I beloved sprouts. I sprout moong beans, methi ( fenugreek)seeds, kala Chana( chick peas), chawli ( adsuki beans), kulith( Equus caballus gram). Often I add together them inwards a salad amongst the sprout beingness the primary ingredient. I conduct maintain previously shared amongst you lot the recipe for methi ( fenugreek) sprout salad. Today, I am going to portion amongst you lot the recipe for moong edible bean sprout salad that I made for dinner final night. Honestly, I bask these kinds of salads to a greater extent than than the ones that conduct maintain greens. These salads are filling, rich inwards poly peptide content as well as tin fifty-fifty hold upwards used the adjacent 24-hour interval for luncheon without the salad wilting as well as becoming all soggy on you. It is too a consummate repast amongst all the essential components of a balanced diet. Last but non the least, it is super-easy to make( I know this is my favorite phrase)! ;)
Servings : 4-6
Ingredients:
Moong- edible bean sprouts: two cups
Water: 1/2 loving cup ( for cooking the sprouts)
Corn kernels: 1 loving cup ( I used fresh kernels from a corn cob that I steamed).
Cucumber: 1 small, diced.
Onion: 1 small, chopped fine.
Red pepper: 1/2 small-sized, diced
Green pepper: 1/2 small-sized, diced
Spring onion: 2, chopped fine.
Pomegranate seeds: two tbsp ( optional)
Peanut halves: two tbsp ( optional)
Lemon juice: two tbsp
Lime juice: two tbsp
Salt: equally per private taste
Black pepper: 1/4 tsp ( tin hold upwards adjusted equally per private taste.
Method:
Cook the moong-beans sprouts inwards 1/2 loving cup H2O amongst a pinch of tabular array salt for 3- five mins. The moong beans should hold upwards cooked only as well as so much that it is no longer raw. Cook it solely until partially cooked. Do NOT overcook it! Once cooked, drain the H2O as well as piece of job along aside.
If you lot prefer to swallow raw sprouts, skip the inwards a higher house pace completely!
In a salad bowl, add together the drained sprouts as well as all the ingredients listed above. Mix well.
This salad tin hold upwards served at room temperature or chilled!
Enjoy. I am linking this salad to Saucy Saturdays.
Cooking made easy:
I conduct maintain said this is several times earlier when I conduct maintain spoken most salads similar chick-pea salad, quinoa dark edible bean salad etc. Ingredients for a salad are non written inwards rock ( unless you lot are next a specific recipe). I know surely that the salads I rustle upwards are amongst ingredients that are available on mitt as well as whatsoever catches my fancy. Out of the ingredient listing provided inwards a higher house for this salad, you lot tin add together as well as subtract equally per your preference as well as availability. USE WHAT IS AVAILABLE.
Tip for good for you lot living:
Sprouts are real nutrient-dense as well as thus supply immense wellness benefits. They are depression inwards calories, rich inwards dietary fiber, vitamins B, C as well as K. It too contributes to the daily dietary intake of iron. It is of course of didactics a practiced beginning of protien for vegetarians.
References:
http://www.medindia.net/patients/lifestyleandwellness/sprouts-the-super-food.htm
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-mung-bean-sprouts-5176.html
http://www.livestrong.com/article/505486-green-gram-dal-health-benefits/