Bean Salad

 

Ingredients for salad:                                            Ingredients for dressing:

 

225g boiled red kidney beans                                                4 tbsp orange juice

225g boiled chick peas                                                          2 tbsp lemon juice

150g sprouted moong beans                                                  1 tbsp olive oil

6 spring onions                                                                       pinch of garlic powder

1 cucumber (cut them into small cubes)                                   Mixed herbs

2 green peppers (cut them into small cubes)                            Salt to taste

 

Method:

 

Mix the boiled kidney beans, chick peas, sprouted moong beans, cucumber, green pepper, spring onions together in a bowl.

 

In another container, mix all the dressing ingredients and leave to stand for 30 minutes to allow the flavors’ to blend together.

 

Pour the dressing over the bean salad and mix. Serve cold

 

Sprouting Moong beans

 

Soak moong beans for 24hrs in a plastic bowl or ceramic bowl. Make sure the bowl is in a warm place and away from the sunlight.

Drain the water and tie the moong beans in a cotton or muslin cloth.

Put the moong beans into the bowl and leave it for another 24hrs.

If the moong beans have not sprouted fully then sprinkle water over them and again leave them for 24hrs.