingredients which are non-seasonal and non oppetizing Instead checkout what's freshest, best & in season Warm solods are becoming increasingly popular & this book contains some of very interesting recipes.

Solada con also constitute complete meals or we can say it is a complete balanced diet which contains protective food, body building food, energy giving food, carbohydrates & fats These are meats, eggs & milk products for protein, fruits & vegetables for vitamins & minerals, cream, butter, salad oil, nuts, cereals & starchy tubers like potatoes for energy.

The health benefits of regularly eating solods cannot be ignored. We all aspire to live a healthier life style & eating salads pocked with nutrition. Leafy green, vegetables, pulses, herbs, nuts & seeds, certainly boost your intake of protein & essential vitamins. Minerals & fibber.

However, don't be put off by the quantity of oil in many of the dressings. A healthy balanced diet needs to include a small amount of fat Nuts & vegetable oils (sunflower& olive oil) contain unsaturated fat, which can help to lower harmful cholesterol in the blood.

**Contents and Sample Pages**