{"id":217,"date":"2012-07-02T11:52:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T15:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chefhari.com\/?p=217"},"modified":"2015-08-05T11:06:13","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T15:06:13","slug":"indian-inspired-summer-grilling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/indian-inspired-summer-grilling\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Inspired Summer Grilling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Summer is here !!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try something different this summer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Create an Indian inspired Salad to go with all your grilled meats. Eat Healthy and Happy Grilling!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chefhari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/photo-213.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-212\" title=\"photo 2(1)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefhari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/photo-213-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chefhari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/photo-11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-214\" title=\"photo 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefhari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/photo-11-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grilled Avocado, Paneer, &amp; Red Pepper Salad with Green Chilli Mint Dressing by Chef Hari Nayak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dressing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 ripe avocado, pitted and peeled<\/p>\n<p>1Tbsp. chopped mint<\/p>\n<p>1 Tbsp. chopped green chilies<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp. chopped cilantro<\/p>\n<p>3 Tbsp. lemon juice<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. kosher salt<\/p>\n<p>Ground black pepper<\/p>\n<p>1\/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1\/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced<\/p>\n<p>2 lemons, divided<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided<\/p>\n<p>2 Hass avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 pound Paneer cheese, Thick slices (2in)<\/p>\n<p>1 red pepper, cut in half and core removed<\/p>\n<p>Salt and pepper<\/p>\n<p>2 hearts of romaine, halved lengthwise<\/p>\n<p>4 tomatoes, sliced into eight wedges<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To make dressing: In a food processor or a blender, combine avocado, mint, green chilli, cilantro, , lemon juice, salt, and pepper and process until very smooth, scraping down sides. With the motor running, add olive oil. Add enough cold water to make dressing pourable, about 3\/4 cup. Refrigerate until ready to serve.<\/p>\n<p>To make salad: In a small bowl, toss onion with juice from 1 lemon and 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Set aside.<\/p>\n<p>Preheat grill to medium heat. In a medium bowl, toss avocado halves , roasted red pepper and paneer cheese with 2 Tbsp. olive oil, juice of 1 lemon, and salt and pepper to taste. Grill cut side down until marks appear, about 1 minute. Remove from grill and set aside.<\/p>\n<p>Brush cut side of romaine halves with 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Grill cut side down until lettuce is slightly wilted and marks appear, 1 to 2 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Arrange the grilled avocados, paneer cheese, red pepper, grilled romaine, tomatoes, and marinated onions on a platter. Drizzle on some of the dressing, add salt and pepper to taste, and sprinkle with Parmesan. Serve, passing extra dressing at the table.<\/p>\n<p>For More Grilling Tips &amp; Ideas C<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chefhari.com\/35\/tips-technique\/hot-summer-grilling-ideas-and-tips-grillingharinayakhari-nayak-summer-grilling-tips-skewersgrillingindian-grilling.html\">lick Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is here !! Try something different this summer. Create an Indian inspired Salad to go with all your grilled meats. Eat Healthy and Happy Grilling! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Grilled Avocado, Paneer, &amp; Red Pepper Salad with Green Chilli Mint Dressing by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10857,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217\/revisions\/10857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernindiancooking.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}