One Bowl Mung Bean Meal

[the_cooking_mom]

Serves 4
1 cup sprouted mung beans
3 cups water or broth
4 chopped green onions, white and pale green parts only
2 ribs celery, trimmed and sliced cross-wise into c-shapes
1 apple, diced
1 ripe avocado, sliced
1/3 cup chopped almonds
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons loosely packed chopped Italian parsley
2 tablespoon lemon juice
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Bring the water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add the mung beans and gently boil for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Cover and let stand for at least 4 minutes and up to 8 minutes, depending on the desired texture. Drain.

Mix the mung beans with the green onions, celery, apple, avocado, almonds, olive oil, parsley, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Toss well. Divide between four bowls and serve.