Albine's India-Style Sprouted Lentil Salad Recipe - Cooking Index

Albine's India-Style Sprouted Lentil Salad

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Salads, Vegetarian

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup  Dry lentils
  Filtered water - as needed
1/2 cup  Sliced lengthwise-quartered cucumber
1/2 cup  Diced seeded green pepper
1/2 cup  Sliced lengthwise-quartered radishes
1/2 cup  Diced seeded tomato
1/3 cup  Thinly-sliced green onion
2 tablespoons  Olive oil
2 tablespoons  Lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons  Dried oregano
1 teaspoon  Curry powder
1/2 teaspoon  Dry mustard

Recipe Instructions

Begin by soaking and sprouting the lentils according to the instructions in the recipe for Sprouted Beans, it should take 3 to 5 days for the lentils to sprout 1 to 2-inch long tails. Then place the sprouted lentils in indirect sunlight for several hours to create chlorophyll and to turn the sprouted tails green before using. Using 1/4 cups dry lentils should yield 4 cups sprouted lentils.

Carefully rinse the sprouted lentils in a colander to remove any of the loose hulls -- the hulls should sink to the bottom of the colander as you rinse -- then transfer the sprouted lentils to a bowl and discard the loosened hulls.

Add the chopped vegetables to the bowl and lightly toss them with the sprouted lentils. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients. Drizzle the dressing over the vegetable mixture and toss gently again. Allow the flavors to blend for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.

This crunchy salad also makes an excellent sandwich or roll up filling. Loosely cover any leftover salad and store in the refrigerator.

This recipe yields 7 cups.

Source:
The Vegan Chef at http://www.veganchef.com

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