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Healthy Sprouted Mung Bean Salad



November 3 2013, Sunday Diwali Lunch 

WHAT:
  • 2-3 cups of Sprouted mung beans
  • 2/4 cup of pomegranate seeds
  • 1 avocado, cut in small pieces
  • 1/2 cup goat cheese
  • 1 apple, cut in small cubes
  • Juice of 2-3 cuties 
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 3/4 cup of Roughly chopped mint or coriander or both
  • 1-2 green chillies cut in small pieces
  • 1/2 cup of roughly chopped boiled peanuts
  • optional onions and tomatoes
  • 1 cucumber, chopped in small pieces (add last, at the time of serving)
  • salt and pepper per your taste (add last, at the time of serving)
HOW:
  • Combine everything together and adjust according to your taste and enjoy a healthy lunch!







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