A healthy and delicious salad bowl packed with protein and zesty asian flavors! (vegan, gluten-free). Perfect for a weeknight dinner or a quick lunch. You will love the flavors.
Yayyyy! It’s officially spring. Although it’s still on the cooler side it’s great to see some color finally.In greengrocers’ and farmers’ markets, signs of spring are all around. The cherry blossom tress are in full bloom, atleast here in NC. Gardens are blooming with colorful tulips, hyacinths and & daffodils and finally the kids are outdoors in the evenings. It’s that time of the year when we are going to be out an about. I don’t know about you but as far as my family goes, we like to spend more time outdoors than indoors. Oh!!! You too.!!! Same pinch. So what that translates to is that, I spend less time in the kitchen and more quality time with my family. So you will see a lot more of quick and easy recipes in my upcoming posts.
During spring I like the transition from warm foods to cooler foods that are much lighter but yet loaded with flavors. Thus today’s pick is healthy mung sprout salad with the 5 Minute Asian Dressing. Those of you who read this blog regularly, you will know about it as I posted the dressing recipe a couple weeks ago. If you don’t know what I am talking about, I ask you to check it out now!!! Trust me you will instantly fall in love with it’s flavors and it’s ease of preparation.
The other day I had some left over mung sprouts, because I tend to make use of mung very often in my cooking. During spring and summer as it’s warmer I like to sprout the beans. To read more about why sprouting is good for us, check out one of my earlier posts Pineapple Mung Salad. Sprouting is a great way to incorporate raw food into your diet and it also aids in easily digesting the nutrients.
It was one of those days where I was glued onto my laptop working on a blog post, editing pictures, writing the post it self, scheduling it for promotion on social media and a few more blog related activities. I was jut having a super busy day. So much for running a health food blog that there are times if I have failed to plan the meals, I have to come up with something super quick(read 5 minutes or less) as I get super hungry hangry. So I go down to the kitchen to see what can I come up with and I landed up tossing this salad which actually turned out be an absolute delight. It’s full of refreshing flavors from the dressing and varied textures. Ofcourse it has a health quotient to it and that is why I think you must try this salad. Well for me I had some left over Mung sprouts, however you could intentionally sprout the Mung beans or use the left overs to make this salad.
If you are a salad person like me and like to enjoy something light & refreshing, here is a list of some of my favorite salads from the blog.
- Tabbouleh Salad
- Beta-Carotene Salad
- Pineapple Mung Salad
- Watermelon Summer Salad
- Bulgar Wheat / Daliya Salad
- Might Mung Breakfast Salad
- Thai Salad with Green Coconut Dressing
- Tropical Pasta Salad with Creamy Vegan Dressing
- Mango Cucumber Salad with Cilantro Chili Dressing
So are you excited that it’s finally spring? I would love to know what kind of meals do you cook during spring time? Drop in your comments below.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sprouted mung / moong
- 1/4 cup carrots, shredded
- 1/4 cup cucumbers, shredded
- 1/2 cup lettuce, chopped
- 6 leaves of basil
- 6 cilantro stems
- 2 tbsp 5 minute asian dressing
Instructions
- Soak the moong beans overnight. Make sure the container has extra water after the mung beans are immersed, as the beans will soak up a lot of water.
- The next morning drain the water and wrap them in a tight muslin cloth.
- Keep the beans wrapped in a warm place like the oven for a couple days until the beans have sprouted.
- Depending on the texture you like crunchy or a little soft you cna either use them as is or give the sprouts a boil to make them a little soft.
- Wash all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Shred or chop the veggies as per your preference.
- Mix all the ingredients together.
Anvita says
Cathy, this proportion serves upto 2 people. Based on this you can calculate for the number of people you want to carry it for. Also i recommend carry some extra dressing as some people might like extra dressing. When i make it for parties, i keepthe dressing on the side too. Hope that helps. Let me know how did it go.
Cathy says
Looks delicious. I’m thinking about taking this salad to a potluck. However, the recipe doesn’t say how many servings it is? Total of about 1 1/2 cups of ingredients without the dressing. So, maybe one serving–or maximum two?
valmg says
Hubby is the salad fan in our house. I’ve never heard of mung sprout. It looks sort of like the bean sprouts one Chinese restaurant near us uses in their rice (which is the reason we don’t get their rice). Are they the same thing?
Anvita says
Valmg
Yup they are the same thing. Anything in particular that you don;t lie about the sprouts?
ElizOF says
That salad looks divine. While I’m not a big fan of mung beans, I do eat it in a salad occasionally. :)
Elizabeth O
Amanda Rosson says
This salad looks so yummy!! And I love that it’s gluten-free and vegan since I’ve recently had to make some dietary changes!
Deimarys Colon says
This dish looks refreshing and easy to use. I like how you explain things step by step!
Natalie Knezic says
Spring means lighter dishes in my house too and salads are just perfect easy meals! I love sprouts, but I never tried growing them although I thought about it lately a lot. I’ll check out your post about it, definitely. This salad looks absolutely delicious. Like spring in a bowl, so colorful :) Can’t wait to try it … and that Asian dressing too.
Molly Kumar says
The salad looks so yummy, fresh and that asian dressing sounds fabulous with it. I would totally eat salad everyday if they looked this pretty n yum ;)
Byron Thomas says
Beautiful, simple, rustic – yet, elegant. I love a simple salad like this that’s uncomplicated by unnatural ingredients. You’ve outdone yourself on this one!
Katie Wallace says
This looks like a yummy recipe to try! I need to eat more greens
Roxanne Ferber says
This looks so amazingly delicious! I can’t wait to try out that dressing too!
Ana Ojha says
This Spring salad looks incredibly delicious and perfect recipe for the Spring! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us!
Swathi Iyer says
Looks delicious salad with sprout mung dal. I need to try your Asian dressing. I usually make cooked version. This one sound more healthy.
Valerie CottageMakingMommy says
I love sprouts but have never tried a mung bean sprout but I bet it’s good. Any asian dressing is good to me.
Gillian M Thompson says
This looks like one healthy and tasty salad dish. I will definitely be giving this a go. Yummy!
Rosey G says
Ohh this look really yummy! I think i may just need to try this recipe!
Marlynn [UrbanBlissLife] says
I haven’t cooked with mung bean sprouts but grew up with it in seversl dishes as a kid. This sounds delicious!
Heather says
This looks wonderful! I’d love to get out of my comfort zone in the kitchen and try something new. Thanks for a great recipe to add to this week’s meal plan!
Amy Desrosiers says
We love mung bean sprouts in our fried rice. Now, since we are eating healthier, I would love to try them in this salad.
Jean Standley says
This looks like a really tasty and healthy salad! I love having salads more as the weather gets warmer.
Lydia says
I love mung sprouts! This salad looks delicious, I’ll have to try it out. Anything with asian dressing is perfect for a side!
Homemade & Yummy says
What a beautiful and nutritious salad. Loving the Asian dressing. Perfect for lunch or as a light dinner. Yes I am happy spring is here…but it is still cool. Bring on Summer!!
Sally says
This recipe sounds heavenly! I could definitely eat this everyday for lunch. Oh, and that dressing? YUMMMMMMMM!
Stephanie Sain says
I’m really getting into salads a lot more now that it’s Spring as well. Love how quick and easy this sounds. Can’t wait to try this one :)
David E says
I’m not sure that I would be into the mung salad but the Asian dressing looks like it’s something I would have to try. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Donah @ SweetJellyBean says
That asian dressing! I printed out a copy :) I usually do soy sauce/sesame oil/ wine if I have it/ some garlic powder over firm tofu, but I am going to take it to the next level with your recipe!
Tereza Cityscape Bliss says
Oh my god I haven’t had mung sprouts in years, I almost forgot they existed!! Now I proper fancy them – we call them mungo in Czech:) Looks like a delicious salad!! x
Theresa says
This recipe looks healthy and simple to make. We are trying to eat healthier, and this recipe would fit in our diet well.
lemisstache says
This looks yum! We also use the sprouts for deep fried spring rolls, have you tried that? It’s yummm
Blythe A. says
This salad looks amazing. I’ve made my own dressing a few times and loved it so anytime I get to try a new recipe I’m all for it.
Amy Katz says
This salad looks so fresh and healthy! I need to find some mung sprouts!
Jessi Joachim says
this salad looks delicious! I have been looking for healthier meal options for myself as I am trying to drop some of my last few baby lbs!
Nikki Arnold says
This looks delicious. I’m not sure I have ever tried mung sprouts! I love asian salads though, so delicious.
Reesa Lewandowski says
This looks delicious and so healthy! I never had mung beans before. I love making my own dressings.
EloquentO says
this is fabulous. i bet so many nutrients in it to count. i have started making my own salad dressings too so this was nice.
Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh says
Wow this sounds delicious! I have never even heard of a mung sprout before, but this salad looks tasty.
Veena says
That look so healthy and nutritious. I love mung salad, but hardly make it. Must make some soon and your dressing sounds perfect.
Marisa Franca Stewart says
What a great looking salad! We eat salad year round. But our salads are getting a little boring. Now this salad is anything but boring. YUM!! I love the dressing you put on it. Great recipe!
Angela Tolsma says
I have never heard of sprouted mung/moong. But this definitely is my type of salad!! The dressing sounds delicious!
Milica Radoncic Ex Momcilovic says
To be honest I was never a salad person but all of these look awesome. My husband would love them all!
Divya says
This LOOKS so cleansing and detox-friendly. But it also looks really appetizing and delicious! I don’t usually add sprouts in my salad, but there are so many benefits!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
So jealous the cherry blossoms have already bloomed there! I think ours will likely bloom in early April. This salad looks so beautiful – I love vibrant, colorful salads. The dressing sounds delicious, and so easy to make, too. Yum!
Karen Yannacio Morse says
This looks so perfect for a healthy spring-time meal! I also love the protein in this, as I’m trying to be better about more protein in my diet!
Saidah Washington says
I have to save this recipe and figure out where to find mung sprouts near me. I love salad so thanks for giving me a new recipe.
Allison says
This looks so delicious! I really am trying to eat more salads but they can get so boring, this is a great recipe that mixes things up!
Mandy Carter says
This sounds delicious. I have never tried sprouted moung but this inspires me to give it a try.
Amber says
Mmm, this looks so delicious! Everything in it looks superb. The dressing sounds amazing too!
Nisha Syam says
I am a fan of salads. it is quick, tasty & yummy! Sprouted Moong Salad looks super tasty.
Nisha
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Beth Shankle Anderson says
I love salads! I’ll try any salad once and this one is no exception. I love the ingredients. They sounds like that would create a wonderful salad.
Beth || http://www.TheStyleBouquet.com
Khushboo says
My mom feeds me mung salad every other day but she does not use the dressing that you have mentioned. She would love to use it in her recipe. :)
Michelle Leslie says
That sounds absolutely delicious Anvita. There’s nothing as refreshing as a salad filled with yummy goodness and I can’t wait to try out your Asian dressing. Pinned to try this weekend
Kevin says
Looks like an enticing recipe! Can’t wait to try this. I’m sure the rest of the family will love it! Thank you so much for sharing!