Ingredients
1. 1 medium bunch of Lettuce
2. 5 medium sized Carrots
3. 4 small pcs of Irish Potatoes
5. 2 medium pcs of Cucumber
6. 3 medium Eggs
7. 1 415g tin of Baked Beans in tomato sauce
8. 200g of Sweet Corn
9. 5 pcs of Plum Tomatoes (Jos Tomatoes)
Salad Dressing – the classic Heinz Salad Cream works best with the Nigerian Salad recipe. A close substitute is the Heinz Caesar Salad Cream. You can use mayonnaise too.
Preparation
1.With the exception of the egg, start putting the ingredients in small batches into a big salad bowl till all are exhausted.
2.Now, place the sliced eggs on the salad, covering the top.
3.Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for at least one hour. This is to allow all the ingredients to mix well.
4.Serve with a salad dressing of your choice but the Heinz Salad Cream works best with this recipe, seconded by a caeser salad dressing.
Notes and Tips
If you prefer your Nigerian Salad crunchy, substitute the lettuce with cabbage. You can also use the two as the lettuce adds a green color to the salad.
The above are the minimum ingredients for making a Nigerian salad. More ingredients such as boiled macaroni, corned beef, green bell pepper, green peas etc can be added for varied flavour.
The Nigerian Salad is best consumed within 24 hours of preparation if no salad dressing is added to it.
If you are lucky to buy a baby cucumber, it may not be necessary to remove the seeds.