Lentil sprout salad with pomegranate

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 260 g sprouts (mountain lentil sprouts) 260 g sprouts correspond to the amount of approx. 100 g dried lentils
• ½ pomegranate (approx. 130 g pomegranate seeds)
• 1 avocado(s), ripe
• 1 small onion(s), 20-25 g net each, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1 tsp, leveled Ras el Hanout
• 1 tsp, leveled apple syrup
• 2 tbsp, heaped sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp, heaped flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• some sea salt
• some cayenne pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 2 hours; Total time approx. 2 hours 15 minutes

Vitamin-rich winter salad

Remove the seeds from half a pomegranate and set aside. Toast the sesame seeds in a pan without fat and let cool. In a salad bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice, apple syrup, and the Ras el Hanout spice mix to make a marinade. Finely chop the onion and add it to the marinade. Remove the flesh from the avocado and cut it into cubes. Add the lentil sprouts, pomegranate seeds, and the avocado to the marinade. Chop the parsley and add it to the salad along with the sesame seeds. Mix everything gently so the avocado doesn’t break down too much. Season to taste with a little sea salt and cayenne pepper (I only use about 2 pinches). Let the salad marinate in the refrigerator for a while (overnight is also a good option if you want to take it to work or university) and take it out of the refrigerator in time before serving so it isn’t too cold. As a main meal, the salad serves one serving; as a side salad, it serves 2-3 servings. Note: Lentil sprouts have a pleasantly nutty and slightly sweet flavor. They’re very easy to grow at home. Soak the lentils for about 12 hours, then drain and let them germinate for about 3 days (on warm summer days, only 2 days may be sufficient). Rinse the lentils twice, or preferably three times, a day. They should be harvested before the sprouts develop their green leaves, otherwise the nutrients built up during the germination process will be consumed by the sprouts themselves. Lentil sprouts can be eaten raw and do not need to be blanched.