Green Moong Bean is rich in protein, and when combined with vegetables, it makes an excellent meal in a bowl. You can use them to make sprouts at home. This gluten-free salad is an amazing, refreshing, lentil tabouleh packed with finely chopped colourful vegetables tossed in a flavoursome vinaigrette-style dressing. The possibilities, however, don’t end here. There is an endless combination of vegetables and dressings (pick from my favourite 6 salad dressing recipes) that work for this lentil salad. You can easily carry this lentil salad to work in a jar. More Reasons To LOVE Lentil Salad
perfect side dish for grilled or BBQ meats possible vegan recipe (skip the cheese) perfect meal-prep friendly salad easy to make, no-fuss recipe wholesome and nourishing
Ingredients Required
Lentil: Use dried green mung bean for making the salad. They are easy to cook, inexpensive, readily available, and taste excellent in the salad. Here are my favorite 21 ways to eat lentils.
You can use black beluga lentils, brown lentils, chickpeas, red kidney beans, or any other local variety of lentils/legumes also for this salad recipe.
Vegetables: Apart from the salad usuals – onion, tomato, cucumber, feel free to add olives, sun-dried tomato, kale, baby spinach, roasted bell peppers, or any other vegetable of your choice.
Herbs: Fresh parsley, Italian basil, cilantro, mint, or chives are an excellent choices for flavouring the salad.
Cheese Choice: From feta, brie, and ricotta, to goat cheese, any variety of soft cheese is ideal for making this salad more delicious.
Salad Dressing: A classic vinaigrette of olive oil, citrus, garlic, and mustard is the best choice for this hearty lentil salad.
Meal Prep For Lentil Salad
Boil Lentils: Wash, and soak lentils in water for 30 minutes. Next, boil water with salt and bay leaf in a saucepan. Add soaked mung beans. Cook them till al dente and not mushy or overcooked. Transfer boiled lentils to a sieve or metal colander. Allow to cool down completely before making the salad. You can store cooked mung beans for 2 – 3 days in the fridge. Prepare Dressing: Combine all the dressing ingredients in a jar. Close the lid of the jar. Shake well to combine the ingredients. Keep the salad dressing in the fridge until ready to use. Shake once again before adding to the salad.
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Serving Suggestion
You can serve lentil salad with a variety of side dishes such as: Roasted Herb Potatoes – oven-roasted garlic and herb potatoes. Creamy Mushroom Soup – a light and hearty warm mushroom soup. Grilled Chicken/Seafood of your choice. Garlic bread, focaccia, sourdough bread, or toasted artisanal bread slices.
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