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  • Simple & Refreshing Apple Orange Salad Recipe (Healthy & Easy!)

    Simple & Refreshing Apple Orange Salad Recipe (Healthy & Easy!)

    A light, refreshing Apple and Orange Salad recipe loaded with apples, oranges, raisins and walnuts with a flavorful dressing – perfect as an appetizer or entree!The flavors of the apples, oranges, walnuts and raisins are so clean and fresh. It never fails to please.

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    Feel-Good Apple and Orange Salad Recipe
    Feel-Good Apple and Orange Salad Recipe

    This year, I decided to try more salad recipes to stick to healthy diet. This was the first one on the list and it turned out excellent. Although I had it for lunch, I don’t know if I would recommend this for a main course, but definitely a great dinner salad.

    Feel-Good Apple and Orange Salad Recipe

    Ingredients in Apple and Orange Salad Recipe?

    With only few ingredients, it’s quick and easy to make. The only tricky part is cutting the oranges.

    1. Fruit: Apples & Oranges
    2. Dry Fruit: Raisins & Walnuts
    3. For Garnishing: Mint Leaves
    4. For dressing: Vinegar, Olive Oil, Orange or mosambi juice salt and pepper

    Feel-Good Apple and Orange Salad Recipe
    Feel-Good Apple and Orange Salad Recipe

    How to Make this Apple and Orange Salad:

    This apple and orange salad is super easy to make. To make this salad, simply:

    1. Prepare the salad dressing: To make the salad dressing recipe, just whisk all of the ingredients together in a bowl (or shake them up in a mason jar) until combined.
    2. Fruit Cutting: Next you need to peel an orange and cut it in small pieces. Then Core the apples and cut them in small pieces as well, equal to the orange pieces.
    3. Toss all of your salad ingredients together: Add the oranges and apples to the bowl with raisins and add about 2/3 of a cup of roughly chopped walnuts to the salad. Drizzle evenly with the dressing, then toss lightly until combined and voila!!
    4. And…serve!  Sprinkle fresh mint leaves and enjoy!  🙂
    Feel-Good Apple and Orange Salad Recipe

    Other variations to this Apple and Orange Salad recipe

    1. You can add Pecan or roasted almonds in place of Walnuts.
    2. You can use ground Cinnamon to spice up your Salad.
    3. You can also add some honey to sweeten your Salad as per your taste.
    Feel-Good Apple and Orange Salad Recipe
    Apple and Orange Salad Recipe

    Bismillah let’s get started.
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    Feel-Good Apple and Orange Salad Recipe
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    Apple Orange Salad Recipe (Healthy & Easy!)

    A light, refreshing Apple and Orange Salad loaded with apples, oranges, raisins and walnuts with a flavorful dressing – perfect as an appetizer or entree!
    Keyword 30 minutes meals, apple, clean eating, fruit, fruit salad, healthy, Lunch, orange, Ramadan, salad, walnuts
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes
    Servings 4
    Author Bushra Waheed

    Ingredients

    For Salad Dressing:

    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 1 tbsp vinegar
    • 4 tbsp orange juice freshly squeezed
    • 1/4 tsp salt
    • 1/4 tsp black pepper freshly ground

    For Salad:

    • 2 oranges peeled, seeded, sectioned and chopped
    • 3 red apples cored and cut into small pieces
    • 1/2 cup raisins
    • 1/2 cup walnuts roughly chopped
    • few mint leaves chopped (optional)

    Instructions

    • In a large bowl, whisk the olive oil, vinegar, orange juice, salt and black pepper.
    • Set it aside.
    • Peel the orange and cut it into small pieces.
    • Core the apples and cut them in small pieces.
    • Add the oranges, apples, walnuts to the bowl with raisins.
    • Toss everything together very well.
    • Adjust the seasoning.
    • If desired, garnish with fresh mint leaves.
    • Delicious Apple and Orange Salad is ready to serve.
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

    Serve with Oven Roasted Chicken Legs.

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    Feel-Good Apple and Orange Salad Recipe
    Feel-Good Apple and Orange Salad Recipe

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  • Walnut Rice Pudding Recipe

    Walnut Rice Pudding Recipe

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    Walnut Rice Pudding (Walnut Kheer)

    A creamy, high protein rice pudding made with milk and crunchy walnuts. Walnuts are rich source of energy and contain health benefiting nutrients, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins that are essential for optimum health.

    Walnut Rice Pudding Recipe
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    Today I made a Walnut Rice Pudding for the first time. And this concept was new to me. But I tried it anyway only with 1 litre of milk. Alhamdulillah, it was so yummy and exotic. Totally different but delicious flavour. Its a must try for those of you, who never tasted it.

    Walnut Rice Pudding Recipe
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    I love the flavorful nutty aroma and exhibits excellent astringent properties of walnuts.I’m always cutting out recipes to try, but always changing them to suit my own taste. I like recipes that use ingredients that you usually have on hand and is fast and easy…and of course taste good!This Walnut rice pudding recipe has been family tested and approved and can be whipped up in no time.
    Check it out the Walnut Rice Pudding recipe and printable version below!!


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  • Bakery-Style at Home: The Perfect Chocolate Glazed Brownies Recipe!

    Chocolate Glazed Brownies

    Brownies with chocolate glaze icing . Yummy. Believe me it is so delicious i love it so much Try this Chocolate Glazed Brownies  recipe from a member of the Recipestable Community.

    Chocolate Glazed Brownies recipe
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    [one_fourth]Prep Time: 30 minutes[/one_fourth] [one_fourth]Cook Time: 20 minutes[/one_fourth] [one_fourth]Servings: 6 [/one_fourth] [one_fourth_last]Difficulty Level: Easy [/one_fourth_last]

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    • 1 cup castor sugar
    • 1/2 cup butter, (must be at room temperature)
    • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
    • 3/4 cup plain flour
    • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
    • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    • a pinch of salt

    For Chocolate Glaze Icing

    • 4 tablespoon icing sugar, heaped
    • 1-1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder
    • 1 tablespoon water

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     Directions
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    Step 1

    Preheat oven at 360 degree F or 180 degree C.

    Step 2

    Cream the butter then add cocoa powder. Mix until it becomes smooth paste.

    Step 3

    Then add sugar and mix until well combined.

    Step 4

    In a separate bowl, beat eggs. Stir in tht vanilla essence.

    Step 5

    Fold it into the cocoa batter.

    Step 6

    Stir in the flour and salt.

    Step 7

    Fold into walnuts.

    Step 8

    Pour batter in a greased baking tray. Spread evenly.

    Step 9

    Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the tooth pick come out clean.

    Step 10

    Take it out from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes in a baking pan.

    Step 11

    Now make chocolate glaze icing while cake is cooling for 5 minutes.

    Step 12

    To Make Chocolate Glaze: Mix all the ingredients and make a thick paste. Mix well.

    Step 13

    Spread evenly on the brownies.

    Step 14

    Let it cool and then cut into the pieces. Chocolate Glazed Brownies are ready to serve. ENJOY!!

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    • Serve with a glass of milk or as a dessert.

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  • Fudge Walnut Brownies Recipe

    The key to keeping regular brownies moist is usually loads of butter or other fat. To ensure a nice fudge texture, take care not to over-bake. Yummy!!Check it out Fudge Walnut Brownies recipe here:

    [one_third] Prep Time: 20 minutes[/one_third] [one_third]Cook Time: 40 minutes[/one_third] [one_third_last] Servings: 18 [/one_third_last]

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    • 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
    • 4 eggs
    • 2 cups sugar
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 3/4 cup butter, cubed
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract

    For Walnut crunch Topping:

    • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
    • 4 cups chopped walnuts
    • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
    • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
    • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract

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    Yield : 1-1/2 dozen.

    Amount per serving.

    • Calories:441
    • Fat:28 g (saturated fat: 8 g)
    • Cholesterol:98 mg
    • Sodium: 128 mg
    • Carbohydrate: 41 g
    • Fiber: 2 g
    • Protein: 10 g

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    Directions:
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    Step 1

    In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter. Stir until smooth.Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Stir chocolate mixture and in vanilla. Add flour; stir until well blended. Pour into a greased 13×9-inch. baking pan.Set aside.

    Step 2

    To Make Topping:

    In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and butter. Cook and stir over low heat until butter is melted. Stir in flour, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Now add walnut and stir well.
    Step 3

    Spread evenly this mixture over brownie batter. Bake at 350 degree F, for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs. Let it cool completely on a wire rack. Then cut into bars. Fudge Walnut Brownies are ready to serve. ENJOY!!

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    • Serve with Chocolate Shake.

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  • Walnut Chutney Recipe

    This walnut chutney has a crunch from the walnuts and makes the perfect complement to the any Indian meal. If you are looking for perfect tangy spicy chutney, this  Walnut Chutney recipe is the one. Serve it with idli’s, dosas, spread it over a bread, a roll or just mix it with some hot rice and have some chutney rice.

    [one_third] Prep Time: 15 minutes[/one_third] [one_third]Cook Time: 0 minutes[/one_third] [one_third_last] Servings: 5[/one_third_last]

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    • 1 cup walnuts shelled
    • 1/2 cup fresh curd,beaten
    • 4 Kashmir red chillies
    • 1/2 tsp powdered sugar
    • salt to taste

    [/tab] [tab]Yield: 5 servings

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    Directions:
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    Step 1

    Pound walnuts and chillies together.

    Step 2

    Mix curds, salt and sugar well.

    Step 3

    Add pounded nuts and mix well.

    Step 4

    Chill before serving. Walnut Chutney is ready to serve.

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    • Serve it with idli’s, dosas, spread it over a bread, a roll or just mix it with some hot rice and have some chutney rice.

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  • Walnut Halwa Recipe

    Walnut Halwa

    Winter’s most rich, healthiest sweet dish walnut halwa is utter tasty. You can add any nuts and dry fruits as desired. A must try recipe!!

    Walnut Halwa Recipe
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    Check it out the Walnut Halwa Recipe here!!

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    [one_fourth]Prep Time:10 minutes[/one_fourth] [one_fourth]Cook Time:30 minutes[/one_fourth] [one_fourth]Servings: 6[/one_fourth] [one_fourth_last]Difficulty Level: Easy[/one_fourth_last]

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    • 2 cups chopped walnuts
    • 1 cup clarified butter(desi ghee)
    • 2 cups full cream milk powder
    • 1/2 cup condensed milk
    • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
    • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder

    [/tab] [tab]Yield: 6 servings

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    Directions:
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    Step 1

    Heat ghee and cardamom powder in a heavy based skillet until warm.

    Step 2

    Add milk powder and stirring constantly fry milk powder over low heat for about 5 minutes or until light brown.

    Step 3

    Add beaten eggs and stirring constantly.

    Step 4

    Cook until the mixture is dark brown, about 5-8 minutes.

    Step 5

    Add condensed milk and cook until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and thick, about 3 minutes.

    Step 6

    Add nuts stir fry for one minute and remove from heat.

    Step 7

    Spread the mixture evenly in a greased pan, sprinkle chopped walnuts.

    Step 8

    Press with the back of a metal spoon.

    Step 9

    Using a sharp knife mark squares and keep aside to set.

    Step 10

    Cut through the scored lines and transfer to serving plate. Walnut Halwa is ready to serve. Enjoy!

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    •  Serve after meal or with tea all is great.

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    If you like Walnut Halwa Recipe and make it then let me know your feedback by commenting below.And if you know more innovative ways in which we can utilize this sweet and mouth watering Walnut Halwa, do share with us and we would be glad to give it a try.