Colorful Lentil Salad

Name: Colorful Lentil Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar; 64 grams shredded carrot; 1 small cucumber, chopped; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoons dried basil; 192 grams dried lentils, rinsed; 4 grams minced fresh cilantro; 0 teaspoons minced garlic; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 0 teaspoons pepper; 75 grams finely chopped sweet red pepper; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons sugar; 40 grams chopped sweet onion; 1 liters water, divided

Colorful Lentil Salad takes around 30 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe has 195 calories, 9g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. Not It works well as a very affordable side dish. If you have balsamic vinegar, salt, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, bring 5 cups water and lentils to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until tender.

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Drain and rinse in cold water.

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Water

Place lentils in a large bowl; cool.

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Meanwhile, in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, mustard, salt, sugar, basil, oregano, garlic, pepper and remaining water; shake well.

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