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Fresh Lentil Salad

Fresh Lentil Salad

By Ava Wong
0’ Prep time
45’ Cook time
45’ Total time
315 Calories
6 Serving

Summary

If you have approximately 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Fresh Lentil Salad might be an awesome gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains about 13g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 316 calories. This recipe serves 6 and costs 61 cents per serving. 1 person has tried and liked this recipe. This recipe from Foodista requires onion, cucumber, salt & pepper, and juice of lemon. Not a lot of people really liked this side dish. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 88%. This score is excellent. Users who liked this recipe also liked Fresh Tarragon and Lentil Salad, Plumcot, Orange & Lentil Salad… & Fave Five Friday: Lovely Lentil Dishes, and Crispy Bacon and Lentil Stew with Fresh Carrot Tops.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

In a pot, place lentils, 1/2 yellow onion & garlic cloves with skin removed. Cover lentils with water. Bring to a boil, reduce flame & simmer for 25-35 minutes until lentils are tender - BUT NOT MUSHY. It might be necessary to add a little more water during cooking process as lentils absorb the water.
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Step 2

When lentils are tender drain. Pick out onions & garlic, discard.
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Step 3

Peel cucumber, slice lengthwise & remove seeds. Dice into small pieces about the size of a lentil. Dice the red onion to the same size as well. Chop parsley & mint. When lentils are cool, combine with above ingredients.
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Step 4

Juice the lemon & combine with double the amount of olive oil (1 part lemon juice/2 parts olive oil) and dress salad. Season with salt & pepper.

Ingredient

  • parsley
    parsley
    1 handful
  • salt and pepper
    salt and pepper
    6
  • garlic
    garlic
    3 cloves
  • mint
    mint
    1 handful
  • dried green lentils
    dried green lentils
    288 grams
  • lemon juice
    lemon juice
    1
  • olive oil
    olive oil
    6
  • yellow onion
    yellow onion
    0.5
  • red onion
    red onion
    1 medium
  • english cucumber
    english cucumber
    1

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