Want new ideas in creating your own salad? Feeling fat or want a healthy food to your diet? The Geeky Pinas Team has prepared quick and super easy vegetable recipes that you can make on your own and budget wise - rather than buying those expensive ready made salads. Feeling excited now? See our vegetable salad ingredients and recipes below:

Geeky Pinas Quick & Easy Vegetables Salads in Minutes


{ Cucumber and Tomato Salad }

Geeky Pinas Cucumber and Tomato Salad


Ingredients 
  • Lettuce (Choice of Iceberg or Romaine)
  • 2 pieces of English Cucumbers (grocery-packed)
  • 4-6 pieces of Cherry Tomatoes
  • Half to a whole pouch of 220ml Mayonnaise 
  • 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil
Additional ingredients (optional):
  • Apples (red/green)
  • Croutons or Oishi’s Breadpan

Steps

After washing the vegetables:
1. (For better presentation) Peel a thin portion of the cucumbers vertically until the end. Make 2-4 peels. Then slice the cucumber in uniform sizes.
2. Cube the tomatoes. Make sure its not too big nor too small. Bite-sized.
3. Cut the lettuce.
4. In a bowl, place the lettuce, cucumbers, and tomatoes. Pour 2 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the mayonnaise. Mix it until all the ingredients are properly blended.
Geeky Pinas Cucumber and Tomato Salad

For additional ingredients:
Cube the apples then add. Toss the croutons.

Finished Product

{ Potato Marble Salad }

Geeky Pinas Potato Marble Salad

Ingredients
  • 1 pack of Potato Marbles
  • 1 large or 2 pieces of small Carrots
  • 2 pieces of English Cucumbers (grocery-packed)
Suggested Dressings
Essential Waitrose (Italian Dressing) or Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Oil or Lady’s Choice Mayo Lite

Steps
After washing the vegetables:
1. Cook the potato marbles 10-15 mins.
2. Cook the carrots for 5-10 mins. Tip: (during the 10th minute boiling of potato marbles, add the carrots). Please See step 4.
3. Strain the potato marbles and carrots. To preserve its bright color, let it cool on a bowl with ice.
4. While cooking, you may prepare the cucumber. (For better presentation) Peel a thin portion of the cucumber vertically until the end. Make 2 peels. Then slice the cucumber in uniform sizes.


Geeky Pinas Potato Marble Salad
























5. Put the potato marbles, carrots and cucumbers in a bowl. Best served with one of the suggested dressings below or any house-hold brand of choice:


Geeky Pinas Potato Marble Salad

{ Tuna Salad }


Ingredients
  • Lettuce (Choice of Iceberg or Romaine)
  • 1 can of Tuna in Oil Flakes
  • 1 cup of Kettle Corn
  • 1 small to medium-sized Carrot
  • Pinch of Salt
  • Pinch of Pepper

Steps
After washing the vegetables:
1. Cut the lettuce, set aside the lettuce in the bowl.
2. Add the Tuna together its oil.
3. Add the corn.
4. Slice the carrot in thin strips. Toss it in the bowl.
5. Salt and pepper to taste.
Geeky Pinas Tuna Salad

{ Mango and Pineapple Salad }
Geeky Pinas Mango and Pineapple Salad


Ingredients
  • 2 Green Mangoes
  • 1 small Pineapple
  • 1-2 Chili (Choice of Chili, but Labuyo will do)
  • ½ bottle of Plain Vinegar (Natural Vinegar tastes more delicious and sour)
  • ¼ bottle of Soy Sauce
  • Pinch of Salt
  • Pinch of Pepper

Steps
1. Peel the mangoes, then slice it into cubes.
2. Peel the pineapple, then slice it to bite size chunks.
3. Mix the mangoes and pineapple in a bowl then pour the vinegar, and soy sauce.
4. Add in salt and pepper.
5. Chop and add the chili.
6. Mix the salad.
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So what are waiting for? Create your own salad now! Enjoy! ^_^

Prepared By & Raw Photo Credits: Agatha Bianca Tejerero 
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