🥗 Grilled Paneer Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing 

Just try and tell me this Grilled Paneer Salad with Honey, Lime Dressing isn’t the ultimate protein, rich, fresh, and tasty salad!? It’s so vibrant, healthy, and flavorful with quintessential Indian spices but at the same time, makes a great nice and light meal. This delicious mix will definitely make your salad repertoire and I guarantee you it’ll be your go, to meal for a quick lunch or dinner and yes, even a post, workout snack!

⭐ Why You’ll Love This Salad 

• High in protein (thanks to paneer!) 

• Loaded with fresh vegetables 

• Sweet, tangy, and slightly smoky flavor 

• Ready in 20 minutes 

• Perfect for weight-loss and clean eating 

🧺 Ingredients 

🧀 For the Grilled Paneer

• 200g paneer, cut into cubes or strips

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• ½ tsp paprika

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ¼ tsp turmeric

• ½ tsp cumin powder

• Salt to taste

🥗 For the Salad 

• 2 cups of mixed lettuce or spinach

• ½ cup of cucumber slices

• ½ cup of chopped (red or yellow) bell peppers

• ½ cup of cherry tomatoes, cut into halves

• ¼ cup of red onions, thinly sliced

• 2 tbsp of roasted peanuts or seeds (optional)

🍯 For the Honey-Lime Dressing 

• 2 tbsp olive oil 

• 1 tbsp honey 

• 1½ tbsp fresh lime juice 

• 1 tsp mustard 

• 1 garlic clove, minced 

• Salt and pepper to taste 

 🍳 How to Make Grilled Paneer Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing 

Step 1: Marinate the Paneer

Mix together in a bowl, a tablespoon of olive oil with the spices, paprika, cumin, turmeric, pepper, and salt.

With your hands, toss paneer cubes in a bowl until the spice mixture coats the pieces uniformly.

Keep the mixture aside for 5 minutes.

Step 2: Grill the Paneer

Preheat a grill pan or a regular pan.

Paneer cubes place on the hot pan and cook for 2, 3 minutes on each side until the color turns golden and the surface gets a slight crisp.

Let it cool for a while.

Step 3: Prepare the Dressing

Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl with a whisk:

• One tablespoon of olive oil

• One tablespoon of honey

• One tablespoon of lime juice

• One teaspoon of mustard

• One garlic clove finely minced or grated

• Salt & pepper to taste

The ingredients of the vinaigrette are all mixed and smoothly mashed together when the stir becomes homogenous and well emulsified.

Step 4: Assemble the Salad

In a big salad bowl add green leaves such as lettuce or spinach along with:

• Slices of cucumber

• Chopped pieces of bell peppers

• Halved cherry tomatoes

• Thin slices of red onions

Complete the salad with the warm grilled paneer pieces.

Step 5: Add Dressing & Serve

Apply the dressing just before serving

🧡 Tips & Variations 

• Use tofu instead of paneer if you want to make it vegan.

• Use avocado to make it creamy.

• Put chia seeds or sunflower seeds to get more nutrition.

• Mix a handful of cooked quinoa if you want to make it a complete meal.

🍽️ Nutrition Benefits 

• Paneer is an excellent source of protein and calcium.

• Honey, lime dressing is a great choice for adding both natural sweetness and vitamin C.

• Fresh vegetables are an excellent source of fiber, antioxidants, and they help with hydration.

• They are just right for weight control, muscle repair, and digestive system health.

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