Mediterranean Lentil Salad

Name: Mediterranean Lentil Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked green lentils, or 2 1/2 cups cooked; 1 cup diced English or Persian cucumbers; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered; 1/4 cup diced red onion; 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped; 1/4 cup kalamata olives, chopped; 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 teaspoons dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon honey; 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed between the palms of your hands; Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:25min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:09:52 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories280.9 kcal (14%)

Total Fat9.1 g (13%)

Carbs35.6 g (14%)

Sugars5.6 g (6%)

Protein16.4 g (33%)

Sodium555 mg (28%)

Fiber16.6 g (59%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupgreen lentils

uncooked, or 2 1/2 cups cook

1 cupenglish cucumbers

diced, or persian

1 cupcherry tomatoes

quartered

¼ cupred onion

diced

¼ cupflat leaf parsley

chopped

¼ cupkalamata olives

chopped

⅓ cupcrumbled feta cheese

1 tablespoonolive oil

1 tablespoonred wine vinegar

1 tablespoonlemon juice

2 teaspoonsdijon mustard

1 teaspoonhoney

1 teaspoondried oregano

crushed between the palms of your hands

kosher salt

to taste

fresh ground black pepper

to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Add the dry lentils to a mesh strainer and rinse with water. Place them In a medium sized saucepan with 3 cups of water and bring to a boil. Once boiling cover with a lid, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until tender, but not mushy. Drain the lentils of any excess water and add them to a serving bowl, letting them cool while you prepare the remainder of the salad.

Step 2

Whisk together the ingredients for the vinaigrette and set aside.

Step 3

Add the remaining salad ingredients to the cooled lentils along with the vinaigrette. Gently stir everything together until combined. Taste for seasoning and serve or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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