Fruity bean salad
Sprouted pulses with apple, orange, grapes and greens in a minty yogurt dressing
A crunchy, high-fibre and low-calorie salad of boiled sprouted pulses (moth beans, chickpeas, green grams) with apple, orange segments, grapes, radish, salad leaves and spinach, lifted with a little green chilli. A light mint and yogurt dressing goes on just before serving. Serve chilled as a starter or light lunch.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the salad
- 1 ½ cups mixed sprouted pulses (moth beans, chickpeas, green grams)boiled and cooled
- 1 applemedium, chopped
- 6 grapeshalved
- 1 green chillifinely chopped
- 1 orangepeeled and segmented
- 1 ⅝ in radishsliced
- ¾ cup salad leaveschopped
- ½ cup spinach leaveschopped
For the dressing
- ¾ cup plain yogurt¾ cup
- 2 tbsp fresh mintchopped
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp saltto taste
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Wash ¾ cup salad leaves and ½ cup spinach leaves and dry them thoroughly on a kitchen towel, so the salad does not go watery.
Step 2: Mix 1 ½ cups mixed sprouted pulses (moth beans, chickpeas, green grams), 1 apple, 6 grapes, 1 green chilli, 1 orange, 1 ⅝ in radish, ¾ cup salad leaves and ½ cup spinach leaves in a bowl and chill for at least 30 minutes.
Step 3: Whisk ¾ cup plain yogurt, 2 tbsp fresh mint, 1 tsp sugar and ½ tsp salt for the dressing.
Step 4: Just before serving, pour the dressing over the salad and toss. Serve chilled.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 90 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 15 g
- Fat
- 1 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does fruity bean salad take?
- About 20 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of apple?
- Pears, same amount.
- What can I use instead of green chilli?
- A pinch of chilli flakes per chilli.
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