Autumn Harvest: Sweet Potato Beans & Apples
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 10:14AM 
2 cups uncooked mung beans or lentils if you can't find mung beans
2 to 3 sweet potatoes, washed and diced (skin left on)
2 peeled and diced carrots
1 onion
1 cup low sodium vegetable broth, divided into 2 half cups
approx. 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper, 1 tsp. dried thyme
2 apples (organic honeycrisp are my favorite), washed and sliced (peel on)
I use TruRoots Sprouted Mung Beans - if you can't find those, use any dried mung beans and prepare 2 cups as directed. If you can't find mung beans, lentils work nicely in this recipe as well, and are easy to prepare. Cook 2 cups of dry lentils (green lentils). While they're cooking...
Saute in a pan drizzled with a couple tablespoons of canola oil over med/high heat: the chopped onion, 2 diced sweet potatoes & 2 diced carrots with salt, pepper & thyme. Cook about 8 minutes. Add 1/2 cup vegetable broth, cover. Reduce to medium heat and cover. Cook about 5 minutes or until carrots and sweet potatoes are tender.
Add mung beans to sweet potato mixture with the remaining 1/2 cup low sodium vegetable broth and cover. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Ready to serve. Spoon into center of a plate and place fresh cut apple slices around edge of plate.
This dish is high in protein - mung beans or lentils contain good quality protein - there is no need to add meat. You can add a green salad as a side and this is a complete, satisfying meal. This makes at least four generous servings. You may have leftovers.
Reader Comments (4)
This looks delicious! Question: where do you find sprouted mung-beans in our (Pittsburgh) area? I've never seen them, but would definitely give them a try!
Sarah, thank you for your frequent comments on my posts. I appreciate them. I find Sprouted Mung Beans (TruRoots brand) at Whole Foods down around the Shadyside area. They're on the top shelf where they have all their dried beans. They are very quick and easy to prepare - less than 15 minutes in boiling water - no presoaking required, like a lot of other dried beans. Plus mung beans have a really nice nutty quality to them - great in dishes like this or sprinkled on salads. We love them!
Oh, we are getting a whole foods in Wexford. I plan on buying more locally typically, but I'll have to grab some Mung Beans when I venture in! Thanks!
This looks great! And thats a lovely photo too. Heres one of my favorite fall recipes: armenian lentil soup with apricots