Spicy Sweet Sprouts Salad

spicy sprouts salad

This salad is really simple, nutrient dense, covers all of your five tastes and is beautiful to look at. What more could you ask for?

You can use home made salsa as per the directions in the recipe, or if you are short on time you can use a store bought variety.

You can also grow your own sprouts for this salad by following our guidelines for home sprouting here or you can purchase them at the store.

Ingredients:

For the fresh salsa:

  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 1/4 red onion, diced
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
  • Pinch of pink Himalayan salt or sea salt
  • Hot pepper of choice or chilli fakes (optional)

Directions: Place all of your ingredients in a bowl. Toss and allow to sit for 30 minutes for flavors to blend.

For the salad:

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups greens of choice
  • 1 mango, diced
  • 1 cup purple cabbage, shredded
  • 2 cups sprouts of choice (bean sprouts, pea shoots, sunflower sprouts, alfalfa sprouts etc…)
  • 1/4-1/2 cup fresh salsa

Directions: Place all salad ingredients in a large bowl, toss and enjoy!

 

 

Sheleana Aiyana

Sheleana is passionate about getting back to nature through real food and empowering women to walk the feminine path of self-care and deep self-awareness. She's a birth doula in Vancouver, BC She's an avid reader, intuitive culinary goddess and cat lady in the making.