The next in Protein Rich Salads is the Fruity Yogurt Salad . This is a simple salad but provides you a good amount of protein .
For today’s salad I have used Greek Yogurt , and flavoured it with Vanilla . I used some honey to sweeten it , fresh fruits , nuts and seeds for the added flavour and protein . This is a very simple salad , but tastes heavenly .
Greek yogurt, which has the whey strained out, is thick and creamy compared to regular yogurt. It also provides a significant source of protein for a relatively small portion , adding fresh fruits to it , gives them added nutrients .Seeds and nuts add crunch plus protein.
One can always vary the combination of fruits , nuts and seeds. Choose from sesame, sunflower, pumpkin or poppy seeds – as they’re all high in protein and healthy fats. Choose your favourite nuts from almonds , walnuts or pistachios , they are all Protein Rich .Apart from salads, you can also add them to raita, cereal or homemade granola.
There is no recipe to this salad, and I was rather hesitant to post it , but I wanted all my salads to feature different kinds of ingredients that would give us a Protein Rich Salad. Anyways , let me tell you what all I have used.
Fruit & Nut Yogurt Salad
Ingredients
500 gms yogurt
1 tbsp honey
Few drops vanilla essence
Mango
Cherry
Pecans
Pumpkin seeds
Melon seeds
Method
Take a strainer and place it over a bowl.
Put the yogurt into the strainer and place it in the refrigerator for about six hours.
You will get a tick chunk of curd , discard the water from this curd, or use it for binding dough.
Remove the thick chunk in a bowl, add honey and vanilla essence and whisk till smooth.
If you find the yogurt is very thick add a little milk to get it to the consistency you want.
Alternatively you can get Vanilla flavored Greek yogurt.
Place them in serving bowls and top with your favorite fruits, nuts and seeds.
I used mango, cherry , walnuts , pumpkin seeds and melon seeds.
Serve chilled.
Fruit & Nut Yogurt Salad
Ingredients
- 500 gms yogurt
- 1 tbsp honey
- Few drops vanilla essence
- mango
- Cherry
- pecans
- Pumpkin seeds
- melon seeds
Instructions
- Take a strainer and place it over a bowl.
- Put the yogurt into the strainer and place it in the refrigerator for about six hours.
- You will get a tick chunk of curd , discard the water from this curd, or use it for binding dough.
- Remove the thick chunk in a bowl, add honey and vanilla essence and whisk till smooth.
- If you find the yogurt is very thick add a little milk to get it to the consistency you want.
- Alternatively you can get Vanilla flavored Greek yogurt.
- Place them in serving bowls and top with your favorite fruits, nuts and seeds.
- I used mango, cherry , walnuts , pumpkin seeds and melon seeds.
- Serve chilled.
Notes
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This is one delicious salad. Even kids would love to taste this. And what an amazing set up! Love the toppings you have chosen. It gives all textures and flavours in a single bowl.
Wow looks amazing Vaishali..I am sure this makes a wonderful dessert..hehehe..love all that mangoes and cherries..
am again looking at the pretty pink nail polish and the wonderfully red cherries :-)) lol ! the dish is simple yet filling !
That is a sinful dessert salad. I have something similar coming up later in the days.
This salad looks so colorful,it would be great dessert .
Wow Vaishali!! I never thought I would be tempted by salads and here I am drooling over your pics. Be warned I am so planning to drop in suddenly at your place to taste all the goodies. Lovely salad! And I can see the change of colour in your gel paint
Love the last picture of the cherry a lot. Want to pop it in my mouth.
Salad is delicious Vaishali if you like your curds sweet.
Wow, fruits and nut yogurt salad will definitely please my sweet tooth after having a heavy meal and those fruits chunks with cherries tempts me a lot.
Such a colorful bowl.. Simply loved t!! Red Cherry indeed is a main attraction in this entire salad!!
Fruit and yogurt is a wonderful combination vaishali. The pictures look beautiful as well!
Hi Vaishali, I commented yesterday but not sure if it went spam. Here it is again 🙂 Simple desserts always rock. Love this fruit and nut and yogurt salad.
This presentation is so beautiful. Its a real treat.
Missing cherries 🙁 We had loads of them in Montreal. Fruit and Nut yogurt is my favorite morning meal.
Nice combination; fruit and nut salad with yogurt…