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Recipe: Sprouts salad

Alpa Momaya

July 5, 2022 - 3:00 pm

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Sprouts salad

"When it comes to shedding pounds, enhancing your nutrition, or just leading a healthier lifestyle, salads can be your best friend. Salads, which are best if you trying to lose some weight, can turn calori-dense if added with dressing or toppings. But if you choose wisely, you might be able to prepare a nutritious salad that is also tasty.

Sprouts are a wonderful food with a lot of nutrients. Grains or legume seeds are germinated to produce this superfood. Sprouts are beneficial for overall health and necessary for full growth because of their high protein, calcium, fibre, vitamin, mineral, and enzyme content.

Therefore, you can try this sprouts salad to make a nutrient-dense dinner."

  • 3/4 cup boiled mixed sprouts (kabuli chana, moong, rajma,matki etc.)
  • 2 tbsp chopped coriander
  • 1/4 cup grated radish (mooli)
  • 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped

    Fenugreek (methi) leaves

  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 green chilli, slit
  • A pinch of asafoetida (hing)

  1. Mix 3/4 cup of mixed sprouts (kabuli chana, moong, rajma, matki etc. with some chopped coriander

  2. 1/4 cup grated mooli (radish), 1/4 cup tomatoes, 1/4 cup chopped finely, leaves of fenugreek (methi), to taste, salt 1 green chilli, 1 teaspoon oil and a pinch of asafoetida (hing).

  3. Combine thoroughly.

  4. Indulge in the delicious and nutritious snack.

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About the Author

As the holder of a Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics from the University of Mumbai, Alpa Momaya has always understood the value of good nutrition in an individual's life. She is a Registered Nutritional Practitioner (Canada) with over 15 years of experience in the field. Specializing in Clinical Nutrition, Pre & Post Natal Diets, and Weight Management, Alpa found her calling as a Sr. Nutritionist with HealthifyMe. Alpa's love for cooking and good nutrition has seen her contribute several recipes to the HealthifyMe database over the years. Additionally, she takes a keen interest in reading and painting.


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