Easy Lentil and Pea Salad
This is your no excuse lentil salad. Simple and easy and made with ingredient you will likely always have on hand.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 146kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon olive oil divided
- 2 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vineager
- 1 cup carrots peeled and chopped
- ½ red onion diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper canned will work as well
- 1 sweet pepper, red, orange or yellow seeded and diced
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 cup peas fresh or frozen
- 2 cups cooked lentils one 540 ml or 19 oz canned lentils, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup fresh parsley or mint
- ½ cup toasted pumpkin seeds or silvered almonds, sunflower seeds
Instructions
- In a large salad bowl whisk together, lemon juice, cumin, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, salt, cayenne and vinagar. Add the rinsed and drained lentils to the bowl and toss to combine. Add the thawed sweet peas, sweet pepper, red onion and jalepeno if you are using.2 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoon olive oil, 2 teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, 2 tablespoons apple cider vineager, ½ red onion, 1 jalapeno pepper, 2 cups cooked lentils, 1 sweet pepper, red, orange or yellow
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat in a large saute pan. Add diced carrot and saute until carrots just start to soften, 2-3 minutes. Add garlic. Saute for another minute or two. Transfer to the bowl with the lentils. Toss well to combine. To finish the salad, toss in fresh herbs and pumpkin seeds. Serve.1 cup carrots, 3 garlic cloves, 1 cup peas, ½ cup fresh parsley or mint, ½ cup toasted pumpkin seeds
- This healthy salad will keep for several days, perfect for meal prep. For meal prep divide into single serve containers - 1 cup jam jars work well.
Notes
This salad is filling and makes a generous serving full of fibre and healthy fats. This salad us relatively high-protein on it's own. Top with your favourite protein sources to make a complete meal.
Serving size is about one 1 cup.
Nutrition
Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 163mg | Potassium: 398mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3650IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 3mg
