Make this lentil salad if you want to eat light but something tasty and nutritious. It was very humid in Sydney this week, so our apatite was non-existent. I’m glad I made this lentil salad for the family that we all enjoyed.
It’s a quick and easy to make recipe, well, excluding the lentil soaking time. It’s also a vegan friendly recipe if you are one.
Protein and calories in this lentil salad
It’s a low-calorie meal with only 380 calories per serve. For the protein, this lentil salad has a decent 15g plant protein in it which may or may not be enough for you depending on your goal and physicality.
If you don’t need this meal to be vegan friendly, then you can easily make it a high protein lentil salad by adding some low-fat cottage cheese.
For a guide, add 100g low-fat cottage cheese on each serve which will bring the total protein content to 27g with around 460 calories. Not bad for a light meal.
Soak or boil the lentil?
For the best result, it’s recommended to soak the lentil in normal water for 8 to 10 hours. For another option, you can soak it in hot water for 3 to 4 hours.
If you don’t have time to soak, you can boil it for about 20 minutes, then rinse with cold water and let it cool down.
Recipe
High Protein Lentil Salad
Ingredients
- 100 g Green lentil (or times 2.5g cooked)
- 100 g Cucumber
- 100 g Cherry Tomato
- 150 g Avocado
- 2 cloves Garlic
For the sauce
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Pepper
- 1 tbsp Mustard Sauce
Instructions
- Soak the lentil for 8 to 10 hours or overnight for the best result. Alternatively, you can soak in hot water for 3 to 4 hours.
- Heat a pan in medium heat, add olive oil then add chopped garlic. Roast for few second until fragrant. then add lentil to the pan then roast for 1 minutes.Cook for 2 to 3 minutes covering with a lid. Once cooked, put the lentil aside and let it cool down.100 g Green lentil, 2 cloves Garlic
- In a small bowl whisk all ingredients for the dressing.1 tbsp Olive Oil, 1 tbsp Lemon Juice, ½ tsp Pepper, 1 tbsp Mustard Sauce, ½ tsp Salt
- In a large mixing bowl add cooked lentils, diced cucumber, cherry tomatoes and diced avocado and mix well.100 g Cucumber, 100 g Cherry Tomato, 150 g Avocado
- Pour the dressing over the lentil mixture and toss until everything is mixed well.
- Garnish with coriander, mint leaves. For crunchiness, you can put some pistachio or pomegranate.
Yummy 😋 😋
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Easy to make and so tasty 😋 😍
Thank you RB. Enjoy your high protein meal.💕