It’s hard to get excited about eating a salad, isn’t it? Even though salads comprise of the choicest ingredients, vibrant berries, juicy fruits, and wholesome vegetables, with a drizzle of refreshing and delicious dressing, but to pull a crow with a bowl of salad is overestimating the result.

Mainly because salad is categorized as boring diet food. But who said, diet food has to be boring? It can be equally delicious with higher nutrient content. Salads are the easiest side dish and go perfectly with just about anything. Salads have evolved from leafy-greens to now being superfood enriched, loaded with seeds, nuts and just about any topping one can think of.

So here is Meraaki, breaking your misconception with some delicious salad recipes native to various cuisines and regions of the world. While keeping the nutrient portion in check, and taste uptight, Meraaki has transformed those un-appealing bowls into attractive and appetizing sight.

With Meraaki, it’s time to shake up your weekday lunch with these fantastic and, super delicious salads from around the globe.

• Mediterranean Chickpea Salad: A vibrant combination of chickpea, corn, bell peppers, pomegranate, olive, parsley, feta with a side of hummus and falafel, this dish is a Mediterranean delight. It is infused with flavours given the generous helping of fresh herbs and spices.
• Watermelon Feta Salad: A staple summertime dish, who can resist the classic combination of watermelon and mint? The flavours enhance when combined with feta cheese, arugula leaves, and nuts. Beat the summer heat with this classic salad.
• Yaam Khao: Embodying the regions of Thailand fully, this salad is a bewitching mix of many flavours. Sticky rice croquettes are mixed with shredded vegetables and garnished with peanuts, chilies, shallots, fresh herbs, and lemon. Those crispy rice croquettes are hard to resist.
• Vietnamese Rice Paper Roll: A great lunchbox menu and perfect for a light dinner at home. Crunchy vegetables like carrots, bean sprouts, pok choy with squidgy noodles are packed in thin and delicate rice paper sheets. The star of the dish is the dipping sauce which can range from peanut-based sauce to sweet and chili sauce, etc. Healthy and delicious!
• Greek Salad: Nobody needs an introduction to this refreshing, easily available and loaded with nutrients bowl of delicious greens. It features chopped romaine lettuce, garden greens, irresistible olives, feta cheese and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and herbs. Brimming with flavours, this salad is a breeze to make.
• Som Tam: One of the most popularly consumed dishes in Thailand, one can witness all the flavours come together in this dish; sweet, salty, chili, and sour. Moreover, it is loaded with the goodness of papaya in its most delicious form ever.

Covering different regions, beyond the physical and geographical boundaries, the chefs at Meraaki tried to bring as much authenticity to their salad menu while also keeping the preference of their customers in mind. As they say, “to eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” Preparing healthy yet delicious food can be a task for beginners, but with Meraaki at your disposal, you don’t need to procrastinate or worry anymore. A trip to Meraaki Kitchen, Jaipur has been long-awaited, step out now!