Cold Lentil Salad

Name: Cold Lentil Salad
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 64 milliliters balsamic vinegar; 454 grams dry brown lentils; 1 bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped; 2 bulbs garlic; 1 pints grape tomatoes, halved; 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced; 12 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 54 milliliters olive oil; 946 milliliters water, or as needed to cover

Cold Lentil Salad

Cold Lentil Salad is a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan side dish. One serving contains 188 calories, 10g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 12. If you have balsamic vinegar, bulbs garlic, salt and ground pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. Users who liked this recipe also liked Cold Lentil Salad, Caribbean Cold Lentil Salad, and Cold French Lentil Salad.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Peel outer skins from garlic bulbs and cut about 1/4 inch from the top of each bulb to expose cloves; place each bulb onto a piece of aluminum foil, drizzle each with about 1/2 teaspoon olive oil, and wrap garlic bulbs in the foil.

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Olive Oil

Clove

Garlic

Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

Place wrapped bulbs into a baking dish.

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Baking Pan

Bake garlic in the preheated oven until soft, about 30 minutes.

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Garlic

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Oven

Let bulbs cool.

Place lentils into a 5-quart pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until lentils are tender but not mushy, about 15 minutes; stir occasionally.

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Lentils

Water

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Pot

Drain lentils in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse with cold water to cool; drain again.

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Lentils

Water

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Sieve

Break garlic bulbs apart and squeeze cloves to release cooked garlic.

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Clove

Garlic

Place garlic into a large salad bowl and add grape tomatoes, parsley, and green onions.

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Grape Tomato

Green Onions

Parsley

Garlic

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Bowl

Whisk balsamic vinegar with 1/4 cup olive oil, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. Fold lentils into tomato mixture and pour dressing over salad; gently toss to coat. Keep refrigerated until serving time.

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Balsamic Vinegar