Healthy Lentil Salad
This refreshing, Healthy Lentil Salad features fresh ingredients and is packed with nutrient dense, delicious ingredients. It's easily customizable to use what you have or what's in season!
Servings: 6
Equipment
- Cooking pot
Ingredients
- 1 cup Green lentils rinsed
- 4 cups water
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
- salt & pepper
- 1 shallot finely diced
- 2 Tablespoons green onion chopped
- 1/2 cup cucumber diced
- 1/2 large red bell pepper diced
- fresh parsley finely chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Rinse lentils and place in a pot with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer and cook for about 30 minutes, or until lentils are tender but not mushy. When done, drain - reserve about 1/4 cup of cooking water.
- Chop cucumber, bell pepper, shallot, and green onions and add to a big salad bowl. Add lentils and toss.
- Add vinegar, olive oil, salt & pepper and toss to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.
Notes
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