A salad to kill for

Name: A salad to kill for
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/4 c fenugreek; 1/4 c mung; 1/4 c moth bean; 1/4 Horsegram; vinaigrette dressing; 1/4 c Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar; 1 Lime; 1 tsp ginger, minced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 c cilantro, chopped; 1 green chili, chopped; 1 cup green Bell pepper, diced; 1/2 avocado, peeled, pitted; 1 c celery, chopped; 1 c cucumber, julienned; 10 cherry tomatoes; 1/2 cup Almonds; 1/2 cup walnuts

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

#cheffeb #nuts #sprouts #avocado #cherry tomatoes I bet you never had a colorful, nutrient rich healthy salad like this. Loaded with green veggies. Cherry tomatoes, nuts and sprouts is visually pleasing and salivating, Cherry tomatoes are from our garden. I germinated the seeds to get sprouts.

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

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Ingredients

prep time 15 mins

4 servings

Sprouts:
1/4 cfenugreek
1/4 cmung
1/4 cmoth bean
1/4Horsegram
vinaigrette dressing
1/4 cExtra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tbsphoney
1 tbspApple cider vinegar
1Lime
1 tspginger, minced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
1/4 ccilantro, chopped
1green chili, chopped
Salad veggies:
1 cupgreen Bell pepper, diced
1/2avocado, peeled, pitted
1 ccelery, chopped
1 ccucumber, julienned
10cherry tomatoes
Nuts:
1/2 cupAlmonds
1/2 cupwalnuts

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Steps

prep time 15 mins

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Make a checklist. Keep all ingredients within reach.
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Keep all ingredients within reach.
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How to sprout:
Soak the seeds in 1c water overnight. drain, Spread the seeds on a wer paper towel, Fold. Keep them in a closed zip lock bag. seeds germinate in 2 days. You get beautiful sprouts in 5 days
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VINAIGRETTE DRESSING: Juice Lime and whisk together with apple cider vinegar, olive oil and honey in a bowl. Place the garlic, ginger, cilantro and green chili in a mortar and mash them together with the pestle. Add this to lime, honey, oil mixture. Whisk to combine. Dressing is ready.
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Clean the veggies in water. Peel the avocado, remove the seed, To stop the browning of avocado, brush lime juice on the flesh, slice them with clean knife. Place all veggies in a bowl. add the sprouts.
add the dressing
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Toss the ingredients in the bowl. Add the nuts and toss again. Let it sit at room temperature for 15 mins to give time for all flavours to mingle together. Then refrigerate. Transfer to a serving bowl.
Serve chilled, Enjoy the colorful, flavorful, nutritious salad

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on February 08, 2025 22:50

USA

I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography