Spiced Lentil and Vegetable Salad
A vibrant and refreshing salad packed with spiced lentils, fresh vegetables, and a zesty lemon dressing, perfect for a quick, low-calorie, and high-protein vegetarian meal.
5 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
4
Serves
400
Calories
Macros · per serving
32g protein
60g carbs
10g fat
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- 2 cups green lentils
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 cucumber
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 red onion
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- salt — to taste
- black pepper — to taste
- 1/4 cup parsley
Instructions
- 1
Rinse and drain the lentils. Cook them in a pot with water over medium heat for about 15 minutes until tender. Drain and let cool.
- 2
Dice the red bell pepper, cucumber, and red onion. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
- 3
In a large bowl, combine cooled lentils, diced vegetables, and halved cherry tomatoes.
- 4
In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, salt, and black pepper.
- 5
Pour the dressing over the lentil and vegetable mixture and toss to combine.
- 6
Sprinkle chopped parsley over the salad and serve immediately.
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