Grilled Paneer and Vegetable Rajma Salad ( Grilled Cottage Cheese and Vegetable and Kidney Bean Salad)

A colourful and filling salad with faint notes of orange. Wonderful option for evening cravings , meal times and  dinner parties .

I used to give this to my son in the evenings when he came back from school.

Ingredients : serves 3-4:

Rajma ( kidney bean).               1/4 cup

Paneer (cottage cheese)            100 gms

Red bell pepper                        1/2

Yellow bell pepper                    1/2

Zucchini.                                  1/2 of medium sized.

Tinned Pineapple                       2 slices

Marinade for Paneer

Crushed Garlic                           1/2 tsp 

Ginger paste                              1/ 2 tsp

Lemon juice                              1/2 tsp

Roasted cumin pd                       1/4 tsp

Red chilly pd                             1/4 tsp

Salt.                                         1/4 tsp

Oil.                                          1 tsp for sautéing paneer

Dressing :

Juice of                                   1 Orange

Zest  of                                    1 orange

Lemon juice                             1 tbsp

Extra virgin  olive oil                1 tbsp

Roasted cumin pd                     1/2 tsp

Ground pepper                         1/2 tsp

Salt                                         To taste

Method:

1. Wash  and soak rajma overnite.
2. Pressure cook them with sufficient water and 1/2 tsp of salt.
3. Care should be taken that they are just done and not too soft.
4. Drain and keep them aside.
5. Cut paneer into small cubes.
6. Mix all ingredients of marinade and rub it on paneer cubes.
7. Cut bell peppers and zucchini into large chunks.
8. Heat a grill pan and grill the vegetables  without oil till grill marks appear on them.
9. Keep them aside. Grill the pineapple slices in a similar manner
10. Once slightly cool cut them all into smaller pieces
11. In the same pan add I tsp oil and grill paneer .
12. Keep it aside.
13. Take all ingredients  except salt mentioned under dressing and whisk well.
14. In a large bowl mix rajma, vegetables and paneer. Pour the dressing.
15. Mix lightly.
16. Cover with a cling film and referigerate . This helps flavours to penetrate.
17. Just before serving add salt and mix.

Note : 

I don't like to add too much oil to my dressings coz I feel then the purpose of making a salad is defeated. You can add oil as per your preference .

I have just added  1 tbsp of lemon juice which doesn't make it very tangy, it's just right. You can taste the salad before serving and adjust not only lemon juice but also pepper.

The hero of this dressing is orange zest and orange juice.

If you don't have a grill pan, use a regular non stick pan .