I'm sad because I love the sun and the warm weather and the summer is almost gone. However, I'll make so many delicious soups and stews during the fall, yay!
It's important to include legumes in your diet, we eat them at least 3 times every single week and when it's hot outside, we make hummus, other dips or salads all the time, like this amazing lentil salad, which is so delicious, you won't believe is so easy to make. It's a Mediterranean-style salad made with ingredients we use a lot in the south of Europe.
Tips:
- Use tahini or any other healthy fat instead of the oil if you prefer an oil-free salad. You can make it fat-free using more lemon juice, tamari, soy sauce, etc.
- Feel free to add your favorite veggies and ingredients.
Lentil Salad
It's important to include legumes in your diet, like this amazing lentil salad. It's so delicious, you won't believe is so easy to make!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2-4 1x
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: Vegan, Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 1 14-ounce can lentils of your choice, rinsed and drained (400 g)
- ¼ cup red onion (35 g)
- ¼ cup red bell pepper (35 g)
- ¼ cup green bell pepper (35 g)
- ¼ cup carrots (40 g)
- ¼ cup cucumber (40 g)
- 6 cherry tomatoes
- 2 handfuls fresh parsley (40 g)
- The juice of half a lemon
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp sea salt
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place the lentils in a bowl.
- Add the veggies (finely chopped) and the rest of the ingredients (lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper).
- Mix well and serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ¼ of the recipe
- Calories: 225
- Sugar: 8.2g
- Sodium: 491mg
- Fat: 7.9g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2g
- Carbohydrates: 30.6g
- Fiber: 11.1g
- Protein: 11.3g
Keywords: lentil salad, lentil salad recipe, lentil salad vegan
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kath says
this is a lovely lentil recipe and is contributing to me compiling recipes for a friend who has diabetes.
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Iosune Robles says
Hi Kath! Thanks for your kind words 🙂
Haydee says
Very tasty and super delicious!!
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Iosune Robles says
Hi! Thanks for your kind comment 🙂
Roses says
It looks so delicious. I want to try your dish. Maybe tomorrow I'll do it. Surely this would be a great thing.
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Iosune Robles says
Hi Roses, I hope you like it 🙂 Have a nice day!
Michael says
I love lentil salad and I like your recipe. So simple, I already know how to cook.
Thanks Josune!
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Iosune Robles says
Hi Michael! That is great! Thanks to you! Have a wonderful day!
Faye says
I was craving something fresh and this salad was perfect. So good. Thank you!
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Iosune Robles says
Hi Faye!! Thanks to you 🙂
Laverne L. says
It really is crazy how fresh and tasty this salad is, and it's endlessly customizable to suit whatever you have on hand.
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Matt says
Yummmmmm, didn't have a lemon so used a lime, still devine. Thanks!!!!
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Iosune says
Hi Matt! Thank YOU for your comment 🙂
Anthony Schulz says
looking to make this for lunch. Can you make a batch and refrigerate it?
Iosune says
Hi Anthony! Yes, you can 🙂
Bev Holmes says
I made the lentil salad for a BBQ and it was a great success. I added chick peas and brown rice. It was so flavoursome. Thanks for posting 🙂
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Iosune says
Hi Bev! Sounds great 🙂 Thank YOU for your comment!
Betsy Hall says
Just made this and it turned out really well! I added kale and quinoa as well. Thank you for posting!
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Iosune says
Hi Betsy! Sounds great 🙂 Thank YOU for making the recipe!
Marie says
I love this recipe! So simple and so fresh and satisfying!
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Iosune says
Hi Marie! Thanks a lot, I'm so glad you liked it 🙂