
How To Make Lentil, Quinoa, and Mung Bean Salad
This mung bean salad also has lentils, quinoa, cucumber, and tomato for a high-fiber vegan dish that’s made refreshing with a lemon juice dressing.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupdried green mung beans
- 4cupswater,plus more for soaking
- ½cupgreen lentils,rinsed
- 1bay leaf
- 1cupquinoa,rinsed
- 2tbspfreshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1tbsplemon zest
- 1tbspdistilled white vinegar
- 1tsphoney
- 1tspsalt
- ground black pepper,to taste
- â…“cuplight olive oil
- ½English cucumber,diced
- 1Roma tomato,diced
- ½red bell pepper,cut into ½ -inch pieces
- ½cupchopped green onions
- ½cupchopped fresh parsley
Instructions
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Place mung beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak for 8 hours to overnight.
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Bring 2 cups salted water to a boil in a medium pot. Add lentils and bay leaf, cover, and simmer over low heat for 18 to 20 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.
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Meanwhile, drain mung beans. Bring 2 cups salted water to a boil in a small pot. Add mung beans, cover, and simmer over low heat for 20 to 25 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.
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Bring 2 cups salted water and quinoa to a boil in a medium pot. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes or until all water has been absorbed. Remove from heat, cover, and let steam for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
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Place lemon juice, zest, vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper in the bottom of a large bowl. Drizzle in oil, whisking constantly until dressing is smooth. Add cooled lentils, mung beans, and quinoa; stir to combine.
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Add cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, green onions, and parsley; stir to incorporate. Refrigerate for about 1 hour until cool. Taste and adjust salt, if necessary.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 260.91kcal
- Fat:Â 10.71g
- Saturated Fat:Â 1.49g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 6.98g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.80g
- Carbohydrates:Â 33.07g
- Fiber:Â 5.79g
- Sugar:Â 2.96g
- Protein:Â 9.64g
- Sodium:Â 303.80mg
- Calcium:Â 54.10mg
- Potassium:Â 476.99mg
- Iron:Â 3.22mg
- Vitamin A: 36.45µg
- Vitamin C:Â 20.89mg
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