Try this weight-loss friendly spinach and sprouts salad

Salad, prepared the right way, is the most delicious food you can eat while watching your weight. Don’t be intimidated by the number of ingredients in this salad, as each ingredient contributes towards giving the salad a unique taste and texture. Try it out and share your feedback in the comments below.

Ingredients

For Salad

• 2 fist sized spinach, washed & roughly chopped
• 2 cupped-hand sized mung beans(moong), sprouted
• 1 cupped-hand sized Moth Beans(matki/turkish beans), sprouted
• 1 fist sized peanuts, soaked overnight
• 6-7 florets broccoli
• 1 cupped-hand sized avocado
• 6-7 kernels almonds, soaked overnight
• 4-5 nos dates, pitted
• 2 thumb paneer(cottage cheese), crumbled

For Dressing

• 1 tsp coconut oil
• 2 tsp lime juice
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 2 pinch salt
• 2 pinch roasted cumin seeds, fennel seeds, cinnamon powder (ratio 2 tsp: 1tsp: 1inch stick)

For Garnishing

• 6- 7 basil leaves , roughly chopped
• 7-8 strands coriander leaves , roughly chopped
• 4-5 mint leaves , roughly chopped
• 1 tsp pumpkin seeds, roasted
• 1 tsp sunflower seeds, roasted
• 1 tsp sesame seeds roasted

Method

Steam the salad ingredients for seven-eight minutes till the veggies and sprouts become tender. I use a steel colander and layer the ingredients based on the amount of time it will take to steam. So first layer is of the sprouts, peanuts, broccoli, then spinach followed by chopped dates (the greens and browns makes it a beautiful color coordination and is pleasing to eyes). Then place the colander in a pot of boiling water and let it steam. Try these delicious recipes to make weight loss fun.

After eight minutes turn off the gas and now add paneer, avocado, chopped almonds, half of the chopped Basil, coriander and mint leaves and cover the lid and let it cool off. Here are five foods that will help you lose weight.

In a small bowl, take all the dressing ingredients and whisk to emulsify.

Remove the steamed salad ingredients in a salad bowl, pour the dressing and toss in the roasted seeds and garnish with the rest of the leaves. Try these 6 healthy salad dressing recipes for weight loss.

Health take away

Steaming makes it easier for us to digest the beneficial nutrients as it breaks the tough cellular structure of the food.

One serving size of this salad has the richness of protein and fibre, complimented with essential vitamins and minerals; this is an effective combination for accomplishing your weight loss goal in a healthy way.

About the author

Sangeeta Iyer, an avid cook, loves to experiment in her kitchen to come up with healthy variants of dishes that are nutritious and taste good as well. She is also the co-founder of Purplekaddu.com, a single stop guide for healthy eating, the first of its kind in India.

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