vegan lentil salad recipe
Learn to make this easy rainbow lentil salad,this apple lentil salad is very versatile and you can do a number of substitutions or variations.
Servings: 3
Equipment
- saucepan to cook lentils
- salad bowl or mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked lentils ½ cup raw lentils yield 1 cup cooked lentils
- 1 cucumber diced
- 1 apple diced
- ½ red pepper ½ red pepper yields ½ cup red pepper
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- 2 tablespoon dried cranberries any dried berries, roughly chopped
- 6-7 pecan roughly chopped
For dressing
- 1 tbsp. olive oil optional, I did not use it.
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- Salt as per taste add salt just before serving
Instructions
For the dressing
- Mix all ingredients with a spoon.Keep it aside.
For the salad
- If using raw lentils then Cook lentils with double the amount of water ,drain excess water once the lentils are cooked. You may use canned lentils.
- Add all raw salad ingredients to a bowl
- In the mixing bowl, lemon juice and olive oil.
- Add salt just before serving.