Sprouted Moong Salad: The Ultimate Protein Powerhouse

sprouted moong beans

🥗Healthier: sprouted lentils

💰Cheaper: dried moong beans

Sprouted lentils offer similar nutrition with a different flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier while vegetable oil is often more affordable.

chaat masala

🥗Healthier: cumin and coriander powder

💰Cheaper: no spice mix

Cumin and coriander provide similar flavors without the cost of a spice mix.

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed peas

💰Cheaper: none

Mashed peas can mimic the creaminess of avocado at a lower cost.

Wash and soak 1 cup of whole green moong beans overnight in about 3 cups of water.

Drain the water, wash thoroughly, and keep in the sprout maker in the oven for a day.

Soak raw peanuts in the same water for about 3 hours.

Assemble the sprouted moong salad with sprouted moong beans, bell pepper, sweet potato, mint, beetroot, peanuts, and onion.

Boil sweet potato for 10 minutes, peel, and cut it.

Boil beetroot for about 10-15 minutes, peel it, and cut it.

Prepare the salad dressing by mixing olive oil, black pepper powder, red chili flakes, salt, honey, and lemon juice.

Top the salad with the dressing and sprinkle with chaat masala and fresh mint.

For a complete meal, sauté marinated chicken for 2 minutes and mix it into the salad.

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