Fruit and Vegetable Salad

Fruit and Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

Serves 6 to 8
1 1/2 cups orange segments
1 1/2 cups sliced apples
2 bananas, sliced
1 1/2 cups pineapple pieces
3 sweet limes, separated into segments
2 beetroots, chopped
1 medium head lettuce
50 gms powdered sugar

To be mixed into a dressing
4 tbsp salad oil
2 tbsp white vinegar
2 tbsp orange squash
2 tsp finely chopped roasted peanuts and cashew nuts
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1/2 tsp salt

METHOD OF PREPARATION

Preparation Time: 20 min | Cooking Time: Nil.

1. Spread the lettuce leaves at the bottom of a large bowl.
2. Then arrange a layer of any fruit or vegetable and sprinkle a little sugar on the top.
3. In this way, make layers of the orange and sweet lime segments, apple and banana slices, pineapple pieces and beetroot. Sprinkle sugar on each layer.  Keep some fruits and beetroot aside to make a colourful decoration.
4. Decorate the top layer in any attractive manner e.g. an outer layer of orange segments, an outer layer of beetroot with pineapple in the centre. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds and nuts all over.
5. Just before serving, pour the dressing on top.
6. Serve cold.

Refer the given recipe to answer the following questions:

1. How many fruits are used to make this salad?

(A) Four               (B) Five                (C) Six                  (D) Seven

2. How many vegetables are used to make this salad?

(A) Two                (B) Three              (C) Four               (D) Five

3. In which form is sweet lime required?

(A) Sliced             (B) Segmented    (C) Chopped        (D) Squeezed

4. Which of these ingredients is used for topping?

(A) Pineapple pieces                       (B) Pepper powder

(C) Lettuce                                       (D) Roasted peanuts

5. Which ingredient is first kept in the bowl?

(A) Pomegranate seeds                   (B) Lettuce

(C) Chopped cashew nuts               (D) Orange segments

6. How many people can be served as per the quantity of ingredients given?

(A) Three to five                              (B) Four to six

(C) Five to seven                              (D) Six to eight

7. What is sprinkled after each layer of fruits or vegetables?

(A) Salt                 (B) Pepper           (C) Sugar              (D) Vinegar

8. What is poured on the salad before serving?

(A) Dressing         (B) Topping         (C) Sugar              (D) Vinegar

9. How is this salad served?

(A) Very hot        (B) Frozen            (C) Cold                (D) Normal

10. How much time does it take to prepare this salad?

(A) 10 min           (B) 20 min           (C) 30 min           (D) 40 min

Answer keys
(1) (C); (2) (A); (3) (B); (4) (D); (5) (B); (6) (D); (7) (C); (8) (A); (9) (C); (10) (B)