Quick Fix'd Salad

It was one of those days, when your trying to diet...and your stomach grumbles...and I'm pacifying myself with this salad..I like this salad because the efforts involved to whip it up are minimal, and the number shown calorie counter definitely puts a smile in the face..

Ingredients:
Lebanese Cucumbers - 1/2cup chopped
Tomatoes - 1/2cup chopped
Frozen Sweet corn - 1/2cup thawed and boiled
Coriander leaves - 2tbs chopped
Lemon juice - 2tbs
Orange zest - just a wee bit
Sweet paprika powder - just a sprinkle
Salt to taste
Olive oil to drizzle

Mix all the ingredients in together into a medium bowl except the chopped coriander leaves, sweet paprika powder and olive oil. Before serving, sprinkle in the coriander leaves and sweet paprika powder.Drizzle in oilve oil and enjoy.

Hummus

I have grown eating Hummus all my life.Teamed with plain khubbus, julienne d vegetable sticks or sandwiched in a Shawarma, the taste of it has now lingered onto Satish's (hubby) palate as well.

Ingredients:
1 cup of chickpeas (soaked overnight and boiled)
1/4 cup liquid from boiled chickpeas
3-5 tablespoons lemon juice (depending on taste)
1 1/2 tablespoons tahini/ sesame seed paste (you could totally do without this as well)
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil

Blend all the ingredients except olive oil until thoroughly mixed and smooth. Transfer to a bowl and create a depression in the center and tip in the olive oil. Serve with khubbus/ pita bread or even Chapathy.