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Quick Somali Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Quick Somali Salad

14 ingredients 5 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

504
Calories
12g
Protein
29g
Fat
59g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Mushrooms 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Capsicum not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 425 g canned mushrooms or fresh mushrooms
  • 2 cups canned chick-peas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup black olives
  • 1 cup shallots, chopped (green onions)
  • 1/2 red capsicum, diced
  • 1/2 green capsicum, diced
  • 200 g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Dressing
  • 100 ml coconut milk
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil

Directions

1

Combine salad ingredients and chill well.

2

Mix dressing ingredients.

3

Pour over salad just before serving.

4

Category:Somalian Recipes

5

Category:Somalian Vegetarian

Recipe sourced from fandom

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