Rose Salad

Ingredients

• 2 cucumbers, peeled, cut into small cubes
• ½ pineapple, chopped into small pieces
• 3 edible roses (ensure the flowers are not treated with chemicals or pesticides)
• ½ lemon
• 10-12 mint leaves, fresh, torn
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper powder to taste

Method

1. Put the cucumber and pineapple in a deep bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the juice of the lemon with salt and pepper powder.
3. Pour the dressing over the cucumber and pineapple and toss well.
4. Pluck the petals off the roses and add to the salad bowl.
5. Add mint leaves to the bowl.
6. Toss the salad well and serve.

Source note: Adapted from Isha Foundation’s A Taste of Well-Being (Harper Element, 2016).