Peanut Salad

This salad I first had many years ago in a nondescript restaurant .   My sister and I loved it so much that we created it at home . It is an amazing accompaniment with drinks.

Ingredients :   Serves 4-5

Cucumber.                   2 small

Tomato                        2 med.sized

Onion ( small).              1/2

Yellow bell pepper.       1/2

Roasted Peanuts.           1/2 cup

Dressing 

Tomato ketchup           1 tbsp

Light soy sauce            3 tsp

Red chilly sauce           3 tsp

Ground pepper            1/2 tsp

Vinegar                       2 tsp

Salt                             to taste

Cilantro chopped         2 tbsp

Ginger paste                1/2 tsp

Method : 

1. Whisk all ingredients mentioned under dressing and keep it in the fridge to chill.
2. Cut all vegetables into small cubes. 
3. Add cilantro , mix well, cover with a cling film and refrigerate till serving time.
4. Just before serving add peanuts to the vegetables.
5. Pour dressing over the vegetables. Mix well.
6. Taste and adjust seasoning .
7. Serve immediately.

Note : 

If you don't have red chilly sauce , you can use green chilly sauce.

peanuts should be roasted and skinned .

You can roast peanuts and skin them in advance . Store in an air tight container and they stay fresh for months. You will always find roasted peanuts in my pantry.

To roast peanuts in microwave : take 250 gms peanuts in a 8-9"round shallow glass dish. Micro on high for 6 minutes.

Stir after every. 2 minutes to avoid burning .

Remove and let them cool completely.

Skin then and store  in an air tight container.