Eat More Sprouts!

I have a whole lot of them in my refrigerator right now and, looking for something different than putting them on my turkey sandwich, I came up with this very easy Sprouts Salad - which, of course, has a lovely Indian flair! This can be a stand-alone salad, or a topper on tortilla chips. You can read news and research articles all day long about how nutritionally rich sprouts are and basically just so good for you. So, why not eat some? And this recipe is so easy, and fresh and good and has just the right amount of spice, and so yummy! The yogurt in this gives it a lovely creamy texture, like "raita" (for those unfamiliar with Indian food, "raita" is basically a yogurt-based condiment that you eat with spicy foods to give your stomach lining a bit of a cooling element!)

Do try it.

Easy Sprouts Salad

Serves 2
1 cup sprouts
1/4 finely chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 tsp. dried dill
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
salt + fresh ground black pepper, 1/4 tsp each or to taste
1 roma tomato - diced

Toss all ingredients together except the diced tomato, stirring gently to combine. Fold in tomato at the very end. Enjoy!

P.S.: Sprouts are available abundantly in grocery stores right now...or, better yet, sprout your own stuff! This is a very helpful site when it comes to "all things sprouts": http://sproutpeople.org/