
Tricolour Vegetable Salad with Garlic-Butter Dressing
A zippy, tasty and refreshing tricolour vegetable salad tossed in tangy garlic-butter dressing. Celebrate Republic Day with this easy, delectable and nutritious dish.

Tricolour vegetable salad is a vegetarian salad which is made with cherry tomatoes, paneer, onions, cucumbers and mint leaves. All these colourful veggies are tossed in a tangy and buttery dressing which adds a surprising twist to this salad. This dish is packed with nutrients and flavours. Serve it as a meal on its own or as a side dish with dinner.
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Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 4 min | Total Time: 9 min
Serves: 4 people
Ingredients:
- 200g cherry tomato, cut in half
- ½ cup paneer or cottage cheese, cut in cubes
- 1 medium-sized onion, chopped
- 2 medium-sized cucumber, chopped
- ¼ cup mint leaves
For the garlic-butter salad dressing:
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ tbsp garlic, chopped
- 1 green chilli, chopped
- ½ tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Cooking Directions:

Heat a non-stick pan over medium flame. Add butter and allow it to melt. Then add chopped garlic and green chilli. Cook for a minute or until the garlic becomes golden. Add black pepper powder, salt and lemon juice. Mix and turn the flame off. Keep it aside.

In a large bowl, add cherry tomatoes, paneer, onion, cucumber and mint leaves. Pour the dressing and give it a gentle toss.

Serve and enjoy this tasty tricolour vegetable salad.

Tricolour Vegetable Salad with Garlic-Butter Dressing
Ingredients
- 200 g cherry tomato cut in half
- ½ cup paneer or cottage cheese cut in cubes
- 1 medium-sized onion chopped
- 2 medium-sized cucumber chopped
- ¼ cup mint leaves
For the garlic-butter salad dressing:
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ tbsp garlic chopped
- 1 green chilli chopped
- ½ tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat a non-stick pan over medium flame. Add butter and allow it to melt. Then add chopped garlic and green chilli. Cook for a minute or until the garlic becomes golden. Add black pepper powder, salt and lemon juice. Mix and turn the flame off. Keep it aside.
- In a large bowl, add cherry tomatoes, paneer, onion, cucumber and mint leaves. Pour the dressing and give it a gentle toss.
- Serve and enjoy this tasty tricolour vegetable salad.
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Happy Cooking!
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