How to make Nigerian Salad

igerian Salad is so unique that there is no other
place that prepares such filling and exotic salad as
this recipe. It can be had as a meal on its own or
as a side dish to the various Nigerian Rice
Recipes.
How to Make Nigerian Salad [Video]
The quantities of ingredients stated are what will
give you a typical taste of the Nigerian Salad. The
quantities can be halved or multiplied and the
same taste will be achieved.
Ingredients
1 medium bunch of Lettuce
5 medium sized Carrots
4 small pcs of Irish Potatoes
2 medium pcs of Cucumber
3 medium Eggs
1 415g tin of Baked Beans in tomato sauce
200g of Sweet Corn
5 pcs of Plum Tomatoes (Jos Tomatoes)
Salad Dressing – the classic Heinz Salad Cream
works best with the Nigerian Salad recipe. A close
substitute is the Heinz Caesar Salad Cream. You
can use mayonnaise too.
Before you prepare the Nigerian Salad
Wash and cook the Irish Potatoes till done. The
eggs should be hard boiled. To save time, these
two can be cooked in the same pot as they need
almost equal amount of time to get done.
All the vegetables need to be washed.
1. Cut the lettuce into thin shreds.
2. Scrape and shred the carrots using a grater.
3. Peel and cut the boiled potatoes into sizeable
cubes.
4. Peel, remove the seeds and cut the cucumber as
shown. If you want more green color in your salad,
you may peel the cucumber in stripes.
5. Remove the seeds from the plum tomatoes and cut
into small pieces.
6. Place all the cut vegetables in separate containers.
Open the sweet corn and drain the preservation
water. Rinse the seeds and set aside. Also open
the baked beans tin and set aside.
Remove the shells of the hard boiled eggs, slice
thinly and set aside. An egg slicer is perfect for
this job.
Preparation
1. With the exception of the egg, start putting the
ingredients in small batches into a big salad bowl
till all are exhausted.
2. Now, place the sliced eggs on the salad, covering
the top.
3. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for at least
one hour. This is to allow all the ingredients to mix
well.
4. Serve with a salad dressing of your choice but the
Heinz Salad Cream works best with this recipe,
seconded by a caeser salad dressing.
Notes and Tips
If you prefer your Nigerian Salad crunchy,
substitute the lettuce with cabbage. You can also
use the two as the lettuce adds a green color to
the salad.
The above are the minimum ingredients for making
a Nigerian salad. More ingredients such as boiled
macaroni, corned beef, green bell pepper, green
peas etc can be added for varied flavour.
The Nigerian Salad is best consumed within 24
hours of preparation if no salad dressing is added
to it.
If you are lucky to buy a baby cucumber, it may
not be necessary to remove the seeds.
Nigerian Salad can be eaten alone or as a side
dish to Jollof Rice , Coconut Rice , Fried Rice and
other Nigerian rice dishes .
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