Sprouts Salad (Sprouted Mung Bean Salad)
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Sprouts Salad (Sprouted Mung Bean Salad)
Description
The salad uses raw sprouted mung beans, which provide a crunchy and fresh base. Combined with freshly diced red onion, tomato, cucumber, and avocado, it creates a mix of textures and subtle flavors. A lime juice dressing lightly seasons the salad, enhanced by spices such as black salt (kala namak) for its sulfurous note, mild Kashmiri red chili powder, chaat masala for tangy complexity, and dry mango powder (amchur) for fruity acidity. Roasted chopped peanuts add crunch and richness to the mix, while fresh cilantro contributes herbal freshness.
This salad can be customized easily by adjusting spice levels or adding other vegetables or boiled legumes. It serves well as a light side dish, snack, or part of a meal needing fresh and bright flavors.
Options include steaming or blanching the sprouts for softer texture or varying the added vegetables to your preference.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mung beans sprouted
- 1/3 cup red onion diced
- 1/3 cup tomato diced
- 1/3 cup cucumber diced
- 1 green chili pepper diced, optional
- 1/3 cup avocado chopped
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon cilantro leaves
- 1 tablespoon peanuts chopped, roasted
Spices
- 1/4 teaspoon black salt optional, aka kala namak
- 1/4 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder or another mild red chili powder, adjust to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder or replace with more lime juice, aka amchur
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Add the sprouted mung beans to a bowl. Add green chili, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, lime juice and spices to it. Mix well. Taste and adjust salt as needed.
- Top with cilantro leaves and chopped peanuts. Enjoy!
Notes
- Reduce or omit green chili and red chili powder to make the salad milder in spice.
- Raw sprouted mung beans provide crunch; for a softer texture, steam or blanch the sprouts briefly before mixing.
- Variations can include adding boiled potatoes, raw mango, or swapping sprouted mung beans with chickpeas, black chickpeas, kidney beans, or other sprouted legumes.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 220 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 220kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Sodium | 754mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 668mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 708IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 31mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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