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Ghanaian Salad

Name: Ghanaian Salad
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: african
Ingredients: 16 ounces romaine lettuce, chopped; 8 ounces cucumber, sliced (about 1/2 English cucumber); 6 ounces carrots, shredded (about 2 medium); 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; One 13.7-ounce can baked beans, drained well; 5 ounces grape tomatoes, halved; 3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced; 2 small avocados, cubed; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; Salad cream, such as Heinz, for drizzling

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Level: Easy
Yield: 6 servings
Nutritional Analysis

Per Serving

Calories

242

Total Fat

13 grams

Saturated Fat

2 grams

Cholesterol

93 milligrams

Sodium

286 milligrams

Carbohydrates

28 grams

Dietary Fiber

10 grams

Sugar

10 grams

Protein

9 grams

Total: 15 min
Active: 15 min

Growing up in a Ghanaian home, we always celebrated important events with a big potluck. Family and friends would be assigned specific dishes, like jollof rice, waakye and shito, rice and stew and plantains. To balance all the rich delicious foods, salad was always on the menu--and it would only be assigned to a person known for their great salads. You can find two versions of Ghanaian salad, and both are very simple to make at home. The usual ingredient in the vegetarian style are lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, onions and baked beans. The non-vegetarian salad includes cooked canned corned beef or cook canned sardines. This recipe is for a traditional vegetarian version--though I've added avocado. Whatever style you prefer, a creamy mayonnaise-based dressing is classic. In my household it was always Heinz salad cream.

Ingredients

16 ounces romaine lettuce, chopped

8 ounces cucumber, sliced (about 1/2 English cucumber)

6 ounces carrots, shredded (about 2 medium)

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

One 13.7-ounce can baked beans, drained well

5 ounces grape tomatoes, halved

3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced

2 small avocados, cubed

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Salad cream, such as Heinz, for drizzling

Directions

Add the lettuce, cucumbers, carrots and onions to a large salad bowl and toss to combine. Top the salad with the beans, grape tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs and avocado. Sprinkle with the black pepper. Drizzle the salad cream onto the salad before serving.

Ghanaian Salad

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